- May 30, 2020
- Newbridge Securities
Kerri Jamison (CRD # 4348584) is a Financial Advisor at Newbridge Securities Corp. in Mesa, Arizona. Kerri Jamison has been in the securities industry since 2001 and previously worked at Dewaay Financial Network.
According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), since 2016, Kerri Jamison has been the subject of four (4) customer complaints, alleging sales practice misconduct:
• April 2020—”NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, AND BREACH OF CONTRACT.” Alleged damages are $99,000 and the matter remains pending.
• February 3, 2020—”CLAIMANT ALLEGES UNSUITABLE RECOMMENDATIONS, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY AND MATERIAL MISREPRESENTATION.” Alleged damages are $200,000 and the matter remains pending.
• January 3, 2020—”CLAIMANT ALLEGES BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, NEGLIGENCE AND BREACH OF CONTRACT.” Alleged damages are $99,000 and the matter remains pending.
• January 2016—”CLAIMANTS ALLEGE UNSUITABILITY, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, COMMON LAW FRAUD, NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION AND VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA SECURITIES ACT.” The matter was settled for $35,000.
For a copy of Kerri Jamison’s CRD, click https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/4348584#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.
Reasonable basis suitability requires that a recommended investment or investment strategy be suitable or appropriate for at least some investors. Reasonable basis suitability requires an advisor to conduct adequate due diligence so that he or she can determine the risks and rewards of the investment or investment strategy.
Quantitative suitability requires a brokerage firm or financial advisor with actual or de facto control over a customer’s account to have a reasonable basis for believing that a series of recommended transactions – even if suitable when viewed in isolation – is not excessive and unsuitable for the customer when taken together in light of the customer’s investment profile. No single test defines excessive activity, but factors such as the turnover rate, the cost-equity ratio, and the use of in-and-out trading in a customer’s account may provide a basis for a finding that a member or associated person has violated the quantitative suitability obligation.
Customer-specific suitability requires that a member or associated person have a reasonable basis to believe that the recommendation is suitable for a particular customer based on that customer’s investment profile. Among the criteria that a financial advisor must evaluate to satisfy his or her customer-specific suitability obligations include the investor’s:
• Age
• Other investments
• Financial situation and needs
• Tax status
• Investment objectives
• Time horizon
• Liquidity needs
• Risk tolerance
• Any other information disclosed by the customer
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