Justin McIntyre: Did Cetera Advisor Recommend GWG L Bond?

At least one current or former customer of former NPB Financial advisor Justin McIntyre (CRD# 6058826) is listed as creditor for an investment in a GWG L bond. Filed with a US bankruptcy court, the records describe an investment of $160,000. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records show that Mr. McIntyre is currently a broker with Cetera Advisor Networks and an investment advisor with Financial Network Wealth Advisors in Draper, Utah.

As the Wall Street Journal reported in April 2022, Dallas-based alternative asset manager GWG Holdings raised more than $1 billion from investors in its L bond products, which purchased life insurance policies on the secondary market, before it ultimately filed for bankruptcy. As The DI Wire reported, GWG disclosed in bankruptcy filings that it was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which was specifically examining “how bonds were sold by brokers.” More information on GWG L bonds, and whether they were unsuitably risky investments for conservative investors, is available here.

According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Justin McIntyre holds eight years of securities industry experience. Based in Draper, Utah, he has been a broker and an investment advisor with Cetera Advisor Networks and Financial Network Wealth Advisors, respectively, since 2022. His past registrations include McIntyre Investments (Sandy, Utah; 2022-2023), Independent Financial Group (Sandy, Utah; 2022), NPB Financial Group (Sandy, Utah; 2020-2022), Morgan Stanley (Holladay, Utah; 2016-2020), and Goldman Sachs (New York, New York; 2015-2016). His credentials include the passage of five securities industry qualifying exams: the General Securities Principal Examination, or Series 24; the General Securities Representative Examination, or Series 7; the Securities Industry Essentials Examination, or SIE; the Securities Trader Exam, or Series 57TO; and the Uniform Combined State Law Examination, or Series 66. He is licensed in Texas and Utah. (Information current as of June 25, 2023.)

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