Joe Hurley: Gateway NW Advisor Faces Investor Complaint

A recent investor complaint against Battle Ground, Washington financial advisor Joe Hurley (CRD# 4499819) alleges that he deprived an investor of the ability to generate reasonable returns. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records show that he is a broker and an investment advisor with Cambridge Investment Research, doing business as Gateway NW Wealth Advisors.

Mr. Hurley’s BrokerCheck report discloses two investor complaints. The most recent, filed in May 2023, alleges that as a representative of Cambridge Investment Research, he recommended an oil and gas investment “for the purpose of generating high commissions and fees,” consequently depriving the customer of their ability to earn reasonable returns “that would have been received in a diversified portfolio.” The pending complaint alleges unspecified damages.

An earlier investor complaint, filed in 2008, alleged that as a representative of AXA Advisors, he represented, inter alia, that the customer’s “money was guaranteed to grow 6%” if she transferred her 401(k) to the firm. The complaint alleged unspecified damages and was denied by the firm.

According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Joe Hurley holds 21 years of securities industry experience. Based in Battle Ground, Washington, he has been a broker and an investment advisor with Cambridge Investment Research since 2010, doing business as Gateway NW Wealth Advisors. He was previously registered with AXA Advisors in Battle Ground, Washington from 2002 until 2010. His credentials include the passage of three securities industry qualifying exams: the General Securities Representative Examination, or Series 7; the Securities Industry Essentials Examination, or SIE; and the Uniform Combined State Law Examination, or Series 66. He is licensed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. (Information current as of June 19, 2023.)

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