Complaint Involving CreativeOne Securities Advisor Kirt Carstens

Have you invested with financial advisor Kirt Carstens at CreativeOne Securities? Our securities arbitration law firm is looking into allegations involving Kirt Carstens, who worked in an Arnolds Park, Iowa office.

Allegations Regarding Kirt Carstens’s BrokerCheck Report

BrokerCheck discloses that Kirt Carstens has been the subject of five customer complaints. The most recent complaint was made in May 2026.

The complaint alleges that a customer lost nearly $380,000 in a “non-traded preferred stock” recommended by Carstens. The customer alleges that the investment was highly concentrated.

Background on Kirt Carstens

Kirt Carstens had been licensed with CreativeOne Securities since 2011 at an Arnolds Park, Iowa office. The other four customer complaints made against Carstens were made between 2002 and 2007.

Can CreativeOne Securities Be Responsible for Carstens’s Conduct?

Under FINRA Rule 3110, broker-dealers like CreativeOne Securities must reasonably supervise the activity of its advisors. CreativeOne Securities could be responsible for investor losses if it failed to reasonably supervise him.

Israels & Neuman Recovers Money for Investors Nationwide, Including in Iowa

We represent investors throughout Iowa, who have been victims of broker misconduct, unsuitable investment recommendations, and fraud. If you were a client of Kirt Carstens and believe your financial advisor acted improperly, you may be entitled to recover losses through FINRA arbitration.

View Carstens’s BrokerCheck Report

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