{"id":11685,"date":"2025-08-04T17:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=11685"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:09:34","slug":"did-you-lose-money-investing-with-stewart-ginn-of-independent-financial-group-llc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/did-you-lose-money-investing-with-stewart-ginn-of-independent-financial-group-llc\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Lose Money Investing With Stewart Ginn Of Independent Financial Group, LLC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blog-Graphics15.png\" alt=\"Stewart Ginn (a\/k\/a Stewart Taylor or Paxton Ginn Jr.), who is the owner of Paxton Financial Services, has been a broker Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2015. In 2023 Ginn was suspended by FINRA after FINRA found that Ginn \u201cexcessively traded five customers\u2019 accounts\u201d even though \u201c[n]one of the five customers was an aggressive investor\u201d and \u201cthree of the customers were retired seniors,\u201d resulting in millions of dollars in losses.\n\nAccording to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), such misconduct violated FINRA Rules and Regulation Best Interest.\n\nAs a result, Ginn was suspended from acting as a FINRA broker for 18 months, was fined $50,000, and was ordered to pay restitution of $115,000 plus interest.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blog-Graphics15.png 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blog-Graphics15-180x120.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Stewart Ginn (a\/k\/a Stewart Taylor or Paxton Ginn Jr.), who is the owner of Paxton Financial Services, has been a broker Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2015. In 2023 Ginn was suspended by FINRA after FINRA found that Ginn \u201cexcessively traded five customers\u2019 accounts\u201d even though \u201c[n]one of the five customers was an aggressive investor\u201d and \u201cthree of the customers were retired seniors,\u201d resulting in millions of dollars in losses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/did-you-lose-money-investing-with-stewart-ginn-of-independent-financial-group-llc\/#more-11685\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stewart Ginn (a\/k\/a Stewart Taylor or Paxton Ginn Jr.), who is the owner of Paxton Financial Services, has been a broker Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2015. 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