Brad Bergdahl: Premier Wealth Advisor Faces Investor Complaint

Cando, North Dakota financial advisor Brad Bergdahl (CRD# 1432349) allegedly recommended an unsuitable investment, according to a recent investor complaint. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records show that the Cetera broker and investment advisor is also the owner of Premier Wealth Management Group.

Mr. Bergdahl’s BrokerCheck report discloses two investor complaints. The most recent, filed in March 2024, alleges that as a representative of LPL Financial, he recommended an unsuitable real estate investment. The pending complaint alleges unspecified damages of at least $5,000.

An earlier investor complaint, filed in 2021, similarly alleged that as an LPL Financial representative, he recommended an unsuitable real estate investment trust (REIT) product whose value declined. In 2022 the complaint reached a settlement of $50,000. In a statement included with the complaint’s disclosure, he defended himself against the allegations. “I contributed nothing to the settlement,” he wrote, “I deny any wrong doing and was not a named party to the complaint.”

Premier Wealth Management Group’s website includes a profile of Mr. Bergdahl that describes him as the firm’s president. “Our focus is to assist and guide our clients in prioritizing those life events that are most important to them,” it states. “This is accomplished though discussions, setting goals, appropriately allocating and investing assets to pursue these objectives. We continue to monitor, consult and adjust as life events change.”

According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Brad Bergdahl holds 37 years of securities industry experience. Based in Cando, North Dakota, he has been registered as a broker with Cetera Advisor Networks since 2018 and an investment advisor with Cetera Investment Advisers since 2023. He has also been registered as an advisor with CWM since 2018, doing business as Carson Group Partners. His past registrations include LPL Financial, PrimeVest Financial Services, Linsco/Private Ledger Corporation, and American Express Financial Advisors. His credentials include the passage of four 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; and the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination, or Series 63. He is licensed in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. (Information current as of April 7, 2024.)

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