John Wayne Hess

Current Employers

Employment History

• 09/1999 → Present
  Nichols Hess & Assc. Tax & Financial Services, Inc
  Lancaster, SC
• 09/2004 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Lancaster, SC
• 08/2006 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Lancaster, SC
• 04/2014 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  Lancaster, SC
• 03/2009 → 12/2019
  Nichols Hess Properties Llc
  Lancaster, SC
• 12/2018 → Present
  Fiduciary Appointment
  Lancaster, SC
• 12/2019 → Present
  Hess Tax & Accounting Group Llc
  Lancaster, SC
• 12/2019 → Present
  Hess Financial Planning Inc
  Lancaster, SC
• 01/2020 → Present
  Hess Properties Llc
  Lancaster, SC
• 12/2019 → Present
  Hess & Loughry Llc
  Lancaster, SC
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Lancaster, SC
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2006-09-05 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Lancaster, SC
  Lancaster, SC
  Lancaster, SC
  Lancaster, SC

Other Businesses

2) Moriah Association 914 W Meeting St Lancaster SC 29720 Board Position/Officer Other 1/1/2013 3hrs 2hrs Set and monitor budgets. 3) Fiduciary Appointment Trustee 401 North Main St Lancaster SC 29720 1/1/2018 1hrs 1hrs Request distributions for the care and benefit of Mr Thomas 4) Hess Tax & Accounting Group LLC 401 North Main St Lancaster SC 29720 Accounting Services/Tax Preparation Employee 12/20/2019 70hrs 40hrs My main responsibilities are to prepare tax returns and manage bookkeeping staff 5) Hess Financial Planning Inc 401 North Main St Lancaster SC 29720 Other 12/5/2019 160hrs 130hrs I provide financial advisory services 6) HESS PROPERTIES LLC POSITION: Owner NATURE: Rental Property INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/2020 ADDRESS: 401 N Main St, Lancaster SC 29720, DESCRIPTION: Manage rental payments to LLC and contract agreement 7) SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF LANCASTER SC POSITION: Treasurer NATURE: A Southern Baptist church associated with Southern Baptist Association INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 8 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 4 START DATE: 09/15/2023 ADDRESS: 1426 Great Falls Rd, Lancaster SC 29720, United States DESCRIPTION: -Review financial activity of the church, including budgets, P&Ls, Balance Sheets, income, deposits.-Make financial recommendations concerning budget or nonbudget items.-Sign issued checks along with second signer and binding documents, such as mortgages, loans, leases, etc.-Coordinate audits and reviews of church financials with an outside 3rd party. 8) MHH LLC POSITION: Partner NATURE: Provide funds for minister on staff at personal church for housing. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 09/01/2023 ADDRESS: 263 West Shiloh Unity Rd, Lancaster SC 29720, United States DESCRIPTION: Process funds for the account. 9)HESS & LOUGHRY LLC POSITION: Employee NATURE: Accounting Services/Tax Preparation INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 25 START DATE: 12/20/2019 ADDRESS: 401 North Main St, Lancaster SC 29720, United States DESCRIPTION: My main responsibilities are to prepare tax returns and manage bookkeeping staff 10)OFFICE SHARING POSITION: Tax Advisor NATURE: Tax and accounting practice I sold my interest in the previously disclosed Hess Tax & Accounting Group LLC (renamed to Hess & Loughry LLC as of 01/01/2025). ***I also updated my original OBA with Hess Tax & Accounting Group LLC with this information*** INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 25 START DATE: 01/01/2025 ADDRESS: 401 N Main St, Lancaster SC 29720, United States DESCRIPTION: provide tax advising and preparation for my clients 11) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: TRUSTEE FOR ACCOUNTANT; INVESTMENT RELATED: NO; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION; NATURE OF BUSINESS: TRUSTEE FOR ACCOUNTANT; START DATE: 1/2026; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: TRUSTEE; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 1; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: TRUSTEE FOR ACCOUNTANT;

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2006-08-10
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2004-10-07