Between March 2019 and May 2023, while registered with FINRA, Wahdy engaged in an unapproved outside business by acting as an investment advisor without notice to or approval from Ameriprise, Wells Fargo, and Merrill Lynch, in violation of FINRA Rules 3270 and 2010. Also, in February 2021, while associated with Wells Fargo, Wahdy participated in a private securities transaction by soliciting $250,000 from one investor for limited partnership interests in a pooled investment fund without prior disclosure to the firm, in violation of FINRA Rules 3280 and 2010.