Financial Advisor Edward Joseph Rudiger, Jr. (Reid & Rudiger LLC) Customer Complaints

• January 10, 2020
• Reid & Rudiger

Edward Joseph Rudiger, Jr. (CRD # 2118724) is a Financial Advisor at Reid & Rudiger LLC in New York.  Edward Rudiger has been in the securities industry since 1992 and previously worked at Nichols, Safina, Lerner & Co. and Gruntal & Co.

According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Edward Rudiger has six customer complaints filed against him.  Among the customer complaints include the following:

• October 2019 – “Customer alleged sales practice violations including false and misleading statements, excessive trading, breach of fiduciary duty and failure to supervise.” Alleged damages are $220,542 and the matter is currently pending.
• June 2019 – “The customer’s claims relate to allegations of excessive trading and misrepresentation.” Alleged damages are $279,577 and the matter is currently pending.
• July 2012 – “NOTE HOLDER ALLEGED CLAIMS BASED ON ISSUER’S DEFAULT IN PAYING PROMISSORY NOTE ACQUIRED IN 2007”. The matter settled for $700,000.
• December 2019 – “NOTE HOLDERS ALLEGED CLAIMS BASED ON ISSUER’S DEFAULT IN PAYING PROMISSORY NOTES ACQUIRED IN 2004, 2006 AND 2007.” The matter settled for $294,293.

For a copy of Edward Rudiger’s CRD, click https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/2118724#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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