Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of B. Riley Wealth Management Inc. (“BRWM”) customers after the firm was ordered to pay more than $250,000 in restitution to clients by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) for supervisory failures related to its 529 plan share-class recommendations. If you have lost money with BRWM or were advised to purchase particular share classes of 529 savings plans, contact New York securities arbitration lawyers Iorio Altamirano LLP for a free and confidential evaluation of your account.
B. Riley Wealth Management Inc. and FINRA entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (“AWC”) on December 30, 2020, following findings that between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2018, the firm lacked a system reasonably designed to supervise representatives’ recommendations to customers to purchase certain share classes of 529 savings plans, in violation of MSRB Rule G-27. The AWC pointed out that BRWM:
- Failed to provide adequate guidance to its registered representatives about the importance of considering share-class differences when recommending 529 plans.