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WAYNE IVAN MIILLER

Section Title

Report Summary

Broker Qualifications

Registration and Employment History

Disclosure Events

CRD# 4813645

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2 - 3

5 - 6

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Page(s)

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WAYNE I. MIILLER

CRD# 4813645

This broker is not currently registered.

Report Summary for this Broker

This report summary provides an overview of the broker's professional background and conduct. Additionalinformation can be found in the detailed report.

Disclosure Events

All individuals registered to sell securities or provideinvestment advice are required to disclose customercomplaints and arbitrations, regulatory actions,employment terminations, bankruptcy filings, andcriminal or civil judicial proceedings.

Are there events disclosed about this broker? Yes

The following types of disclosures have beenreported:

Type Count

Regulatory Event 1

Customer Dispute 6

Financial 1

Broker Comments

This broker has provided comments regardinginformation that is displayed in this report.

Has the broker provided comments? Yes

Investment Adviser RepresentativeInformation

https://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov

The information below represents the individual'srecord as a broker. For details on this individual'srecord as an investment adviser representative,visit the SEC's Investment Adviser PublicDisclosure website at

Broker Qualifications

This broker is not currently registered.

This broker has passed:

1 Principal/Supervisory Exam

3 General Industry/Product Exams

2 State Securities Law Exams

Registration History

This broker was previously registered with thefollowing securities firm(s):

AEON CAPITAL INCCRD# 164004Scottsdale, AZ02/2018 - 03/2021

B

ACCELERATED CAPITAL GROUPCRD# 41270SCOTTSDALE, AZ04/2010 - 02/2018

B

LONGVIEW FINANCIAL GROUP, INCCRD# 38286SCOTTSDALE, AZ01/2009 - 04/2010

B

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Broker Qualifications

Registrations

This section provides the self-regulatory organizations (SROs) and U.S. states/territories the broker is currently registered and licensed with, thecategory of each license, and the date on which it became effective. This section also provides, for every brokerage firm with which the broker iscurrently employed, the address of each branch where the broker works.

This broker is not currently registered.

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Broker Qualifications

Industry Exams this Broker has Passed

This individual has passed 1 principal/supervisory exam, 3 general industry/product exams, and 2 state securities law exams.

This section includes all securities industry exams that the broker has passed. Under limited circumstances, a broker may attain a registrationafter receiving an exam waiver based on exams the broker has passed and/or qualifying work experience. Any exam waivers that the broker hasreceived are not included below.

Exam Category Date

Principal/Supervisory Exams

General Securities Principal Examination 05/06/2010Series 24B

Exam Category Date

General Industry/Product Exams

Securities Industry Essentials Examination 10/01/2018SIEB

General Securities Representative Examination 01/06/2009Series 7B

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts RepresentativeExamination

06/21/2004Series 6B

Exam Category Date

State Securities Law Exams

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 10/24/2011Series 65IA

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 03/25/2009Series 63B

Additional information about the above exams or other exams FINRA administers to brokers and other securities professionals can be found atwww.finra.org/brokerqualifications/registeredrep/.

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Broker Qualifications

Professional Designations

This section details that the representative has reported 0 professional designation(s).

No information reported.

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Registration and Employment History

Registration History

Registration Dates Firm Name CRD# Branch Location

The broker previously was registered with the following firms:

B 02/2018 - 03/2021 AEON CAPITAL INC 164004 Scottsdale, AZ

B 04/2010 - 02/2018 ACCELERATED CAPITAL GROUP 41270 SCOTTSDALE, AZ

B 01/2009 - 04/2010 LONGVIEW FINANCIAL GROUP, INC 38286 SCOTTSDALE, AZ

B 12/2004 - 01/2005 USAA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTCOMPANY

5475 SAN ANTONIO, TX

B 06/2004 - 09/2004 WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 421 OAKDALE, MN

Employment History

Employment Employer Name Investment RelatedPosition Employer Location

This section provides up to 10 years of an individual broker's employment history as reported by the individual broker on the most recently filedForm U4.

Please note that the broker is required to provide this information only while registered with FINRA or a national securities exchangeand the information is not updated via Form U4 after the broker ceases to be registered. Therefore, an employment end date of"Present" may not reflect the broker's current employment status.

04/2010 - Present MARK STEWART SECURITIES, INC. DBAACCELERATED CAPITAL GROUP

REGISTEREDREPRESENTATIVE

Y Costa Mesa, CA, UnitedStates

07/2008 - Present WAYNE MIILER PLLC OWNER N SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UnitedStates

01/1999 - Present MIILLER MANAGEMENT OWNER N PHOENIX, AZ, United States

05/2013 - 08/2017 AMERICAN ASSET ADVISORY, LLC ADVISORYREPRESENTATIVE

Y IRVINE, CA, United States

08/2005 - 08/2013 SELF-EMPLOYED REALTOR N SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UnitedStates

Other Business Activities

This section includes information, if any, as provided by the broker regarding other business activities the broker is currently engaged in either asa proprietor, partner, officer, director, employee, trustee, agent or otherwise. This section does not include non-investment related activity that isexclusively charitable, civic, religious or fraternal and is recognized as tax exempt.

(1) WAYNE MIILLER PLLC, OWNER; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; NOT SECURITIES RELATED IN REFERENCE TO BUSINESS EXPENSES AND TAXPURPOSES; BUSINESS CONSULTING MAY BE SECURITIES RELATED: PLLC START: JULY 1, 2008; TIME SPENT: 5 HOURS/MONTH (2)MIILLER MANAGEMENT; NOT INVESTMENT RELATED; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; MUSIC PERFORMANCE / MANAGEMENT; OWNER / CEO;JANUARY 1999 TO PRESENT; 10 HOURS WEEKLY; NONE DURING TRADING HOURS; PERFORM LIVE SHOWS AND BOOKINGSERVICES. (3) EMPLOYEE OF GREENBOND ADVISORS. POSITION REQUIRES CONSULTING AND EDUCATION SERVICES RELATED TOTHE BD AND IA INDUSTRIES, PRODUCT TYPES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, INTERNAL HR ASSISTANCE. CONSULTANCY STARTED JAN2020 WITH A SHIFT TO AN EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP OCT 15,2020. REQUIRES 10-15 HOURS PER WEEK. SOME TIME WILL BE DURINGMARKET HOURS. IT IS SECURITIES RELATED.

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Registration and Employment History

Other Business Activities, continued(1) WAYNE MIILLER PLLC, OWNER; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; NOT SECURITIES RELATED IN REFERENCE TO BUSINESS EXPENSES AND TAXPURPOSES; BUSINESS CONSULTING MAY BE SECURITIES RELATED: PLLC START: JULY 1, 2008; TIME SPENT: 5 HOURS/MONTH (2)MIILLER MANAGEMENT; NOT INVESTMENT RELATED; SCOTTSDALE, AZ; MUSIC PERFORMANCE / MANAGEMENT; OWNER / CEO;JANUARY 1999 TO PRESENT; 10 HOURS WEEKLY; NONE DURING TRADING HOURS; PERFORM LIVE SHOWS AND BOOKINGSERVICES. (3) EMPLOYEE OF GREENBOND ADVISORS. POSITION REQUIRES CONSULTING AND EDUCATION SERVICES RELATED TOTHE BD AND IA INDUSTRIES, PRODUCT TYPES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, INTERNAL HR ASSISTANCE. CONSULTANCY STARTED JAN2020 WITH A SHIFT TO AN EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP OCT 15,2020. REQUIRES 10-15 HOURS PER WEEK. SOME TIME WILL BE DURINGMARKET HOURS. IT IS SECURITIES RELATED.

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Disclosure Events

What you should know about reported disclosure events:

1. All individuals registered to sell securities or provide investment advice are required to disclose customer complaints and arbitrations,regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings, and criminal or civil judicial proceedings.

2. Certain thresholds must be met before an event is reported to CRD, for example: o A law enforcement agency must file formal charges before a broker is required to disclose a particular criminal event. o A customer dispute must involve allegations that a broker engaged in activity that violates certain rules or conduct governing the

industry and that the activity resulted in damages of at least $5,000. o

3. Disclosure events in BrokerCheck reports come from different sources: o As mentioned at the beginning of this report, information contained in BrokerCheck comes from brokers, brokerage firms and

regulators. When more than one of these sources reports information for the same disclosure event, all versions of the event willappear in the BrokerCheck report. The different versions will be separated by a solid line with the reporting source labeled.

o4. There are different statuses and dispositions for disclosure events:

o A disclosure event may have a status of pending, on appeal, or final.§ A "pending" event involves allegations that have not been proven or formally adjudicated.§ An event that is "on appeal" involves allegations that have been adjudicated but are currently being appealed.§ A "final" event has been concluded and its resolution is not subject to change.

o A final event generally has a disposition of adjudicated, settled or otherwise resolved.§ An "adjudicated" matter includes a disposition by (1) a court of law in a criminal or civil matter, or (2) an administrative

panel in an action brought by a regulator that is contested by the party charged with some alleged wrongdoing.§ A "settled" matter generally involves an agreement by the parties to resolve the matter. Please note that brokers and

brokerage firms may choose to settle customer disputes or regulatory matters for business or other reasons.§ A "resolved" matter usually involves no payment to the customer and no finding of wrongdoing on the part of the

individual broker. Such matters generally involve customer disputes.

For your convenience, below is a matrix of the number and status of disclosure events involving this broker. Further informationregarding these events can be found in the subsequent pages of this report. You also may wish to contact the broker to obtain furtherinformation regarding these events.

Final On AppealPending

Regulatory Event 0 1 0

Customer Dispute 2 4 N/A

Financial 0 1 N/A

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Disclosure Event Details

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This report provides the information exactly as it was reported to CRD and therefore some of the specific data fields contained in the report maybe blank if the information was not provided to CRD.

Regulatory - Final

This type of disclosure event may involve (1) a final, formal proceeding initiated by a regulatory authority (e.g., a state securities agency, self-regulatory organization, federal regulatory such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, foreign financial regulatory body) for a violation ofinvestment-related rules or regulations; or (2) a revocation or suspension of a broker's authority to act as an attorney, accountant, or federalcontractor.

Disclosure 1 of 1

Reporting Source: Regulator

Regulatory Action InitiatedBy:

FINRA

Sanction(s) Sought:

Date Initiated: 12/13/2017

Docket/Case Number: 2012033566204

Employing firm when activityoccurred which led to theregulatory action:

Accelerated Capital Group, Inc.

Product Type: Mutual Fund

Allegations: Without admitting or denying the findings, Miiller consented to the sanctions and tothe entry of findings that as his member firm's president, he failed to reasonablysupervise the firm's chief compliance officer (CCO) and direct supervisor for allregistered representatives at a branch office of his firm. The findings stated thatalthough Miiller believed that the CCO possessed the requisite experience to servein her respective functions, once having delegated certain responsibilities to her,Miiller was also obligated to monitor whether the CCO was properly exercising theduties delegated to her and to respond to any red flags that indicated that thesystem in place or her supervision was deficient. Miiller failed to reasonablyrespond to red flags that the firm's systems were not adequate and that the CCOwas not capable of reasonably supervising the registered representative. Inparticular, Miiller failed to take sufficient reasonable corrective or remedial actionafter the CCO advised him that she was having difficulty analyzing the firm's tradeblotter and mutual fund switch reports and requested better surveillance tools inthe form of exception reports. Although a compliance consultant was hired to assistthe CCO in her account surveillance tasks, given the CCO's continued difficultyworking with the existing blotter and reports, Miiller should have recognized thatshe still lacked the experience and training necessary to conduct reasonabletrading surveillance using the firm's existing surveillance tools even with the help ofthe compliance consultant. Miiller also failed to act reasonably after he learnedfrom the CCO that the registered representative had excessively traded mutualfund "A" shares in customer accounts. Although the registered representative wasplaced on heightened supervision, neither the CCO nor anyone else at the firmcontacted the registered representative's mutual fund customers. Had someonedone so, Miiller's firm would have learned that the registered representative'sexcessive mutual fund activity was also unauthorized in the accounts of at leastnine of the 11 affected customers. In addition, while on heightened supervision, theregistered representative began to increasingly employ an unsuitable "swing trade"strategy for the same customers for whom he had been improperly trading the "A"shares. This conduct also went undetected due to the absence of an excessivetrading exception report and the CCO's inability to detect excessive trading usingthe firm's existing trade blotter.

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Without admitting or denying the findings, Miiller consented to the sanctions and tothe entry of findings that as his member firm's president, he failed to reasonablysupervise the firm's chief compliance officer (CCO) and direct supervisor for allregistered representatives at a branch office of his firm. The findings stated thatalthough Miiller believed that the CCO possessed the requisite experience to servein her respective functions, once having delegated certain responsibilities to her,Miiller was also obligated to monitor whether the CCO was properly exercising theduties delegated to her and to respond to any red flags that indicated that thesystem in place or her supervision was deficient. Miiller failed to reasonablyrespond to red flags that the firm's systems were not adequate and that the CCOwas not capable of reasonably supervising the registered representative. Inparticular, Miiller failed to take sufficient reasonable corrective or remedial actionafter the CCO advised him that she was having difficulty analyzing the firm's tradeblotter and mutual fund switch reports and requested better surveillance tools inthe form of exception reports. Although a compliance consultant was hired to assistthe CCO in her account surveillance tasks, given the CCO's continued difficultyworking with the existing blotter and reports, Miiller should have recognized thatshe still lacked the experience and training necessary to conduct reasonabletrading surveillance using the firm's existing surveillance tools even with the help ofthe compliance consultant. Miiller also failed to act reasonably after he learnedfrom the CCO that the registered representative had excessively traded mutualfund "A" shares in customer accounts. Although the registered representative wasplaced on heightened supervision, neither the CCO nor anyone else at the firmcontacted the registered representative's mutual fund customers. Had someonedone so, Miiller's firm would have learned that the registered representative'sexcessive mutual fund activity was also unauthorized in the accounts of at leastnine of the 11 affected customers. In addition, while on heightened supervision, theregistered representative began to increasingly employ an unsuitable "swing trade"strategy for the same customers for whom he had been improperly trading the "A"shares. This conduct also went undetected due to the absence of an excessivetrading exception report and the CCO's inability to detect excessive trading usingthe firm's existing trade blotter.

Current Status: Final

Resolution: Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)

Resolution Date: 12/13/2017

Sanctions Ordered:

Does the order constitute afinal order based onviolations of any laws orregulations that prohibitfraudulent, manipulative, ordeceptive conduct?

No

Civil and Administrative Penalty(ies)/Fine(s)Suspension

If the regulator is the SEC,CFTC, or an SRO, did theaction result in a finding of awillful violation or failure tosupervise?

No

(1) willfully violated anyprovision of the SecuritiesAct of 1933, the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, theInvestment Advisers Act of1940, the InvestmentCompany Act of 1940, theCommodity Exchange Act, orany rule or regulation underany of such Acts, or any ofthe rules of the MunicipalSecurities Rulemaking Board,or to have been unable tocomply with any provision ofsuch Act, rule or regulation?

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(1) willfully violated anyprovision of the SecuritiesAct of 1933, the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, theInvestment Advisers Act of1940, the InvestmentCompany Act of 1940, theCommodity Exchange Act, orany rule or regulation underany of such Acts, or any ofthe rules of the MunicipalSecurities Rulemaking Board,or to have been unable tocomply with any provision ofsuch Act, rule or regulation?

(2) willfully aided, abetted,counseled, commanded,induced, or procured theviolation by any person ofany provision of theSecurities Act of 1933, theSecurities Exchange Act of1934, the InvestmentAdvisers Act of 1940, theInvestment Company Act of1940, the CommodityExchange Act, or any rule orregulation under any of suchActs, or any of the rules ofthe Municipal SecuritiesRulemaking Board? or

(3) failed reasonably tosupervise another personsubject to your supervision,with a view to preventing theviolation by such person ofany provision of theSecurities Act of 1933, theSecurities Exchange Act of1934, the InvestmentAdvisers Act of 1940, theInvestment Company Act of1940, the CommodityExchange Act, or any rule orregulation under any suchActs, or any of the rules ofthe Municipal SecuritiesRulemaking Board?

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Regulator Statement Fines paid in full on September 28, 2018.

(3) failed reasonably tosupervise another personsubject to your supervision,with a view to preventing theviolation by such person ofany provision of theSecurities Act of 1933, theSecurities Exchange Act of1934, the InvestmentAdvisers Act of 1940, theInvestment Company Act of1940, the CommodityExchange Act, or any rule orregulation under any suchActs, or any of the rules ofthe Municipal SecuritiesRulemaking Board?

Capacities Affected: Any principal capacity

Duration: Six months

Start Date: 01/02/2018

End Date: 07/01/2018

Sanction 1 of 1

Sanction Type: Suspension

Monetary Related Sanction: Civil and Administrative Penalty(ies)/Fine(s)

Total Amount: $10,000.00

Portion Levied againstindividual:

$10,000.00

Date Paid by individual: 09/28/2018

Was any portion of penaltywaived?

No

Amount Waived:

Monetary Sanction 1 of 1

Payment Plan: Deferred

Is Payment Plan Current:

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Regulator Statement Fines paid in full on September 28, 2018.

iReporting Source: Broker

Regulatory Action InitiatedBy:

FINRA

Sanction(s) Sought:

Date Initiated: 12/13/2017

Docket/Case Number: 2012033566204

Employing firm when activityoccurred which led to theregulatory action:

Accelerated Capital Group, Inc.

Product Type: Mutual Fund

Allegations: Without admitting or denying the findings, Miiller consented to the sanctions and tothe entry of findings that as his member firm's president, he failed to reasonablysupervise the firm's chief compliance officer (CCO) and direct supervisor for allregistered representatives at a branch office of his firm. The findings stated thatalthough Miiller believed that the CCO possessed the requisite experience to servein her respective functions, once having delegated certain responsibilities to her,Miiller was also obligated to monitor whether the CCO was properly exercising theduties delegated to her and to respond to any red flags that indicated that thesystem in place or her supervision was deficient. Miiller failed to reasonablyrespond to red flags that the firm's systems were not adequate and that the CCOwas not capable of reasonably supervising the registered representative. Inparticular, Miiller failed to take sufficient reasonable corrective or remedial actionafter the CCO advised him that she was having difficulty analyzing the firm's tradeblotter and mutual fund switch reports and requested better surveillance tools inthe form of exception reports. Although a compliance consultant was hired to assistthe CCO in her account surveillance tasks, given the CCO's continued difficultyworking with the existing blotter and reports, Miiller should have recognized thatshe still lacked the experience and training necessary to conduct reasonabletrading surveillance using the firm's existing surveillance tools even with the help ofthe compliance consultant. Miiller also failed to act reasonably after he learnedfrom the CCO that the registered representative had excessively traded mutualfund "A" shares in customer accounts. Although the registered representative wasplaced on heightened supervision, neither the CCO nor anyone else at the firmcontacted the registered representative's mutual fund customers. Had someonedone so, Miiller's firm would have learned that the registered representative'sexcessive mutual fund activity was also unauthorized in the accounts of at leastnine of the 11 affected customers. In addition, while on heightened supervision, theregistered representative began to increasingly employ an unsuitable "swing trade"strategy for the same customers for whom he had been improperly trading the "A"shares. This conduct also went undetected due to the absence of an excessivetrading exception report and the CCO's inability to detect excessive trading usingthe firm's existing trade blotter.

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Without admitting or denying the findings, Miiller consented to the sanctions and tothe entry of findings that as his member firm's president, he failed to reasonablysupervise the firm's chief compliance officer (CCO) and direct supervisor for allregistered representatives at a branch office of his firm. The findings stated thatalthough Miiller believed that the CCO possessed the requisite experience to servein her respective functions, once having delegated certain responsibilities to her,Miiller was also obligated to monitor whether the CCO was properly exercising theduties delegated to her and to respond to any red flags that indicated that thesystem in place or her supervision was deficient. Miiller failed to reasonablyrespond to red flags that the firm's systems were not adequate and that the CCOwas not capable of reasonably supervising the registered representative. Inparticular, Miiller failed to take sufficient reasonable corrective or remedial actionafter the CCO advised him that she was having difficulty analyzing the firm's tradeblotter and mutual fund switch reports and requested better surveillance tools inthe form of exception reports. Although a compliance consultant was hired to assistthe CCO in her account surveillance tasks, given the CCO's continued difficultyworking with the existing blotter and reports, Miiller should have recognized thatshe still lacked the experience and training necessary to conduct reasonabletrading surveillance using the firm's existing surveillance tools even with the help ofthe compliance consultant. Miiller also failed to act reasonably after he learnedfrom the CCO that the registered representative had excessively traded mutualfund "A" shares in customer accounts. Although the registered representative wasplaced on heightened supervision, neither the CCO nor anyone else at the firmcontacted the registered representative's mutual fund customers. Had someonedone so, Miiller's firm would have learned that the registered representative'sexcessive mutual fund activity was also unauthorized in the accounts of at leastnine of the 11 affected customers. In addition, while on heightened supervision, theregistered representative began to increasingly employ an unsuitable "swing trade"strategy for the same customers for whom he had been improperly trading the "A"shares. This conduct also went undetected due to the absence of an excessivetrading exception report and the CCO's inability to detect excessive trading usingthe firm's existing trade blotter.

Current Status: Final

Resolution: Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)

Resolution Date: 12/13/2017

Sanctions Ordered:

Does the order constitute afinal order based onviolations of any laws orregulations that prohibitfraudulent, manipulative, ordeceptive conduct?

No

Civil and Administrative Penalty(ies)/Fine(s)Suspension

Capacities Affected: Any prinicpal Capacity

Duration: 6 months

Start Date: 01/02/2018

End Date: 07/01/2018

Sanction 1 of 1

Sanction Type: Suspension

Monetary Related Sanction: Civil and Administrative Penalty(ies)/Fine(s)

Total Amount: $10,000.00

Portion Levied againstindividual:

$10,000.00

Date Paid by individual:

Was any portion of penaltywaived?

No

Amount Waived:

Monetary Sanction 1 of 1

Payment Plan:

Is Payment Plan Current:

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Customer Dispute - Settled

This type of disclosure event involves a consumer-initiated, investment-related complaint, arbitration proceeding or civil suit containing allegationsof sale practice violations against the broker that resulted in a monetary settlement to the customer.

Disclosure 1 of 4

Reporting Source: Broker

Broker Comment: THIS MATTER HAS BEEN SETTLED AS OF OCTOBER 13, 2021 WITH NOADMISSION OF LIABILITY OR WRONGDOING AND NO CONSIDERATION BEINGPAID FROM ME.

Employing firm whenactivities occurred which ledto the complaint:

Allegations:

Accelerated Capital Group (through 2017) - Aeon Capital (Jan 18 - present)

From approximately 2016 - March 2018; claimants allege breach of fiduciary dutyand negligence in reference to private placement offerings purchased.

Product Type: Other: Private Placement

Alleged Damages: $620,000.00

Date Notice/Process Served: 10/10/2019

Arbitration Pending? No

Disposition: Settled

Disposition Date: 10/13/2021

Monetary CompensationAmount:

$150,000.00

Broker Statement Rep was not the rep of record for the sales, and strongly disagrees with the claimsmade. Rep will be vigorously defending against this matter.

Arbitration Information

Individual ContributionAmount:

Arbitration/CFTC reparationclaim filed with (FINRA, AAA,CFTC, etc.):

19-03043

Docket/Case #: 0

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Employing firm whenactivities occurred which ledto the complaint:

Allegations:

ACCELERATED CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

Claimants are alleging negligence, over-concentration, breach of fiduciary duty,breach of contract, material misrepresentation and omissions and failure tosupervise

Product Type: Other: alternative investments

Alleged Damages: $340,000.00

Date Complaint Received:

Complaint Pending? No

Status:

Status Date: 08/15/2018

Settlement Amount: $95,000.00

Individual ContributionAmount:

$0.00

Date Notice/Process Served: 05/12/2017

Arbitration Pending? No

Disposition: Settled

Disposition Date: 08/15/2018

Monetary CompensationAmount:

$95,000.00

Broker Statement A significant portion of the claim amount was done at an outside, non-affiliate RIA,with Mr. Miiller and ACG having no role in the transaction. Mr. Miiller and ACG willbe vigorously defending the supervision and suitability of the remaining claim.UPDATE 081518: This matter has been settled with no out of pocket proceedspaid from Mr. Miiller.

Customer Complaint Information

Arbitration Information

Individual ContributionAmount:

$0.00

Settled

Arbitration/CFTC reparationclaim filed with (FINRA, AAA,CFTC, etc.):

FINRA

Docket/Case #: 17-01178

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A significant portion of the claim amount was done at an outside, non-affiliate RIA,with Mr. Miiller and ACG having no role in the transaction. Mr. Miiller and ACG willbe vigorously defending the supervision and suitability of the remaining claim.UPDATE 081518: This matter has been settled with no out of pocket proceedspaid from Mr. Miiller.

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Reporting Source: Broker

Employing firm whenactivities occurred which ledto the complaint:

Allegations:

ACCELERATED CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

THE ARBITRATION DOCUMENTS ALLEGE BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY,VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, CONTROL PERSONLIABILITY UNDER SECTION 20 OF THE SECURITIES & EXCHANGE ACT OF1034; VIOLATION OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATION SECURITIES LAWS;VIOLATION OF THE FINRA RULES 1020, 2120, 2111 AND 3110; NEGLIGENCEAND NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION

Product Type: Equity Listed (Common & Preferred Stock)

Alleged Damages: $130,000.00

Date Notice/Process Served: 06/07/2016

Arbitration Pending? No

Disposition: Settled

Disposition Date: 05/08/2017

Monetary CompensationAmount:

$110,000.00

Broker Statement ACG was named in an arbitration for the activities of a RR not under Mr. Miiller'ssupervision, and no longer with the firm. He was named as a "control person" inthe arbitration, and was not required to personally contribute to the settlementamount.

Arbitration Information

Individual ContributionAmount:

$0.00

Arbitration/CFTC reparationclaim filed with (FINRA, AAA,CFTC, etc.):

FINRA

Docket/Case #: 16-01433

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Reporting Source: Broker

Employing firm whenactivities occurred which ledto the complaint:

Allegations:

ACCELERATED CAPITAL GROUP

UNAUTHORIZED TRADING AND EXCESSIVE TRADING

Product Type: Equity Listed (Common & Preferred Stock)

Alleged Damages: $200,000.00

Date Notice/Process Served: 01/08/2016

Arbitration Pending? No

Disposition: Settled

Disposition Date: 02/01/2016

Monetary CompensationAmount:

$165,000.00

Broker Statement President and Owner, Wayne Miiller, has been named in an arbitration as a controlperson of ACG with ownership of at least 10% but less than 25%. Mr. Miiller is thePresident of the Firm, but was not the supervisor of, nor located in the office of, theRegistered Representative that is the subject of the arbitration.

Arbitration Information

Individual ContributionAmount:

$0.00

Arbitration/CFTC reparationclaim filed with (FINRA, AAA,CFTC, etc.):

FINRA

Docket/Case #: 15-03471

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Customer Dispute - Pending

This type of disclosure event involves (1) a pending consumer-initiated, investment-related arbitration or civil suit that contains allegations of salespractice violations against the broker; or (2) a pending, consumer-initiated, investment-related written complaint containing allegations that thebroker engaged in, sales practice violations resulting in compensatory damages of at least $5,000, forgery, theft, or misappropriation, orconversion of funds or securities.

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Reporting Source: Broker

Employing firm whenactivities occurred which ledto the complaint:

Allegations:

Accelerated Capital Group, Inc

Unsuitable placements of Alternative Investments by a Registered Representativewhile acting as a control person for ACG.

Product Type: Other: Private Equity/Alternative Investments

Alleged Damages: $13,204,427.00

Date Complaint Received: 09/25/2020

Complaint Pending? Yes

Settlement Amount:

Individual ContributionAmount:

Broker Statement Mr. Miiller was named in this matter as a former control person of ACG and not therep of record. Mr. Miiller adamantly denies any and all allegations and this shall bevigorously defended against.

Customer Complaint Information

Is this an oral complaint? No

Is this a written complaint? Yes

Is this an arbitration/CFTCreparation or civil litigation?

No

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Reporting Source: Broker

Employing firm whenactivities occurred which ledto the complaint:

Allegations:

Accelerated Capital Group, Inc

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Allegations: Claims of breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, breach of contract in privateplacement offerings purchased in 2013 and early 2014.

Product Type: Other: Private Placement

Alleged Damages: $0.00

Date Notice/Process Served: 11/25/2019

Arbitration Pending? Yes

Broker Statement Mr. Miiller was named as an owner and control person ofAccelerated Capital Group. This matter will be aggressivelydefended as Mr. Miiller strongly denies all allegations.

Arbitration Information

Alleged Damages AmountExplanation (if amount notexact):

No damages specified.

Arbitration/CFTC reparationclaim filed with (FINRA, AAA,CFTC, etc.):

FINRA

Docket/Case #: 19-02876

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Financial - Final

This type of disclosure event involves a bankruptcy, compromise with one or more creditors, or Securities Investor Protection Corporationliquidation involving the broker or an organization/brokerage firm the broker controlled that occurred within the last 10 years.

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Reporting Source: Broker

Action Type: SHORT SALE

Action Date: 10/23/2012

Organization Investment-Related?

Action Pending? No

Disposition: Satisfied/Released

Disposition Date: 10/23/2012

Name of Creditor: INDY MAC BANK

Original Amount Owed: $710,000.00

Terms Reached with Creditor: INDY MAC ACCEPTED A GROSS SHORT SALE OF $641,000.00. CHASE($210,000.00)ACCEPTED A PAYMENT OF $21,646.59 FROM INDY MAC.

If a compromise with creditor,provide:

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