YOUSSEF A ZOHNY has been registered both as an investment advisor and a broker with MORGAN STANLEY of San Francisco, California. He has held this registration since March of 2017.
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, available to the public on FINRA’s website, YOUSSEF A ZOHNY has been in the securities industry for 9 years. He has been listed with one firm, MORGAN STANLEY of San Francisco, California. He also has one disclosure listed on his FINRA CRD report. This disclosure is a “Customer Dispute.”
The “Customer Dispute” filed against YOUSSEF A ZOHNY is dated 6/17/2025 and is currently pending. The damage amount requested from this dispute is $4,500,000.00. The allegations are, “Claimants allege, inter alia, that the investment strategy implemented in their managed accounts was not what they had agreed to when they had discussed their investment goals and asset allocation June 2024 - April 2025.”
FINRA Rule 2111, Suitability, states that a member or an associated person must have a reasonable basis to believe that a recommended transaction or investment strategy involving security or securities is suitable for the client. This suitability should be based on the information obtained through the reasonable diligence of the member or associated person to ascertain the customer's investment profile. According to FINRA’s Rule 2111, the client’s investment profile includes, but is not limited to, the client's age, other investments, financial situation and needs, tax status, investment objectives, investment experience, investment time horizon, liquidity needs, risk tolerance, and any other information the client may disclose to the member or associated person in connection with such recommendation.
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