Avantax Advisor Mark Bushkin: $60K Bond Complaint

Deerfield Beach, Florida financial advisor Mark Bushkin (CRD# 2051696) has received multiple investor complaints alleging his conduct resulted in losses. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records show that he is currently a broker with Avantax Investment Services and an investment advisor with Avantax Advisory Services.

Mr. Bushkin’s BrokerCheck report discloses two investor complaints. The most recent, filed in May 2023, alleges that as a representative of Avantax Investment Services, he recommended unsuitable investments in municipal bond and other products, and charged excessive commissions. The pending complaint alleges damages of $60,000.

A second investor complaint, filed in 2022, alleged that as a representative of Avantax Investment Services, he did not obtain approval before making transactions in the account. The complaint reached a settlement of $53,561.73.

According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Mark Bushkin holds 32 years of securities industry experience. Based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he has been a broker with Avantax Investment Services since 1990 and an investment advisor with Avantax Advisory Services since 1993. His credentials include the passage of seven securities industry qualifying exams: the Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination, or Series 6; the Municipal Securities Representative Examination, or Series 52; the Corporate Securities Limited Representative Examination, or Series 62; the Direct Participation Programs Representative Examination, or Series 22; the Securities Industry Essentials Examination, or SIE; the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination, or Series 63; and the Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination, or Series 65. He is licensed in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, and Washington. (Information current as of June 24, 2023.)

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