Buddy Eugene Kimsey

Current Employers

Employment History

• 10/2002 → 10/2019
  1St Global Capital Corp
  Cleveland, TN
• 02/2004 → 10/2019
  1St Global Advisors, Inc.
  Cleveland, TN
• 03/2006 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
  Charleston, TN
• 12/2007 → 01/2020
  Arnett,Kirksey,Kimsey,Sullivan, Lay & Hall, Pllc
  Cleveland, TN
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Charleston, TN
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Charleston, TN
• 01/2020 → Present
  Wedgewood Accounting, Pllc
  Cleveland, TN
• 01/2020 → 05/2021
  Wedgewood Accounting, Pllc
  Cleveland, TN
• 03/2023 → Present
  Hiwassee Utilities Commission
  Charleston, TN
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Charleston, TN
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Charleston, TN
• 2004-02-09 → 2019-10-25
  1St Global Advisors Inc
  Cleveland, TN

Other Businesses

1) J.S.M. INSURANCE TRUST POSITION: CO-TRUSTEE NATURE: TRUST INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 7/2008 DESCRIPTION: Co-trustee duties 2) COMPASS FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC POSITION: OWNER NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 40 START DATE: 03/01/2003 ADDRESS: Cleveland TN , United States DESCRIPTION: Provide financial services to clients 3) HIWASSEE UTILITIES COMMISSION POSITION: Board Member NATURE: This is a quasi governmental entity that was formed in 1982 to provide potable water sources to utility entities in Bradley and McMinn county Tennessee. The entity has constructed a water treatment plant near the Hiwassee River in Southeast Tennessee and provides water from the river to several utility entities in the area. It has been financed by loans from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. They do not issue any debt securities. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 03/01/2023 ADDRESS: 333 Mowery Circle NW, Charleston TN 37310, United States DESCRIPTION: Board members are expected to meet once each month the review financial statements, approve annual budgets and approve various contracts relating to the operation of the water treatment plant. The entity has one employee who is the chief accountant and administrative person. The operation of the plant is contracted to the Cleveland Utilities-Water Division. Their employees staff and maintain the operation of the facility. There is not brokerage account related to this activity.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2003-01-07

Designations