John Kenneth Bruno

Employer firm

J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. CRD 112294

$8.25B regulatory AUM 1,971 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Selection of other advisers
• Educational seminars
• HOURLY & FIXED RATE CONSULTING

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 12/2010 → 12/2024
  Gfs Advisors Llc
  Houston, TX
• 12/2010 → 12/2024
  Global Financial Services L.L.C.
  Houston, TX
• 01/2025 → 02/2026
  Level Four Financial, Llc
  Dallas, TX
• 01/2025 → 02/2026
  Level Four Advisory Services, Llc
  Dallas, TX
• 05/2026 → Present
  Aei Securities, Inc.
  St. Paul, MN
• 06/2026 → Present
  J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.
  Tampa, FL
• 06/2026 → Present
  J.W. Cole Advisory, Inc.
  Tampa, FL

Previous Registrations

• 2025-01-06 → 2026-03-03
  Level Four Advisory Services
  Dallas, TX
  Houston, TX
• 2011-03-23 → 2025-01-28
  Gfs Advisors Llc
  Houston, TX
  Houston, TX
• 2009-02-17 → 2014-12-31
  Sanders Morris Llc
  Houston, TX
  Houston, TX
• 2008-08-19 → 2009-02-17
  Usf Services, Llc
  Houston, TX
• 2008-08-19 → 2009-02-17
  Usf Advisors, Llc
  Houston, TX
• 2008-08-19 → 2009-02-17
  Usf Alternative Services, Llc
  Houston, TX
• 2005-01-10 → 2008-08-18
  Stanford Group Company
  Houston, TX
  Houston, TX
• 2001-10-25 → 2005-01-03
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Houston, TX

Other Businesses

(1) Bates Group Consultant; Not investment related; 2 Lincoln Center, Portland, OR 97223; Compliance Consultant, Managing Director; Start 2/1/26; 160 hours/monhours/month during trading.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2000-06-02
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1997-07-22

Other Names

• Jack K Bruno