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1295 State Street, Springfield, MA 01111-0001 • United States
Current Registrations
| Authority | Category | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | RA | APPROVED | 2026-08-26 |
| IL | RA | APPROVED | 2026-08-25 |
| TX | RA | APPROVED | 2026-08-25 |
Branch Locations
Bonita Springs, FL • United States
700 Commerce Dr Suite 500, Oak Brook, IL 60523 • United States
Hinsdale, IL • United States
No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Life Insurance Co | Chicago | IL | 08/2015 | 03/2025 |
| Park Avenue Securities Llc | Chicago | IL | 03/2016 | 03/2025 |
| Guardian Life Insurance Company | Hinsdale | IL | 06/2024 | 08/2026 |
| Park Avenue Securities | Hinsdale | IL | 06/2024 | 08/2026 |
| Guardian Life Insurance Company | Glenview | IL | 03/2025 | 07/2025 |
| Park Avenue Securities | Glenview | IL | 03/2025 | 07/2025 |
| Guardian Life Insurance Company | Lombard | IL | 07/2025 | 08/2026 |
| Park Avenue Securities | Lombard | IL | 07/2025 | 08/2026 |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | Oak Brook | IL | 08/2026 | Present |
| Mml Investors Services | Oak Brook | IL | 08/2026 | Present |
(1) Name: Charles F. Russ Inv Rel: Y Add: 700 Commerce Drive, Suite 500, Oak Brook, IL 60523 Nature: Outside Insurance Sales Position: Insurance Broker Start Date: 08/14/2026 No Hrs/Mo: 4 No/Hrs Mo dur trading: 4 Describe Duties: Life (term/universal/whole), Disability, Property and casualty (e.g., homeowners, auto), Equity fixed life, Long-term care, Fixed annuities and Health. (2) Name: Charles F. Russ, III, Trustee of the Marcia Ann Russ Trust Inv Rel: Y Add: Residential Address Nature: Trustee Position: Co-Trustee Start Date: 12/15/2014 No Hrs/Mo: 0 No/Hrs Mo dur trading: 0 Describe Duties: Trustee of the Marcia Ann Russ Trust, Co-Trustee on a family member's trust. (3) Name: Charles F. Russ Inv Rel: N Add: Residential Address Nature: Writing and selling music through the internet or publishing Position: Owner Start Date: 08/01/2015 No Hrs/Mo: .5 No/Hrs Mo dur trading: 1 Describe Duties: Write and publish music (4) Charles F. Russ Inv Rel: Y Add: Residential Address Nature: Finance Commission Position: Member Finance Commission Start Date: 01/01/2018 No Hrs/Mo: .5 No/Hrs Mo dur trading: 0 Describe Duties: Review budgets and attend meetings of the Village Board. (5) Name: Charles F. Russ Inv Rel: Y Add: Residential Address Nature: Cost Segregation and General Business Consulting Position: Owner Start Date: 08/01/2015 No Hrs/Mo: .5 No/Hrs Mo dur trading: 0 Describe Duties: Act as liaison between cost segregation and general consulting practices non-securities oriented. (6) Name: Charles F. Russ Inv Rel: Y Add: Residential Address Nature: Sales Coach Position: Owner Start Date: 08/01/2015 No Hrs/Mo: 1 No/Hrs Mo dur trading: 0 Describe Duties: Providing seminars for sales coaching. (7) Name: Charles F. Russ Inv Rel: N Add: Residential Address Nature: Book writing Position: Owner Start Date: 08/01/2015 No Hrs/Mo: 1 No/Hrs Mo dur trading: 0 Describe Duties: Write fiction books-writing a book and publishing it via the internet or with hard copy.
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 2016-03-22 |
| S63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 2007-12-03 |
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