Edward Robert Taliaferro of Chattanooga, Tennessee, a stockbroker formerly registered with J.J.B. Hillard W.L. Lyons LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $6,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Taliaferro made unsuitable recommendations with regard to the sale of equities when Taliaferro was associated with J.J.B. Hillard W.L. Lyons LLC. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration No. 19-02151 (May 5, 2021). The claim also alleges that J.J.B. Hillard W.L. Lyons failed to supervise Taliaferro’s activities.
Public Disclosure shows that Taliaferro is referenced in eight total customer initiated investment related disputes concerning Taliaferro’s conduct while associated with securities broker dealers, including J.J.B. Hillard W.L. Lyons LLC. On April 5, 2010, a customer filed an investment related complaint involving Taliaferro’s conduct in which the customer requested $261,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Taliaferro made unauthorized and unsuitable transactions in connection with the recommendation and sale of exchange-traded funds when Taliaferro was associated with Hilliard Lyons LLC.
On November 8, 2017, another customer filed an investment related complaint involving Taliaferro’s activities in which the customer requested $25,162.00 in damages based upon allegations that Taliaferro caused the customer to experience poor performance on stocks Taliaferro recommended while associated with J.J.B. Hillard W.L. Lyons LLC.
Taliaferro has been associated with Robert W. Baird Co. since 2019. He was associated with J.J.B. Hilliard W.L. Lyons from 2001 to 2019.
