Broker Ralph Byer Of Merrill Lynch Has Seven Disclosures

Ralph Michael Byer (CRD #1038411) is a registered broker and investment advisor currently employed with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (CRD #7691) of Plantation, Florida, where he has been since 1982.

Byer has a total of seven disclosures, all of them customer disputes. The most recent was filed on 06/19/2018, alleging “excessive trading, unsuitable investment recommendations and misrepresentation from 1990 until 2018.”  This case is currently pending.

His next previous dispute, filed on 02/03/2014, alleged misrepresentation involving a life insurance policy purchased in June of 1987. This claim was denied. However, the next dispute, filed on 01/27/2009, was settled for $7,000. The client alleged “unsuitable investment recommendations,” and requested damages of $100,000.

A customer who alleged “churning” filed a complaint on 03/09/1999, explaining that he was never informed of the consequences of trading on margin. The customer requested damages of $50,000, and the claim was settled for $22,500.

Byer’s first dispute was filed on 07/21/1993, regarding a limited partnership investment of $42,000. The case was settled for that amount to preserve the relationship with this client.

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