James Frederick Wessels

Employer firm

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. CRD 134139

$139B regulatory AUM 68,815 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• Market timing

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

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

Current Employers

Employment History

• 09/2006 → Present
  Gremler Financial Group
  Des Moines, IA
• 05/2013 → Present
  Technical Advisory Group (Tag)
  Des Moines, IA
• 09/2014 → 05/2020
  Voya Financial Advisors
  West Des Moines, IA
• 04/2015 → Present
  Btl Network
  Des Moines, IA
• 05/2020 → Present
  Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
  Fairfield, IA
• 05/2020 → Present
  Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.
  Fairfield, IA

Previous Registrations

• 2006-09-30 → 2020-05-11
  Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.
  Windsor, CT
  Des Moines, IA
  Red Oak, IA
  Windsor, CT
  Overland Park, KS
  Des Moines, IA
• 2003-10-01 → 2006-08-10
  Piper Sandler & Co.
  W Des Moines, IA
  West Des Moines, IA

Other Businesses

1) CIRA, 1776 PLEASANT PLAIN RD, FAIRFIELD, IA, AS ADVISORY REP OF A RIA. INV REL, 20/WK 20/TRADING. 05/2020 2) CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER & SERVICES, 1420 MULBERRY STREET, DES MOINES, IA, BOARD MEMBER OF A NON-PUBLIC ENTITY, 07/2020, TREASURER, 5/MO 0/TRADING 3) UNIVERSITY OF IOWA KRAUSE FUND, HENRY TIPPEE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS S288 PBB, IOWA CITY IA, BOARD MEMBER OF A NON-PUBLIC ENTITY, 05/2001, NIR, 10/YR 0/TRADING 4) GREMLER FINANCIAL GROUP LLC, 4140 GRAND AVE DES MOINES IA, FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS OWNER, INV REL, 2/YR 0/TRADING 5) CASTLE, LLC, 4140 GRAND AVE DES MOINES IA, BUSINESS OWNER, 01/2018, NIR, 6/YR 0/TRADING 6) JJP 2 LLC DBA VISION HOLDINGS LLC, 4140 GRAND AVE DES MOINES IA, OWNER, HOLDING COMPANY GREMLER FINANCIAL/VISION FINANCIAL GROUP LLC, 01/2019, INV REL, 50/WK 40/TRADING 7) BILLION DOLLAR MENTORING LLC DBA VISION RISK MANAGEMENT, 4140 GRAND AVE DES MOINES IA, 01/2013, OWNER, INSURANCE MARKETING, NIR, 1/MO 1/TRADING 8) VISION ACCOUNTING & TAX, 4140 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 12/2019, CPA/ENROLLED AGENT/TAX PREP/ACCOUNTING SERVICES, NIR, 20 HR/MO - 8 HR/MO Trading. 9) WESSELS ENTERPRISES, LLC, 924 45TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA, BUSINESS OWNER- ACCOUNTING ENTITY, NIR, 07/2014, 1/MO 0/TRADING 10) JAMES F. WESSELS, 4140 Grand Ave., Des Moines IA 50312, 09/2006, Agent, Insurance/Benefits/Human Resources, NIR, 8 HR/MO, 8 HR/MO TRADING. 11) JAMES WESSELS, CPA, 4140 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES, IA, CPA/ENROLLED AGENT/TAX PREP/ACCOUNTING SERVICES, 01/1995, INV REL, 4/YR 0/TRADING 12) VISION BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC, 4140 Grand Ave, Des Moines IA, 01/2021, Owner, TPA/Pension Services, INV REL, 20 HR/MO, 20 HR/MO Trading 13) FINANCIAL INTEGRATORS, 4140 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES IA 50312, 01/2025, PARTNER, DBA NAME, INV REL, 180 HR/MO - 140 HR/MO TRADING. 14) BINDL, INC., 1420 Mulberry Street, Des Moines IA 50309, United States, 12/01/2025, Secretary, Volunteer, NIR, 10 HR/MO - 5 HR/MO TRADING 15) UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City IA 52242, United States, 12/01/2025, Adjunct Professor - Finance Department (Wealth Management), Education, NIR, 15 HR/MO - 0 HR/MO TRADING 16) JAMES WESSELS, Iowa City IA 52242, START DATE 12/2025, Adjunct Professor, Teach Wealth Management course in their finance department, NIR, HR/MO 10, HR/MO TRADING 0 17) INTERWOVENLY, 4140 Grand Avenue Des Moines IA 50312, START DATE 12/2025, Referrer, Referrals, NIR, HR/MO 1, HR/MO TRADING 0

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2003-09-30

Designations

• Personal Financial Specialist
• Chartered Financial Analyst