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Ex-Merrill Lynch Adviser Accused of Misleading Clients with IRAs<\/strong>
\nLandon L. Williams, and ex-Merrill Lynch a<\/a>dviser who is no longer registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is accused of misleading five of the firm\u2019s clients by giving them inaccurate information when issuing recommendations for investments. All of the clients had individual retirement accounts. At the time, Williams served as a Merrill Lynch Edge Advisory Center adviser for a year until August 2014.<\/p>\n

Merrill Edge customers have less than $250K in accounts. Instead of working with one broker, they work with a team of advisers.<\/p>\n

In its complaint, FINRA note a couple of examples, including when Williams allegedly told one customer that the yearly operation cost of a fund was 1.113% when, in fact, it was 1.28%. He purportedly informed one client that she would be able to make up her front-end sales charges in three years even though his notes related to that fund said that she would make them up in seven years.<\/p>\n

FINRA is seeking monetary sanctions.<\/p>\n

Life Insurance Companies Settle with U.S. States Over Unclaimed Death Benefits<\/strong>
\nSecurian Financial Group Inc., Hartford Financial Services Group, Standard Insurance Co., and Great American Insurance Group have reached a $3.4M settlement with the state insurance departments of North Dakota, Florida, California, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. The deal is related to the payment of unclaimed death benefits.<\/p>\n

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