Craig Cunningham: Chicagoland Advisor Received Complaints

Orland Park, Illinois financial advisor Craig Cunningham (CRD# 2850891) has received two denied investor complaints alleging that his conduct resulted in losses. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records show that he is registered as a broker and an investment advisor with Morgan Stanley, whose website describes him as a member of The Chicagoland Group.

Mr. Cunningham’s BrokerCheck report discloses two investor complaints. The most recent, filed in April 2024, alleged that he invested the customer’s portfolio unsuitably. The complaint alleged damages of $25,000 and was denied by the firm.

A second investor complaint, filed in 2020, alleged that as a Morgan Stanley representative, he unsuitably concentrated investments in a customer’s account. The complaint alleged damages of $110,000 and was denied by the firm.

Morgan Stanley’s website includes a profile of Mr. Cunningham that describes him as a co-founder of The Chicagoland Group, a practice within the firm. “I believe in investing in a way that aligns with one’s personal values,” he writes. “Believing that every dollar invested can make a positive impact; I develop investment strategies that allow investors to focus on what is important to them and invest in ways that can contribute to their personal vision of an ideal world.  My team and I strive to make a difference in our clients’ lives by engaging people of all ages in basic financial literacy concepts.”

According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Craig Cunningham holds 27 years of securities industry experience. Based in Orland Park, Illinois, he has been registered as a broker and an investment advisor with Morgan Stanley since 1997. His credentials include the passage of five securities industry qualifying exams: the General Securities Representative Examination, or Series 7; the Futures Managed Funds Examination, or Series 31; 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 holds 34 state licenses. (Information current as of July 6, 2024.)

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