Jordan Awoye: $310K Complaint Against Former Equitable Advisor

New York financial advisor Jordan Awoye (CRD# 6600772) recently received an investor complaint alleging that his conduct resulted in damages exceeding $300,000. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records show that he is registered as a broker with Weild & Company and an investment advisor with Awoye Capital.

Mr. Awoye’s BrokerCheck report discloses one investor complaint. Filed in July 2024, it alleges that as a representative of Equitable Advisors, he closed the customer’s account and transferred her funds to an outside account without her consent or knowledge. The pending complaint alleges damages of $310,000.

Awoye Capital’s website includes a page describing the firm’s mission to financially educate and empower its clients. “Awoye Capital specializes in comprehensive financial and business planning for entrepreneurs, founders, and small businesses,” it explains. “We partner with some of the largest financial companies in the industry to put our experience and knowledge to use to help ensure that clients receive the highest level of money management and planning.”

The firm’s website also includes a profile of Mr. Awoye that describes his background and experience. “With a passion to help change the world through financial literacy and financial freedom, Jordan left the study of medicine to join the financial industry fresh out of college,” it states. “With his business owner clients, Jordan specializes in helping grow their businesses into a valuable commodity that can be sold for a profit or passed down to the next generation, if desired.”

According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Jordan Awoye holds eight years of securities industry experience. Based in New York City and Bay Shore, New York, he has been registered as a broker with Weild & Company since 2023 and an investment advisor with Awoye Capital since 2021. He was previously registered with Equitable Advisors in Woodbury, New York from 2016 until 2021. 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 General Securities Representative Examination, or Series 7TO; and the Uniform Combined State Law Examination, or Series 66. He is licensed in New York. (Information current as of July 20, 2024.)

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