Best Investors Account Sign in
Claim This Profile
Current Employers
Principal Securities, Inc.

711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
AL RA APPROVED 2024-01-22
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2024-01-22
  • AL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-01-22
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2024-01-22

Branch Locations

3500 Blue Lake Dr Ste 280, Birmingham, AL 35243 • United States

Disclosures

2 disclosure categories reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien Yes
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination Yes
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Bbva Securities Inc. Birmingham AL 02/2016 03/2017
Compass Bank Birmingham AL 10/2014 03/2017
Bbva Compass Insurance Agency, Inc. Austin TX 09/2015 03/2017
Principal Life Insurance Company Birmingham AL 05/2017 Present
Principal Securities Inc Birmingham AL 05/2017 Present
Jdr Financial Birmingham AL 08/2021 Present
Capstone Financial Group Birmingham AL 09/2025 Present
  • 02/2016 → 03/2017
    Bbva Securities Inc.
    Birmingham, AL
  • 10/2014 → 03/2017
    Compass Bank
    Birmingham, AL
  • 09/2015 → 03/2017
    Bbva Compass Insurance Agency, Inc.
    Austin, TX
  • 05/2017 → Present
    Principal Life Insurance Company
    Birmingham, AL
  • 05/2017 → Present
    Birmingham, AL
  • 08/2021 → Present
    Jdr Financial
    Birmingham, AL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Capstone Financial Group
    Birmingham, AL
Other Businesses

**C.A.R.E. Accounting; Not Investment Related; 1221 Bessmer Road, Birmingham, AL 35226; Tax Preparer; Helping out family business during tax season. Tax prep & Clerical work; Start Date: 03/10/2018; 4 hrs per month; 0 during trading hours. **Fixed Insurance; Investment Related; 3500 Blue Lake Drive, Suite 280, Birmingham, AL 35243; Agent; Life, Annuities, Health, Med Supplements, LTC, DI; Start Date: 04/13/2018; 5 hrs per month; 2 during trading hours. **RUFFIN REALTY GROUP POSITION: owner NATURE: Owner/Partner/of LLC/S-Corp/REIT INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 8 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 11/28/2023 ADDRESS: 1747 Dixon Circle, Mount Olive AL 35117, United States DESCRIPTION: I own some land on the west side of Birmingham, AL. I will be building a duplex and renting this out for rental income. **CAPSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP (DBA) POSITION: Financial Advisor NATURE: Mutual Funds/Securities, Seminars/Educational Workshops, Life Insurance/Annuities. Fee based Financial Planning. Financial Strategies/Need base analysis. Group Health Insurance INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 40 START DATE: 09/05/2025 ADDRESS: 3500 Blue Lake Drive, suite, Birmingham AL 35243, United States DESCRIPTION: Title would be a Financial Advisor on a team with other advisors doing the same job and responsibilities I always have had.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2024-01-19
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2016-10-19
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2024-01-19
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2016-10-19
Other Names
  • Jeffery D. Ruffin
  • Jeffery Dewayne Ruffin

View on SEC IAPD

Other Firms

Other Investors

Other Offices

More in Birmingham, AL

Reviews

Want to share your experience?

Sign in to leave a review
Loading reviews...

Reach out to this advisor