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Last updated - January 7, 2026
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Chad M. Koehn is a registered securities professional with experience across multiple firms, including United Capital Management of Kansas. He was suspended by FINRA for one year and fined $10,000 for participating in private securities transactions without firm approval. His BrokerCheck record details his professional registrations, exams passed, and past customer complaints.
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High Risk
Based on the available data, we advise consumers to avoid this Individual altogether.
This advisory is based on an aggregate risk score derived from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified in our research.
You are likely to be at great risk by engaging in any sort of consumer-related activity with this entity.
Medium Risk
Based on the available data, we advise employees to be mindful when considering or continuing work with this Individual.
This advisory stems from a medium-risk score compiled from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors uncovered in our analysis.
Employment with this entity may involve moderate risks.
Based on the available data, we urge investors and bankers to avoid financial involvement with this Individual.
This advisory is informed by an aggregate risk score based on OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified through our investigation.
Engaging in investment or lending activities with this entity poses a substantial risk to your financial interests.
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FINRA suspended him for one year and fined him $10,000 for participating in unapproved private securities transactions.
He was found to have engaged in private securities transactions (selling away) without written approval from his firm.
Approximately $1,475,000 was invested by at least 59 individuals in the unapproved transactions
His FINRA BrokerCheck shows customer complaints, including a 2017 allegation of mishandling an IRA transaction that was denied.
At least one customer complaint was denied and closed without action.
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Chad M. Koehn FINRA BrokerCheck summary showing registration status, firms, licenses, disclosures, and employment history for individual 2216169.
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Faced allegations of scamming others
Allegedly sold fake silver
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If you’re an older, affluent investor looking for careful stewardship, clarity, and respect—my opinion is that you should run, not walk, away from Chad Koehn and United Capital Management. My experience left the unmistakable impression of a business model that talks “trust” while operating on opacity, especially when dealing with clients who may rely more heavily on advisers to explain what’s actually happening with their money. Communication felt evasive rather than forthright, explanations were thin, and questions—especially reasonable, basic ones—were treated like inconveniences. There was plenty of polished language and professional posturing, but very little substance. The tone came across as condescending, as if clients were expected to nod politely rather than understand. Transparency felt optional. Accountability felt nonexistent. And concern for client comprehension felt like an afterthought. The overall vibe? Extractive, not protective. Transactional, not fiduciary. Sales-forward, clarity-averse, and profoundly unsettling—particularly given the demographic being courted. In my view, this is exactly the kind of experience that fuels public distrust of wealth managers: smooth talk, minimal insight, and a lingering sense that the less you ask, the happier they are. Anyone managing retirement savings, family wealth, or late-stage financial planning deserves better than this kind of hollow professionalism. I would not recommend them to my worst enemy—unless that enemy happened to be looking for a masterclass in how not to treat clients.
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I wouldn’t feel comfortable trusting financial advice without seeing documented evidence that past compliance failures were corrected. I need proof that current practices are fully transparent and reliable. Without that assurance, I would personally avoid engaging.
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I would be cautious about trusting financial advice given the suspension and fine.
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