Goodman & Nekvasil P.A., May Recover Investor Losses | Heidi Marika Wivolin (Heidi Wivolin) a/k/a Heidi Marika Nieminen Discharged from Next Financial Group, Inc. and Barred from Securities Industry
From 2009 until Heidi Wivolin’s discharge in 2014, Heidi Wivolin was licensed with Next Financial Group, Inc. According to FINRA’s records, Heidi Wivolin was discharged from Next Financial Group, Inc. on February 6, 2014. Next Financial Group, Inc. reported to FINRA that Next Financial Group, Inc. was investigating possible fraud on the part of an individual sharing office space with Heidi Wivolin. Next Financial Group, Inc. reported to FINRA that during the investigation, Heidi Wivolin stopped cooperating with Next Financial Group, Inc.’s internal investigation.
Subsequent to Heidi Wivolin’s discharge from Next Financial Group, Inc., FINRA investigated Heidi Wivolin and brought a disciplinary action against Heidi Wivolin. Heidi Wivolin was barred from the securities and investment banking industry by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on June 24, 2014. FINRA reports that Heidi Wivolin failed to respond to FINRA request for information.
FINRA reports that an arbitration claim was filed involving Heidi Wivolin’s conduct with Next Financial Group, Inc., alleging unsuitable investments and fraud. This arbitration claim was settled.
FINRA also reports that a lawsuit involving Heidi Wivolin’s conduct with Next Financial Group, Inc. was filed, alleging misappropriation of funds. This lawsuit is currently pending.
If you lost any money on investments with Heidi Wivolin, you may be able to recover your losses from Next Financial Group, Inc. This is because Next Financial Group, Inc. had a duty to supervise Heidi Wivolin.
If you lost money on investments with Heidi Wivolin and believe the investments may have been unsuitable or otherwise improper for you, we would like to discuss the possibility of your retaining our firm to represent you in an arbitration action against Next Financial Group, Inc. concerning Heidi Wivolin’s conduct. There is no charge for an evaluation of your case. Further, we handle our cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that unless we recover money for you, we charge no attorney’s fee. Unless you recover any money, you pay us nothing, not even the costs and expenses which the firm will advance on your behalf.
Goodman & Nekvasil, P.A. has recovered more than $180 million on behalf of victimized investors. If you lost money on investments with Heidi Wivolin and would like your case evaluated by a securities attorney (again, there is no charge for an evaluation and all cases are handled on a purely contingency fee basis), please contact us.