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Alera Investment Advisors, Llc

Three Parkway North Suite 500, Deerfield, IL 60015-2567 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IL RA APPROVED 2017-11-03
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2017-11-03

Branch Locations

Three Parkway North Suite 500, Deerfield, IL 60015-2567 • 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
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Minnesota Life Insurance Company St Paul MN 04/1992 11/2017
Securian Financial Services, Inc. St. Paul MN 06/1992 11/2017
Gcg Financial Inc. Deerfield IL 01/2015 Present
Triad Advisors, Inc. Norcross GA 11/2017 08/2024
Alera Investment Advisors, Llc Deerfield IL 11/2017 Present
Osaic Wealth, Inc. Deerfield IL 08/2024 Present
  • 04/1992 → 11/2017
    Minnesota Life Insurance Company
    St Paul, MN
  • 06/1992 → 11/2017
    Securian Financial Services, Inc.
    St. Paul, MN
  • 01/2015 → Present
    Gcg Financial Inc.
    Deerfield, IL
  • 11/2017 → 08/2024
    Triad Advisors, Inc.
    Norcross, GA
  • 11/2017 → Present
    Deerfield, IL
  • 08/2024 → Present
    Osaic Wealth, Inc.
    Deerfield, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2001-05-11 → 2017-11-02
    Securian Financial Services, Inc.
    Downers Grove, IL
    Bannockburn, IL
    Deerfield, IL
Other Businesses

1) GCG Financial;investment related;Three Parkway North,Suite 500,Deerfield,IL 60015;dba;advisor;40 hrs/month;6.5 hrs during trading;dba 2) GCG Financial;investment related;Three Parkway North,Suite 500,Deerfield,IL 60015;fixed business;advisor;40 hrs/month;6.5 hrs during trading;offering fixed business to clients-fixed insurance,ltc,di,risk management,employee benefits 3)1831 Strategies;investment related;Three Parkway North,#500,Deerfield,IL 60015;investment related;partner;2/2017;1 hr/month;0 hrs during trading;partnership w/ brothers David Levitz & Alan Levitz,funding own interest in various private investments 4)614 Strategies,LLCinvestment related;25887 N Arrowhead Drive,Long Grove,IL 60060;LLC;partner;9/21/2021;1 hr/month;0 hrs during trading;review potential offering memorandums when opportunity presents itself,no operating duties 5)Alera Group;investment related;Three Parkway North,Suite 500,Deerfield,IL 60015;corporation and parent company for the Alera affiliates;managing partner;1/1/2017;160 hrs/month;6.5 hrs during trading;financial professional for Alera Group,which operates under dba names Alera Group Wealth Services and Alera Group Retirement Plan Services 6) LAKE FOREST CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP POSITION: Part Time Faculty NATURE: This is a not for profit organization, affiliated with the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, which is a not for profit organization. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 5 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 5 START DATE: 11/03/2025 ADDRESS: 1905 W Field Ct,, Lake Forest IL 60045, United States DESCRIPTION: This activity has not yet started in earnest. They will call upon me as they need my services to help consult or facilitate meetings for businesses in the community. This is strictly a Part Time position, with complete flexibility on my end to say not to any opportunity they bring to me. For now it is very limited, but the hours could grow or shrink over time. 7) THE GLENMORE GROUP, LLC POSITION: Executive Coach and Facilitator NATURE: It is an LLC. This is a coaching and facilitating firm for businesses and executives. I will be a coach/facilitator. I will be working in a 1099 capacity. This activity has not yet started in earnest, I am submitting this prospectively and plan to start shortly. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 15 START DATE: 11/24/2025 ADDRESS: 100 Saunders Road, Suite 150, Lake Forest IL 60045, United States DESCRIPTION: I have not started this role yet, but it will be a part time coaching and facilitating role. I am building my bio right now, so i am not currently on the website, but plan do be on the website soon. I hope to make $25- $50,000 per year with this business, but at the moment, i have not started. I also do not have a business card yet, but assume that i will. 8) SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP ADVISORY BOARD POSITION: Advisory Board Member NATURE: LLC INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 3 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 3 START DATE: 03/01/2026 ADDRESS: 2633 Camino Ramon, San Ramon CA 94583, United States DESCRIPTION: I have been asked to serve on an Advisory Board for Summit Financial Group. I have known the owner for many years and we have had a peer relationship for many years. He would like me to serve on his advisory board that will roughly meet quarterly for 5-10 hours each quarter. This would be a paid position, and i would be paid strictly as a 1099 independent contractor, I will have no contact with clients and would strictly be helping the business as an outside advisor. 9.EXCELSIOR UNIVERSITY POSITION: Independent Contractor NATURE: Private not for profit organization INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 5 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 5 START DATE: 08/03/2026 ADDRESS: 7 Columbia Circle, Albany NY 12203, United States DESCRIPTION: Independent consultant, providing leadership training for community organizations that reach out to the university. Might do one or two sessions per quarter.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1999-12-27
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1992-08-03
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1999-12-27
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1992-08-03
Other Names
  • Rick Levitz
  • Ricky Levitz

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