Financial Advisor Donna J. Hines (Cetera Investment Services, LLC) Customer Complaints

• March 15, 2019
• Cetera Advisors LLC

Donna J. Hines is a Financial Advisor at Cetera Advisors LLC in Weston, WV.  Donna Hines has been in the securities industry since 2000 and previously worked at Edward Jones in St. Louis, Sammons Securities Cmpany in Ann Arbor and Investment Planners, Inc. in Weston, NY. 

According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Donna Hines has 1 pending and 3 settled customer complaints disclosed on her CRD.  The allegations are as follows: 

• June 2018 – “CLIENTS CLAIM VAGUE ALLEGATIONS OF UNSUITABLE INVESTMENTS 2005-2018 ALONG WITH NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF FIDICUARY DUTY, MISREPRESENTATIONS AND CONSTRUCTIVE/COMMON LAW FRAUD.”  Alleged damages are $142,026.
• December 2015 – “CLAIMANT ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATION, OMISSISIONS, NEGLIGENCE, BREACHES RELATED TO THE RECEIPT OF VARIOUS ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS FROM INHERITED ASSETS IN APPROXIMATELY 2011 ($340,000).”  Settled for $100,000.
• December 2015 – “CLAIMANTS ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATION, OMISSIONS, NEGLIGENCE, AND BREACHES RELATED TO VARIOUS ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS…”  Settled for $100,000.

In addition, Donna Hines filed for bankruptcy in January 2019.     

For a copy of the Donna Hines CRD, click https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/4275524#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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