INVESTOR ALERT: Centaurus Financial Advisor, John Marshall, Jr., Has A Pending Customer Complaint

John W. Marshall, Jr. is a Financial Advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Lexington, South Carolina.  John Marshall, Jr. has been in the securities industry since 1997 and previously worked at D.E. Frey & Company, Inc., First Allied Securities, Inc., Gunnallen Financial, Inc. and J.P. Turner & Company, Inc. 

According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), John Marshall, Jr. is currently the subject of a pending customer complaint alleging the following sales practice misconduct:

• December 2018 – “Customer primarily alleges that the financial advisor recommended unsuitable investments and several other allegations associated therewith from November 30, 2012 through August 30, 2018.”  The customer alleges damages of $336,160.

For a copy of John Marshall, Jr.’s CRD, click https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/2919845#disclosuresSection

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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