Broker Ken Miles of Redlands CA suspended by FINRA

Ken Miles, a registered representative formerly with Independent Financial Group in Redlands, CA was suspended from FINRA membership for violations of Rule 9554

FINRA Rule 9554. Failure to Comply with an Arbitration Award or Related Settlement or an Order of Restitution or Settlement Providing for Restitution

provides that a registered representative or a firm that fails to comply with a FINRA arbitration award or a settlement agreement entered into as a result of a FINRA arbitration or mediation proceeding, shall have their license suspended 21 days after notice of the intent to suspend has been sent. In November, 2015 Ken Miles was suspended from FINRA membership for violating Rule 9554.

Ken Miles failed to pay an arbitration award that The Law Office of David Liebrader obtained against him on behalf of an elderly client.

Ken Miles’s registration and disciplinary history

In order to lawfully sell investments to the public, one must either be registered or exempt from registration

Ken Miles was registered with the following firms

05/2008 – 03/2012
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC (CRD# 7717) – REDLANDS, CA
06/2007 – 05/2008
PRIVATE ASSET GROUP, INC. (CRD# 142541) – SAN BERNARDINO, CA
12/2004 – 06/2007
OMNI BROKERAGE, INC. (CRD# 16878) – SOUTH JORDAN, UT
08/2002 – 12/2004
CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. (CRD# 30833) – ANAHEIM, CA
11/1998 – 09/2002
SENTRA SECURITIES CORPORATION (CRD# 10249) – PHOENIX, AZ
05/1997 – 11/1998
UNITED PACIFIC SECURITIES, INC. (CRD# 21986) – CARLSBAD, CA
11/1994 – 04/1997
PIM FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (CRD# 10547) – SAN MARCOS, CA
04/1994 – 09/1994
MONEY CONCEPTS CAPITAL CORP (CRD# 12963) – PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL
12/1993 – 02/1994
PRUCO SECURITIES CORPORATION (CRD# 5685) – NEWARK, NJ
07/1984 – 03/1989
PLANNER’S INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT, INC. (CRD# 10547)
02/1980 – 06/1984
PRIVATE LEDGER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INCORPORATED (CRD# 6413)
04/1976 – 03/1980
UNIVERSITY SECURITIES CORPORATION (CRD# 6518)
04/1977 – 02/1978
TRAVELERS EQUITIES SALES, INC. (CRD# 833)
09/1975 – 04/1976
SUTRO & CO. INCORPORATED (CRD# 801)

 

According to FINRA’s CRD disclosure report, Ken Miles has been the subject of one customer complaints and one regulatory investigation.

The Law Office of David Liebrader practices exclusively in the field of investment loss recovery and our securities attorneys have successfully resolved over 1000 investment loss cases over the past 20 years. Recoveries for clients top $40 million. The types of claims we have successfully handled include those involving unsuitable investments (suitability claims), excessive trading or “churning”, misrepresentations and omissions, unauthorized trading, over-concentration of illiquid or overly risky investments, pump and dump scams involving “penny stocks”, direct participation programs (private placements) involving real estate investment trusts (REITS), oil and gas exploration programs, leasing equipment deals and receivable financing, promissory notes whether sold through a broker dealer or as part of the outside business activities of a registered representative, ponzi scheme losses, failure on the part of the broker dealer to perform due diligence, state securities law (blue sky) violations and failure to supervise.

Investment losses can be recovered through a process known as FINRA arbitration. FINRA regulates broker dealers that sell investments, and provides an arbitration forum to resolve investor disputes. Investors can pursue claims against their brokerage firms in the FINRA arbitration forum. Common claims in the forum are those for suitability, breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentations and omissions, negligence, violation of FINRA rules, state and federal securities laws violations, elder abuse, breach of contract and failure to supervise. On average, the recovery process takes approximately a year, from start to finish.

FINRA’s rules require that all investment recommendations made by licensed financial advisors be suitable in light of a customer’s needs, objectives and risk tolerance. In addition, all registered representatives are required to be properly supervised, with periodic inspections and reviews by qualified supervisors, whose job it is to vigorously investigate suspicions of wrongdoing (red flags).

If you have suffered investment losses please call The Law Office of David Liebrader at (702) 380-3131 for a free, confidential consultation

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