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1450 American Lane 6Th Floor, Suite 650, Schaumburg, IL 60173-2096 • United States
Current Registrations
| Authority | Category | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | RA | APPROVED | 2025-09-05 |
| TX | RA | APPROVED_RES | 2025-09-05 |
Branch Locations
227 South Seventh Street, Springfield, IL 62701 • United States
No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp | Springfield | IL | 11/1994 | Present |
| Wealth Management Services, Llc | Springfield | IL | 09/1998 | Present |
| 1St Global Capital Corp. | Springfield | IL | 12/2008 | 10/2019 |
| 1St Global Advisors, Inc. | Springfield | IL | 12/2008 | 10/2019 |
| Avantax Insurance Services, Inc. | Springfield | IL | 11/2010 | 09/2025 |
| Avantax Advisory Services | Springfield | TX | 10/2019 | 09/2025 |
| Avantax Investment Services, Inc. | Springfield | IL | 10/2019 | 09/2025 |
| Cetera Wealth Services, Llc | Springfield | IL | 09/2025 | Present |
| Cetera Investment Advisers Llc | Schaumburg | IL | 09/2025 | Present |
1) ESP PROPERTIES, LLC; MEMBER; RENTAL REAL ESTATE; IR; HRS 0; HRS 0; 09/01/2014; Springfield IL; MEMBER OF LLC. 2) ESP WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC (FORMERLY ESP FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC); MEMBER; FINANCIAL SERVICES; IR; HRS 20; HRS 1; 10/31/2007; Springfield IL; Provide financial services to clients. 3) ESP INVESTORS; MEMBER; INVESTMENT CLUB INVESTMENT; IR; HRS 0; HRS 0; 08/01/2009; Springfield IL; NO DUTIES. 4) JIM AND TRACY ORR IRREVOCABLE TRUST; Independent Person; Irrevocable Life insurance trust. Assist Trustee with the administration of the Trust.A copy of the Trust agreement has been sent to compliance at Avantax; NIR; HRS 0; HRS 0; 06/01/2022; Springfield IL; Irrevocable Life insurance trust Assist Trustee with the administration of the Trust. A copy of the Trust agreement has been sent to compliance at Avantax. 5) Stephen W. Baker Beneficiary GST Trust; Trust Protector; Power is limited to amend Trust, subject to unanimous decision with 2nd Trust Protector; NIR; HRS 0; HRS 0; 6/4/2022; Springfield IL; Power is limited to amend Trust, subject to unanimous decision with 2nd Trust Protector. 6) Stephen W. Baker SLAT; Trust Protector; Power is limited to amend Trust, subject to unanimous decision with 2nd Trust Protector; NIR; HRS 0; HRS 0; 6/4/2022; Springfield IL; Power is limited to amend Trust, subject to unanimous decision with 2nd Trust Protector. 7) ECK, SCHAFER & PUNKE, LLP POSITION: PARTNER NATURE: Eck, Schafer & Punke, LLP is the CPA firm INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 40 START DATE: 11/01/1994 ADDRESS: 227 S 7th Street, Springfield IL 62701, United States DESCRIPTION: CPA firm partner. 8) ARLENE PUNKE ESTATE POSITION: Executor NATURE: Executor of estate for my Mother. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 5 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 5 START DATE: 06/15/2024 ADDRESS: 227 South Seventh Street, Springfield IL 62701, United States DESCRIPTION: Responsible for all financial and tax matters of the estate.
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S66 | Uniform Combined State Law Examination | 2009-09-18 |
| S65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 1999-08-20 |
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