Goodman & Nekvasil P.A, May Recover Investor Losses – Ruth Barrios Fired by Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
From 2013 until Ruth Barrios’ firing in 2015, Ruth Barrios was licensed with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Ruth Barrios is now licensed with Woodstock Financial Group, Inc. and was previously licensed with BB&T Investment Services, Inc. and Edward Jones. According to FINRA’s records, Ruth Barrios was fired from Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC on November 16, 2015. Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC reported to FINRA that Ruth Barrios was fired after a review of complaint history and policy issues, including, without limitation, Ruth Barrios permitting client to sign for another client without POA documentation; Ruth Barrios witnessing and permitting client to sign a joint account agreement and letter of authorization on behalf of her and her husband pursuant to a firm required POA without any indication the client signed on behalf of her husband pursuant to a POA; and Ruth Barrios placing a trade contrary to policy and supervisor’s instruction in a decadent account.
FINRA reports that an arbitration claim was filed alleging account assets were not liquidated on request. This claim involving Ruth Barrios’ conduct with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC was settled for $16,385.29.
If you lost any money on investments with Ruth Barrios while Ruth Barrios was employed with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Woodstock Financial Group, Inc., BB&T Investment Services, Inc. and/or Edward Jones, you may be able to recover your losses from Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Woodstock Financial Group, Inc., BB&T Investment Services, Inc. and/or Edward Jones. This is because Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Woodstock Financial Group, Inc., BB&T Investment Services, Inc. and Edward Jones had a duty to supervise Ruth Barrios.
If you lost money on investments with Ruth Barrios and believe that 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 Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Woodstock Financial Group, Inc., BB&T Investment Services, Inc. and/or Edward Jones concerning Ruth Barrios’ 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.
Kalju Nekvasil, Esq., formerly regional counsel with the NASD, now known as FINRA, has practiced in this area of the law for more than 35 years. Goodman & Nekvasil, P.A. has recovered more than $170 million on behalf of victimized investors. If you lost money on investments with Ruth Barrios 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.
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