{"id":7466,"date":"2018-12-28T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=7466"},"modified":"2018-12-28T16:55:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T21:55:38","slug":"atul-makharia-customer-disputes-allege-unsuitability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/atul-makharia-customer-disputes-allege-unsuitability\/","title":{"rendered":"Atul Makharia Customer Disputes Allege Unsuitability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atul Makharia (<a href=\"https:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/individual\/summary\/5070762\" target=\"_blank\">CRD #5070762<\/a>) is a registered broker currently employed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/centaurus-financial-arbitration-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centaurus Financial, Inc.<\/a> (CRD #30833) of Lexington, SC. Makharia\u2019s previous employers are J.P. Turner &amp; Company, L.L.C. (CRD #43177), Gunnallen Financial, Inc. (CRD #17609), and First Allied Securities, Inc. (CRD #32444), also of Lexington, SC. Makharia has been in the industry since 2006.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Broker-Ricardo-Broome-Permanently-Barred-From-FINRA-300x200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Broker-Ricardo-Broome-Permanently-Barred-From-FINRA-300x200-300x200\" width=\"188\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Broker-Ricardo-Broome-Permanently-Barred-From-FINRA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Broker-Ricardo-Broome-Permanently-Barred-From-FINRA-300x200-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>There are three disclosures in Makharia\u2019s FINRA record. Two nearly identical customer disputes were filed on 11\/8\/018 and 10\/15\/2018. Both allege \u201cunsuitability,\u201d and one describes but doesn\u2019t include <em>\u201cseveral other allegations associated therewith.\u201d <\/em>\u00a0Makharia denies allegations in both disputes. Both disputes are currently pending.<\/p>\n<p>A third customer dispute, filed on 1\/31\/2017 with the state of South Carolina, alleges that Makharia sold the customer a CD but failed to provide a prospectus. The client requested damages of $20,000. After an investigation provided the required information to the state, the claim was closed with no further actions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/atul-makharia-customer-disputes-allege-unsuitability\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Atul Makharia Customer Disputes Allege Unsuitability\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atul Makharia (CRD #5070762) is a registered broker currently employed with Centaurus Financial, Inc. (CRD #30833) of Lexington, SC. Makharia\u2019s previous employers are J.P. Turner &amp; Company, L.L.C. (CRD #43177), Gunnallen Financial, Inc. (CRD #17609), and First Allied Securities, Inc. (CRD #32444), also of Lexington, SC. Makharia has been in the industry since 2006. 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