{"id":21687,"date":"2022-03-10T04:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=21687"},"modified":"2022-03-10T12:52:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T18:52:56","slug":"broker-andrew-elsoffer-suspeneded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/broker-andrew-elsoffer-suspeneded\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Suspends Ex-Stifel Nicolaus Broker Andrew Elsoffer for Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio Financial Advisor Andrew Elsoffer Named in Multiple Customer Disputes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew Bruce Elsoffer, who Stifel, Nicolaus &amp; Co. fired in 2018, is suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for two years, beginning March 7, 2022. The suspension comes in the wake of customer allegations that he exercised discretion in their accounts without their written authorization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also allegedly lent money to one client, his personal friend, for home renovations without the firm&#8217;s approval. The friend later repaid him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/broker-andrew-elsoffer-suspeneded\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading FINRA Suspends Ex-Stifel Nicolaus Broker Andrew Elsoffer for Two Years\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio Financial Advisor Andrew Elsoffer Named in Multiple Customer Disputes Andrew Bruce Elsoffer, who Stifel, Nicolaus &amp; Co. fired in 2018, is suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for two years, beginning March 7, 2022. 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