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Darren Kubiak (Darren Michael Kubiak) is the president of Kubiak Financial Services, LLC in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Previously, he was a registered broker from 1984 – 2019 and was last with Kalos Capital in Alpharetta, GA from 2007 to 2019. In September 2019, FINRA alleged that Darren Kubiak recommended Leveraged and Inverse Extange Traded Funds (LIETFs) without having a sufficient understanding of the risks and features associated with the LIETFs. FINRA placed Kubiak on a three-month suspension from associating with any FINRA member firm in all capacities.
Peiffer Wolf is currently investigating claims against Darren Kubiak of Kalos Capital, Inc and Kubiak Financial Services, LLC.
According to our research we have found that Darren Kubiak has been placing investors in high risk investments like REITs, GPB and LIETFs. If you are a client of Darren Kubiak and your investment portfolio consists of REITs, alternative investments, LIETFs, or GPB, Contact Us Today.
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck website for Public Disclosures, Darren Kubiak has been the subject of 5 disclosure, consisting of 4 customer disputes and one regulatory disclosure:
- January 2020: Customer Dispute – Pending.$500,000 in Damages Requested. Allegations: “Unsuitable investments.”
- September 2019: Regulatory. Initiated by FINRA: “Kubiak consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that he recommended the purchase of leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds (LIETFs) to customers without having a sufficient understanding of the risks and features associated with the LIETFs.”
- July 2019: Customer Dispute – Pending. $495,368.50 in Damages Requested. Allegations: “Unsuitable Investment.”
- July 2019: Customer Dispute – Settled for $152,500. Allegations: “Unsuitable recommendations, Negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, Negligent supervision, Breach of contract.”
- September 1999: Customer Dispute – Settled for $250,000. Allegations: “Unsuitable recommendations, Negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, Negligent supervision, Breach of contract.”
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*BrokerCheck is run by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA)
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Prior to Kalos Capital, Inc., Darren Kubiak had been a registered broker with Questar Capital Corp., Usallianz Securities, Inc., Signator Investors, Inc., Washington Square Securities Inc., Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc., and First Investors Corp. FINRA maintains a database of investor complaints and disciplinary and employment history for registered representatives and publishes some of this information on its BrokerCheck website, www.brokercheck.finra.org.
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Peiffer Wolf is currently investigating Darren Kubiak’s practices, as well as the products he recommended to individual investors. Concerns about possible broker misconduct and investment fraud are serious, and we are committed to fighting on behalf of investors. Contact Us Today for a FREE Consultation. 585-310-5140
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