Financial Advisor Glenn Lattz (Gradient Securities) Customer Complaints

• July 26, 2018
• Traderight Securities
• Legacy Financial Services

Glenn Lattz is a former Financial Advisor at Gradient Securities in Lady Lake, Florida.  Glenn Lattz has been in the securities industry since the 1980s and previously worked for Traderight Securities and Legacy Financial Services.

According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), on April 10, 2018, Glenn Lattz became the subject of a customer complaint for allegedly liquidating a customer’s annuity without authorization.  Specifically, it is alleged:

“Respondent liquidated customers annuities subject them to penalties and losses.”  Alleged damages are $150,000.

https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/1744697#disclosuresSection

This is not Glenn Lattz’s first blemish.  In 2015, Glenn Lattz was sanctioned by the Florida Department of Financial Services for making “misrepresentations on an annuity application.”  Glenn Lattz was fined and placed on probation.  In 2007, he was sanctioned by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation for holding seminars without first having his written materials approved by his employing firm.  It was determined that the materials he provided to customers contained false or misleading statements.  This conduct ultimately led to his employment separation with Legacy Financial Services.

Financial advisors have a legal and regulatory obligation to recommend only suitable investments that are appropriate for their clients’ needs and objectives.  Their employing brokerage firm has a legal and regulatory obligation to supervise the Financial Advisors’ sales practices and dealings with clients.  To the extent any of these duties are breached, the customer may be entitled to a recovery of his or her investment losses.

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