{"id":31480,"date":"2026-02-10T22:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=31480"},"modified":"2026-02-10T22:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:33:03","slug":"finra-arbitration-law-firm-ssek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/finra-arbitration-law-firm-ssek\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You An Investor Who Suffered Costly Losses While Working With Former Stifel Broker Jonathan Webster?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas FINRA Arbitration Law Firm Is Investigating Former Stifel Broker Jonathan Webster<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you sustained serious losses from costly brokerage trades made by\u00a0ex-Stifel, Nicolaus, & Co. financial advisor Jonathan Mark Webster<\/a>, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com<\/a>). Webster, a longtime broker of nearly 39 years who was fired by the broker-dealer in 2024, was just suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for seven months. He allegedly made trades for 19 clients, including at least 13 seniors, using commission-based brokerage accounts instead of advisory accounts that were fee-based and less costly.<\/p>\n

The self-regulatory organization (SRO) contends that from November to December 2023, Webster made this\u00a0unsuitable recommendation<\/a>.\u00a0He allegedly effected a short-term strategy that involved buying stocks in the commission-based accounts. This was a 10-stock approach based on the \u201cJanuary effect,\u201d in which he would buy stocks in December and sell them in January so as to make money from the rise in price he predicted was going to happen.\u00a0FINRA<\/a>\u00a0said that Webster bought the same exact\u00a010 stocks for each of the customers in their brokerage accounts.<\/p>\n

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The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas FINRA Arbitration Law Firm Is Investigating Former Stifel Broker Jonathan Webster If you sustained serious losses from costly brokerage trades made by\u00a0ex-Stifel, Nicolaus, & Co. financial advisor Jonathan Mark Webster, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com). 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