Timothy L Schafer

Employer firm

Park Avenue Securities LLC CRD 46173

$19.6B regulatory AUM 38,649 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

Financial planning
Portfolio management (individuals)
Selection of other advisers
Educational seminars

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

Current Employers

Park Avenue Securities Llc

10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
ND	RA	APPROVED	2026-04-14
SD	RA	APPROVED	2026-04-14
AZ	RA	APPROVED	2026-02-11
LA	RA	APPROVED	2025-10-09
WV	RA	APPROVED	2025-09-22
CT	RA	APPROVED	2025-08-26
MD	RA	APPROVED	2025-08-25
GA	RA	APPROVED	2025-01-21
TX	RA	APPROVED_RES	2025-01-07
WI	RA	APPROVED	2024-09-25
VA	RA	APPROVED	2024-03-08
CO	RA	APPROVED	2023-10-06
IN	RA	APPROVED	2023-08-01
IA	RA	APPROVED	2022-10-06
SC	RA	APPROVED	2022-07-06
KY	RA	APPROVED	2022-02-10
NE	RA	APPROVED	2022-01-10
MN	RA	APPROVED	2020-07-30
ME	RA	APPROVED	2018-10-17
NC	RA	APPROVED	2018-06-27
IL	RA	APPROVED	2017-04-12
CA	RA	APPROVED	2015-04-08
OH	RA	APPROVED	2013-06-25
FL	RA	APPROVED	2011-05-20
MI	RA	APPROVED	2009-11-16
WA	RA	APPROVED	2008-06-24

ND RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-04-14
SD RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-04-14
AZ RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-02-11
LA RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-10-09
WV RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-09-22
CT RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-08-26
MD RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-08-25
GA RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-01-21
TX RA
APPROVED_RES

Since 2025-01-07
WI RA
APPROVED

Since 2024-09-25
VA RA
APPROVED

Since 2024-03-08
CO RA
APPROVED

Since 2023-10-06
IN RA
APPROVED

Since 2023-08-01
IA RA
APPROVED

Since 2022-10-06
SC RA
APPROVED

Since 2022-07-06
KY RA
APPROVED

Since 2022-02-10
NE RA
APPROVED

Since 2022-01-10
MN RA
APPROVED

Since 2020-07-30
ME RA
APPROVED

Since 2018-10-17
NC RA
APPROVED

Since 2018-06-27
IL RA
APPROVED

Since 2017-04-12
CA RA
APPROVED

Since 2015-04-08
OH RA
APPROVED

Since 2013-06-25
FL RA
APPROVED

Since 2011-05-20
MI RA
APPROVED

Since 2009-11-16
WA RA
APPROVED

Since 2008-06-24

Branch Locations

29800 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI 48034 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

Regulatory action No
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint No
Termination No

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
Guardian Life Insurance Co	Bingham Farms	MI	02/2003	03/2019
Park Avenue Securities	Bingham Farms	MI	04/2003	03/2019
Guardian Life Insurance	Southfield	MI	04/2019	Present
Park Avenue Securities	Southfield	MI	04/2019	Present

02/2003 → 03/2019

Guardian Life Insurance Co

Bingham Farms, MI
04/2003 → 03/2019

Park Avenue Securities

Bingham Farms, MI
04/2019 → Present

Guardian Life Insurance

Southfield, MI
04/2019 → Present

Park Avenue Securities

Southfield, MI

Other Businesses

1) Rental Property-Single family home that we rent, Start: 06/01/2004, Address: 1107 Symes Court Royal Oak, MI 48067, 1 total hour per month; 0 during securities trading hours, Investment related, Less than 10% annual compensation, 2) Schafer Financial Group, LLC, Start: 05/03/2005, Nature: Single member LLC attached to a DBA for my business as a FR, Address: 8655 Michigamme Rd Clarkston, MI 48348, Duties: Owner, 0 total hours per month, Investment related, 3) High School Football Coach, Start: 08/06/2018, Address: 6093 Flemings Lake Rd, Clarkston, MI 48346, 10 total hours per month 0 during securities trading hours, Not investment related, No annual compensation, 4) Rental property-own a residential rental property with my wife, Start: 06/01/2021, Address: 1426 w 13 mile rd, royal oak, mi 48073, 2 total hours per month; 0 during securities trading hours, Not investment related, Less than 10% annual compensation, 5) Rental property, Start Date: 1/18/2024, Address: 4445 Oakvista, Clarkston, MI 48346, 2 total hours per month; 0 during securities trading hours, Investment related, Less than 10% annual compensation, 6) Rental Property, Start Date: 3/4/2025, Address: 6253 Cramlane Dr., Clarkston, MI 48346, 2 total hours per month; 0 during securities trading hours, Investment related, Less than 10% annual compensation, 7) Ash Brokerage-Insurance other than Guardian, Start Date: 8/14/2025, Address: 29800 Telegraph Rd Southfield, MI 48034, 1 total hour per month; 1 during securities trading hours, Investment related, Less than 10% annual compensation, 8) Rental Property, Start Date: 12/5/2025, Nature: Residential rental property, Address: 6380 Eastlawn, Clarkston, MI 48346, Duties: own property jointly with wife, 2 total hours per month; 0 during securities trading hours, Investment Related,

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	2008-06-19
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	2003-05-03

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

2008-06-19
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

2003-05-03

Other Names

Timothy C Schafer

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