John Alex (CRD: 2020710) settled customer disputes at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services between 2011 and 2025, according to BrokerCheck, which lists him as John L. Alex.

Investors might have sustained losses because of securities broker Timothy Allen Nobles Jr. (also known as Tim Nobles) [CRD: 3261124, Spirit Lake, Iowa], based on publicly available information on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. It appears that he has been registered with Investment Planners Inc. since November 9, 1999, and with IPI Wealth Management Inc. since March 26, 2002. See below for details about Nobles’s disclosures.
Specifically, an Investment Planners Inc. client filed FINRA Arbitration No. 25-01469 about Timothy Nobles. Primarily, the client alleged that Nobles made unsuitable recommendations, breached his fiduciary duty, and was negligent. Because of this, the client allegedly sustained damages on oil and gas investments. As a result, on September 15, 2025, Investment Planners Inc. settled this matter by paying the client $11,625 in damages.
Evidently, a client of IPI Wealth Management Inc. disputed Timothy Nobles’s sales practices, according to a complaint dated January 7, 2025. Allegedly, Nobles made recommendations of poorly performing oil and gas investments. Consequently, the client sought compensation from IPI Wealth Management Inc. or Nobles in the amount of $40,000 in this matter. However, the firm denied this complaint.
Also, on January 7, 2025, an IPI Wealth Management Inc. client filed a complaint about Timothy Nobles. Mainly, the client alleged that Nobles recommended investments which poorly performed. For this reason, the client allegedly incurred damages relating to oil and gas investments. Therefore, the client requested $25,000 in compensation from IPI Wealth Management Inc. or Nobles. However, the firm denied this complaint.
Notably, a client of Investment Planners Inc. contested Timothy Nobles’s sales practices, based on a complaint. Allegedly, Nobles sold investments which went against the client’s objectives. It appears that Nobles allegedly caused the investor to sustain damages connected to oil and gas investments. As a result, Investment Planners Inc. opted to settle the matter on November 18, 2024, by compensating the client in the amount of $16,500.
Did you suffer any investment-related losses because of Timothy Nobles? If so, reach out to Soreide Law Group at (888) 760-6552 or online and consult with a securities lawyer concerning a possible recovery of your investment losses. Soreide Law Group has recovered losses for investors throughout the United States. Also, the firm works on a contingency fee arrangement and advances all costs. Nobles and brokerage firms Nobles worked for deny allegations of sales practice violations.
John Alex (CRD: 2020710) settled customer disputes at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services between 2011 and 2025, according to BrokerCheck, which lists him as John L. Alex.
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