John David Strother

Current Employers

Employment History

• 01/2001 → 10/2019
  1St Global Capital Corp
  Lafayette, LA
• 10/2002 → 10/2019
  1St Global Advisors, Inc.
  Lafayette, LA
• 01/2005 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Services
  Lafayette, LA
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Lafayette, LA
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Lafayette, LA
• 05/2024 → Present
  Fixed Life Insurance
  Lafayette, LA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Lafayette, LA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Lafayette, LA
• 2002-10-07 → 2019-10-25
  1St Global Advisors Inc
  Lafayette, LA
  Lafayette, LA
  Lafayette, LA
• 2005-03-31 → 2006-12-06
  Wealth Care Group Asset Management, Llc
  Lafayette, LA

Other Businesses

1) STROTHER AND ASSOCIATES, INC POS: PRESIDENT, OWNER NATURE: INVESTMENT HOLDING COMPANY INV RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HRS: 0 SEC TRADING HRS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/1990 ADDR: Lafayette LA 70503, United States DESC: Investment holding company for tax purposes. 2) FIXED INSURANCE SALES POS: FINANCIAL PLANNER NATURE: FIXED INDEXED ANNUITIES INV RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HRS: 4 SEC TRADING HRS: 1 START DATE: 02/09/2015 ADDR: Ste 300, Lafayette LA 70508, United States DESC: WORK WITH 1ST GLOBAL AND CORE GROUP USA TO HELP IN THE SELECTING OF INDEXED FIXED ANNUITIES WHEN APPROPRIATE TO SELECTED CLIENTS 3) DARNALL SIKES GARDES & FREDERICK POS: MEMBER NATURE: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 07/01/2007 ADDR: Lafayette LA , US DESC: OWNERSHIP IN BUILDING 4) LOUISIANA CAPITAL CERIFIED DEVELOPMENT CO POS: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTESS NATURE: NON PROFIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP INV RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HRS: 2 SEC TRADING HRS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/1987 ADDR: Lafayette LA , US DESC: Board member/chairman 5) DARNALL SIKES WEALTH PARTNERS LLC (formerly DSF WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC) POS: Member and Financial Advisor NATURE: Entity used to market wealth management services INV RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HRS: 80 SEC TRADING HRS: 80 START DATE: 07/09/2018 ADDR: 2000 Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite 300, Lafayette LA 70508, US DESC: Normal duties associated with a financial advisor 6) STROTHER GROUP LLC POS: Managing Member NATURE: The purpose and object of the LLC is for estate planning purposes (see attached email) INV RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HRS: 0 SEC TRADING HRS: 0 START DATE: 03/18/2005 ADDR: 108 Ducharme Ct., Lafayette LA 70503, US DESC: This entity owes investments housed with Avantax Wealth 7) FIXED INSURANCE SALES POS: Agent NATURE: The client wanted a contractual guarantee of income that is unavailable in tradition IMS investments. The client has substantial IMS investments as well. So the Index annuity is merely a piece of his financial plan. INV RELATED: No NUMBER OF HRS: 0 SEC TRADING HRS: 0 START DATE: 06/30/2020 ADDR: 2000 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Suite 300, Lafayette LA 70508, US DESC: This OBA helped facilitate accomplishing our clients goal of having both guarantee income and market driven income. 8) A D CONSULTING POS: Owner (one of two) (50% / 50%) NATURE: This entity was created when Andre Fruge and I decided to buy a small office building. Our objective was for it to provide some retirement income at some point in the future. INV RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HRS: 0 SEC TRADING HRS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/2010 ADDR: 307 La Rue France, Lafayette LA 70508, US DESC: Andre Fruge and I (50% / 50%) owners just oversee that the rents are paid. It is leased out triple net so any costs associated with the building are borne by the tenants. It is a small roughly 3,000 square foot building with two tenants that are both long tenured. We have long term leases so it has been on automatic pilot for a long time. 9) FIXED LIFE INSURANCE POS: Writing Advisor NATURE: I am the co-writing agent for a fixed survivorship life insurance product for one of my clients. Mike Domingue (with our firm) and myself are working on this case. We have also been working with Jason Allen at Avantax on this and he can add more color if needed. INV RELATED: No NUMBER OF HRS: 1 SEC TRADING HRS: 1 START DATE: 05/29/2024 ADDR: 2000 Kaliste Saloom Rd Ste 300, Lafayette LA 70508, US DESC: This is a one time request for Blake and Amber David.I consult with the client and advisor in the analysis and recommendation process for the policy solution. I will assist with application process as needed, monitor the underwriting and navigate the issue process. 10) DSF WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC; POS: OWNER; NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES; INV RELATED; NUMBER OF HRS: 200; START DATE: 06/01/2006; ADDR: Ste 300 Lafayette LA 70508;

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2001-04-27
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1992-01-16

Designations

Other Names

• J David Strother
• David Strother