Former Northwestern Mutual Advisor Justin Maher Suspended for Crypto Sales NEW HAVEN, CT Did you invest in cryptocurrencies with Justin Maher of Northwestern Mutual? In September 2023, he was suspended from the securities brokerage industry for 12 months and fined $10,000 for selling cryptocurrency investments without disclosing it to his former brokerage firm, Northwestern Mutual.…
Continue reading ›Kevin Carroll Fired by LPL Financial GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT Are you a former client of Kevin Carroll, formerly with LPL Financial in Glastonbury, Connecticut? According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck website, Mr. Carroll was terminated by LPL Financial in July 2021, regarding allegations that he made transactions in a customers’ account without written authorization. FINRA has also brought…
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AVON, CONNECTICUT Have you lost money with financial advisor Marianne Smith, formerly of Cetera Advisors in Avon, Connecticut? We are looking into allegations made against Marianne Oshee Smith. FINRA began investigating Smith regarding allegations that she converted $43,900 from a customer. The funds were alleged to have been used to purchase mutual funds for Smith’s…
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WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT Have you lost money with financial advisor Jeffrey Basford, with David Lerner Associates in Westport, Connecticut? We are looking into allegations made against Jeffrey D. Basford. Basford has been the subject of two customer complaints, both of which were made within the last year. The complaints allege losses in Energy 11 and Energy…
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SHELTON, CONNECTICUT Have you lost money with financial advisor Cynthia Giovacchino, with LPL Financial in Shelton, Connecticut? We are looking into allegations made against Cynthia Giovacchino. Giovacchino has been the subject of four customer complaints, one of which was recently made. Many of the complaints allege unsuitable investments in REITs (real estate investment trusts) and…
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