William Edward Hutchingson, of Flushing, New York, a stockbroker registered with Cetera Investment Services LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $100,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Hutchingson made the unsuitable investment recommendation of Real Estate Invesrment Trusts or REITs when Hutchingson was associated with Essex National Securities LLC. FINRA Arbitration No. 23-03367 (November 27, 2023).
This is not the first time that Hutchingson has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related dispute concerning Hutchingson’s conduct in the securities industry. FINRA Public Disclosure shows that Hutchingson is also referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested damages between $50,000.00 and $99,999.00 based upon allegations that Hutchingson made unsuitable recommendations in real estate securities during the time that Hutchingson was associated with Essex National Securities LLC. FINRA Arbitration No. 23-02434 (September 6, 2023).
Since December 1, 2017, Hutchingson has been associated with Cetera Investment Services LLC as a stockbroker in multiple locations across New York, including Flushing, Bayside, New Hyde Park, Brooklyn, Uniondale, and Islandia. Additionally, Hutchingson has been associated with Cetera Investment Advisers LLC as an investment advisor representative in New Hyde Park, New York since April 12, 2021.
