I have friends who I advised to buy amarin sub $3, and they use Oppenheimer advisors. The day he put out his “research,” their advisor called them and told them to look at this report, may be a good time to “take profits.”
I strongly encouraged them to leave the advisors and file a complaint to the sec, which they both did.
Moreover, at the same time, the “advisor” pushed two stocks on them, one of them acst, the other was a small tech stock down 50% since. The small shops often get away with even crazier stuff than the big banks because they sell “we’re family and friends” vibe so well.