Edward Randolph Stern (CRD # 1565355, Registered Representative, Poulsbo, Washington) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 business days. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Stern’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following his suspension, or prior to the filing of any application or request for relief from any statutory disqualification, whichever is earlier. Without admitting or denying the findings, Stern consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that, upon learning that a customer was going to need $350,000, he liquidated positions from the customer’s non-discretionary account without the customer’s prior authorization to sell the securities. The findings stated that Stern knew that the customer was not aware of the sales of his securities, and after the transactions occurred, he sent messages to the customer about the sales by voicemail and email.