April 8, 2015- Austin, Texas
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) suspended Bruce William Schoendorf, an investment adviser of Hurwitz Associates, for ten days for exercising discretion in a client account in violation of a prior agreement with the TSSB to refrain from exercising discretion in customer accounts. See Disciplinary Order here.
According to FINRA records Schoendorf was registered with Wells Fargo Advisors in Houston, Texas, from 2/1999-11/2013. FINRA records also reveal that a customer filed an arbitration against Schoendorf alleging that his account had been traded without his knowledge and that it was churned and speculative investments were made. The matter was settled for $1.1 million. FINRA Case #09-05299.
A discretionary trading account is an account that allows a broker to buy and sell securities without the client’s consent. The client generally must sign an agreement documenting the fact he has authorized this type of trading.
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