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.

Soreide Law Group, based in Florida, obtained the following information from FINRA’s website, which is available to the public, dated 8-18-17:
WILLIAM H MERRIAM IV (aka: WILL MERRIAM IV, WILLIAM H MERRIAM)
CRD#: 5222110
The former Merrill Lynch broker, has been barred by FINRA for allegedly failing to appear for FINRA on-the-record testimony looking into his conduct.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) reported that WILLIAM H MERRIAM IV voluntarily resigned following an investigation into allegations involving forgery of client signatures on account documents, from the Jacksonville, Florida, office of Merrill Lynch in January, 2017. WILLIAM H MERRIAM IV had been with the Merrill Lynch for two and a half years.
FINRA has barred WILLIAM H MERRIAM IV from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public.
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, WILLIAM H MERRIAM IV, has 2 Disclosures on his broker report. Merriam had 2 years of experience in the securities industry and was listed with the following firm:
06/02/2014 - 01/13/2017 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC - JACKSONVILLE, FL
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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.
Sam Bhushan (CRD: 4884717) is named in several pending customer complaints and one settled dispute, according to his BrokerCheck report.
Sterling Louviere (CRD: 2021328), listed on BrokerCheck as Sterling Vaughn Louviere, is named in a pending customer claim over Reg D private placements, with Cabin Securities as the firm named.
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