Last Updated: April 2025 (Fort Worth, Texas)
Jeff Paladini Investigation Summary
Here’s what you need to know about Fort Worth, TX, stockbroker Jeff Paladini:
- Name: Mr. Jeffrey Charles Paladini
- Current Employer as a Broker: Not Currently registered with FINRA
- Registered Investment Advisor: Cerity Partners (formerly Paladini Financial)
- Previous Firms: Arkadios Capital, Triad Advisors, BD4RIA Inc., Commerce Wealth Advisers, Dewaay Financial Network
- Function: Registered Investment Advisor
- Aliases: Jeff Paladini
- Primary Location: Fort Worth, TX
- CRD 4341198
- Can Jeff Paladini be sued in FINRA arbitration: Yes
- Sanctioned by FINRA: No
- Highest Settlement or Award: $25,000
- Pending Customer Dispute Seeks Damages of $50,000
Discuss your case with experienced investment fraud lawyer Bob Rex at (877) 224-3199 for a free consultation.
Did You Lose Money With Jeff Paladini As Your Stockbroker?
In 11/2023 a customer of Triad Advisors filed a FINRA arbitration alleging that a direct investment recommended to her was not in keeping with her needs and objectimves and was not fully explained to her. Damages of $50,000 are sought in this pending matter.
In 2022 a customer of Triad Advisors was paid $14,500 to resolve allegations that Jeff Paladini made an unsuitable recommendation to invest in a Business Development Corporation (BDC).
Another Triad Advisors customer was paid $25,000 in 2020 to resolve a FINRA arbitration which alleged that Paladini recommended an unsuitable recommendation to invest in GPB Holdings.
Firms Have a Duty to Supervise their Financial Advisors (FINRA Rules 3110 & 2090)
Brokers and their firms have a duty to comply with the FINRA suitability rule which requires that they have a reasonable basis to believe that a recommendation is suitable for the customer. FINRA Rule 2111- suitability
Allegations of Broker Misconduct Against Jeff Paladini
Customers of Jeff Paladini have alleged the following wrongdoing in connection with the handling of customer accounts:
- Unsuitable Investment Recommendation to invest in a BDC
- Unsuitable Investment Recommendation to invest in GPB Holdings
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the agency that licenses and regulates stockbrokers and brokerage firms. FINRA requires brokers and brokerage firms to report customer complaints and disputes as well as regulatory sanctions. In addition brokers are required to disclose certain financial matters such as personal bankruptcies, judgments and liens.
Cerity Partners Acquires Paladini Financial
According to the press, Cerity Partners acquired Arlington, TX-based Paladini Financial in October 2024. Cerity, a New York-based company acquired two other financial management firms, Indianapolis-based SBC Wealth Management and Denver-based Janiczek Wealth Management during that same month.
Recover Your Investment Losses Now With Rex Securities Law
If you have suffered investment losses in an account handled by Jeff Paladini, contact us for a complimentary consultation with an experienced securities lawyer to learn how you may be able to recover damages through FINRA arbitration.
Investigations of Other Triad Advisor Brokers
With offices in Boca Raton, FL and Austin, TX, stockbroker fraud attorney Bob Rex provides representation to investors nationwide who are seeking recovery of investment losses due to the negligence or fraud of stockbrokers, financial advisors and broker dealers.
If you have questions about how your account has been handled, call (877) 224-3199 to speak with an experienced securities attorney at no cost to you.
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