The following summation is from information available on FINRA's Website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, April, 2014.” Mark Raymond Talley (CRD #4969783, Registered Representative, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky) was barred by FINRA for allegedly recommending to his customer that he should replace an existing variable annuity with a new variable annuity. FINRA's findings stated that […]

The following information appeared on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, June, 2013.” James Merle Culbertson (CRD #1716829, Registered Representative, Oakdale, Minnesota) was fined $20,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 12 months. Without admitting or denying the findings, Culbertson consented to the described sanctions and to […]

Andrew James Aragona (CRD #1320844, Registered Representative, Deerfield Beach,Florida) was fined $138,500 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one year. These sanctions were based on findings that Aragona recommended unsuitable variable annuity switches to an elderly customer. The FINRA findings stated that Aragona failed to conduct an objective, quantitative […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, January 2012.”   Andrew James Aragona (CRD #1320844, Registered Representative, Deerfield Beach, Florida)   was named as a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that he recommended variable annuity switches to an elderly customer who had a moderate risk tolerance and a primary investment objective […]