Lara Shogren, of Anchorage, Alaska, a stockbroker registered with Key Investment Services LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on November 30, 2023. The customer requested $18,829.93 in damages based upon allegations that Shogren made misrepresentations of material fact in connection with the sale of fixed annuities when Shogren was associated with Key Investment Services LLC. The customer’s complaint is pending.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure shows that Shogren is referenced in two other customer initiated investment related disputes concerning her conduct while associated with securities broker-dealers. On May 18, 2023, a customer filed an investment related complaint involving Shogren’s conduct, requesting $12,000.00 in damages. Shogren allegedly made misrepresentations of material fact in connection with the sale of SBLI USA Select Choice Fixed Annuity during the time that she was associated with Key Investment Services LLC. The customer supposedly expected a return of principal and interest after one year but only received the return of principal. The complaint was closed without a resolution.
On December 15, 2023, a different customer initiated investment related complaint involving Shogren’s conduct was settled for $7,996.92 in damages. The allegations against Shogren included misrepresentations in connection with the sale of fixed annuities when she was associated with Key Investment Services LLC. Shogren allegedly told the customer that they could surrender a Symetra Edge Elite 5 Fixed Indexed Annuity without a surrender penalty two years after purchase.
Shogren was associated with Key Investment Services LLC in Anchorage, Alaska, from October 14, 2015, to September 6, 2023. Shogren has been associated with CUSO Financial Services L.P., also in Anchorage, Alaska, since September 20, 2023.
