Lon Charles Faccini Jr. is a stockbroker with Arive Capital Markets LLC (“Arive Capital Markets”) in Brooklyn, NY, with a history of customer complaints and associations with disreputable broker-dealers. Mr. Faccini has been the subject of seven customer complaints, which include two pending disputes. The pending disputes are securities arbitration claims filed by customers of…
Continue reading ›The State of New Jersey Bureau of Securities has suspended the registration of stockbroker Roy Joseph Failla for 45-days and fined him $15,000. The New Jersey regulator alleged that between October 27, 2014, through September 25, 2019, while employed by First Standard Financial Company in New York, NY, Roy Failla excessively and unsuitably traded two…
Continue reading ›**Update: November 11, 2021** On November 8, 2021, Aegis Capital Corp agreed to pay nearly $2.7 million in sanctions for supervisory failures related to excessive and unsuitable trading by its brokers from July 2014 through December 2018. Click on the following link to read more: Aegis Capital Corp. Ordered to Pay Nearly $2.7 Million for…
Continue reading ›Summary: Charles Kenahan was registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) in Boston, Massachusetts, from December 2007 until July 2019. Merrill Lynch terminated Mr. Kenahan’s employment on July 9, 2019, after customers alleged that Mr. Kenahan engaged in unauthorized trading, unsuitable investment recommendations, and excessive trading. If you have suffered financial…
Continue reading ›On January 20, 2021, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Hearing Officer barred Bryan G. Mazliach from the securities industry for: Mr. Mazliach was also ordered to pay $152,289 in restitution, plus interest, to five customers. An order by FINRA to pay partial restitution to customers does not preclude investors from pursuing their own securities arbitration…
Continue reading ›The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred financial advisor Ryan Ashley Raskin from the securities industry. Ryan Raskin was registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) in Beverly Hills, California, from May 2016 until May 2020. Merrill Lynch terminated Mr. Raskin’s employment on March 4, 2020, alleging that his business…
Continue reading ›The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended financial advisor Arthur Obermeier from the securities industry for 60 days and fined him $5,000. Mr. Obermeier’s sanctions arise from his execution of trades without his customers’ authorization or consent. Arthur Obermeier was registered with LPL Financial LLC in Boulder, Colorado, from June 2002 until his employment…
Continue reading ›The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended financial advisor John Frederick Griner from the securities industry for 15-business days and fined him $15,000. Mr. Griner’s sanctions arise from his improper use of discretion without written authorization. John Griner was registered with Morgan Stanley in Athens, Georgia from March 2011, until his employment was terminated…
Continue reading ›The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended financial advisor Angel Wynette Bardeche (CRD# 4698117) from the securities industry for nine months and fined her $10,000. Ms. Bardeche was also ordered to return $5,000 worth of commissions to customers. Angel Bardeche was registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio, from August 2012 until…
Continue reading ›Investing your money is a great way to grow your wealth, save for retirement, and reach your financial goals. If you invest in the appropriate products, you can also receive income from investments, build on-pre-tax dollars, or reduce taxable income. If you do not invest, you miss out on opportunities to increase your wealth. However,…
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