Thomas Connaughton Schmidt

Employer firm

Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd CRD 153184

$18.6B regulatory AUM 376 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• Educational seminars

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

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

Current Employers

Employment History

• 06/1997 → 01/2018
  Thomas C Schmidt, Sr.
  Houston, TX
• 09/2014 → 04/2019
  Lan Holdings, Llc Dba Heritage Financial Group
  Houston, TX
• 09/2014 → 10/2017
  Premier Directional Drilling
  Houston, TX
• 01/2018 → Present
  Velocity Business Advisors
  Cypress, TX
• 04/2019 → 11/2022
  Avl/Wealthcare, Llc
  Gulfport, MS
• 11/2022 → Present
  Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd.
  Gulfport, MS

Previous Registrations

• 2019-04-18 → 2022-11-22
  Avl/Wealthcare, Llc
  Gulfport, MS
• 2014-11-05 → 2019-04-18
  Heritage Financial Group
  Houston, TX
• 2002-07-01 → 2014-09-04
  Next Financial Group, Inc.
  Lafayette, LA
  Houston, TX
• 2000-01-20 → 2002-07-09
  Waddell & Reed
  Houston, TX

Other Businesses

1) VELOCITY BUSINESS ADVISORS, 536 DYNSMORE PLACE, LONG BEACH, MS 39560. NON INVESTMENT-RELATED; BUSINESS CONSULTING & TAX PREPARATION. 01/2018 TO PRESENT. APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS PER MONTH IS DEVOTED TO THIS BUSINESS WITH 8 OF THOSE HOURS OCCURRING DURING SECURITIES TRADING HOURS. 2) AVL Wealthcare - Registered Investment Advisor DBA - 9/2022 - Investment-Related - Investment Advisory and Financial Plannning.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2000-05-05
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2000-01-14

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner
• Personal Financial Specialist