John Ezmat was suspended then barred by FINRA John Ezmat, a registered representative from Oakland, New Jersey, formerly with AXA Advisors in Verona, NJ was barred from FINRA membership as a result of refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation. He was later barred by the organization. FINRA Rule 9552.…
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CFP Board Disciplines Triad Advisors’ Douglas Miller
In February, 2017 the Certified Financial Planner Board’s Commission of Discipline and Ethics disciplined Triad Advisors’ CFP Douglas Miller by issuing an interim suspension. While under the interim suspension, Miller is prohibited from using the CFP certification pending a complete investigation by the CFP Board. Miller, of Toledo, Ohio was…
CFP Board Disciplines Sheldon Harber
In February, 2017 the Certified Financial Planner Board’s Commission of Discipline and Ethics disciplined certified financial planner Sheldon Harber by suspending his CFP certification for a period of five months; from February 2017 through July, 2017. Harber, of St. Louis, Missouri, Arkansas was previously registered with Geneos Wealth Management, Cambridge…
Michael Crowe Charged by Arizona Corporation Commission
On May 15, 2017 the Corporation Commissioner for the state of Arizona, acting through the Securities Division filed a complaint seeking a cease and desist order, and the revocation of securities licensing against Michael Crowe, a registered representative formerly registered with Securities America and FSC Securities Corporation. The Corporation Commissioner…
SEC Charges Alpine Securities Corporation
Alpine Securities Corporation charged by SEC. On June, 5, 2017 the SEC charged Alpine Securities Corporation, a Utah based broker dealer with violations of the United States securities laws, specifically section 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC’s complaint arises from a series of microcap stock transactions…
Corecap Investments Named in Bad Broker Study
Corecap Investments was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents. A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags”…
Concorde Investment Services Named in Bad Broker Study
Concorde Investment Services was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents. A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red…
Silber Bennett Financial Named in Bad Broker Study
Silber Bennett Financial was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents. A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red…
Great Nation Investment Corporation Named in Bad Broker Study
Great Nation Investment Corporation was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents. A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had…
BB Graham Company Named in Bad Broker Study
BB Graham Company was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents. A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red…