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5707 Southwest Parkway Building 2, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78735 • United States
Current Registrations
| Authority | Category | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | RA | APPROVED | 2023-07-26 |
| OH | RA | APPROVED | 2019-05-01 |
Branch Locations
1901 Northwest Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212 • United States
5707 Southwest Parkway Building 2, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78735 • United States
No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princor Financial Services Corporation | Upper Arlington | OH | 02/1993 | Present |
| Principal Life Insurance Company | Des Moines | IA | 07/1998 | Present |
| Merkel Financial Services, Inc. | Columbus | OH | 08/2006 | Present |
| Kestra Investment Services, Llc | Columbus | OH | 05/2019 | Present |
| Kestra Advisory Services, Llc | Columbus | OH | 05/2019 | Present |
Name: merkel financial services merkel financial merkel-inc Investment Related: Yes Address: 1901 NORTHWEST BLVD COLUMBUS OH 43212 Nature of Business: Registered Rep Activities through Kestra Investment Services, LLC using a DBA name; Insurance; Investment Advisory services through Kestra Advisory Services, LLC Position, Title or Relationship: Founder and Owner Start Date: 8/1/1992 Hours per month: 100%+ (More than 160 hours) Hours per month during trading hours: Up to 100% (0 to 160 hours) Duties: provide investment and insurance and advisory advice Name: Childhood League Center Investment Related: No Address: Fort Hayes COLUMBUS OH 43215 Nature of Business: Community/Charitable/Civic Volunteer (Non-Leadership Position) Position, Title or Relationship: member of this committee Start Date: 1/1/2004 Hours per month: 0% - 10% (0 - 16 hours) Hours per month during trading hours: 0% - 10% (0 - 14 hours) Duties: yearly meeting only Name: BZB VENTURES LLC POSITION: General Partner - Member NATURE: just a private family ownership entity like a trust INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 8 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 7 START DATE: 12/03/2018 ADDRESS: 1696 Roxbury Rd, Upper Arlington OH 43212, United States DESCRIPTION: General Partner - Grantor Name: Kestra Advisory Services LLC Investment Related: Yes Address: 5707 Southwest Parkway Building 2 suite 400 austin TX 78735 Nature of Business: Investment Advisory services through Kestra Advisory Services, LLC Position, Title or Relationship: investment advisor representative Start Date: 4/24/2019 Hours per month: 31% - 40% (49 - 64 hours) Hours per month during trading hours: 21% - 30% (29 - 42 hours) Duties: investment advisor representative Name: MERKEL FINANCIAL DBA MERKEL WEALTH MANAGEMENT POSITION: owner - advisor NATURE: Registered rep activities through Kestra Investment Services INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 70 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 65 START DATE: 08/01/1992 ADDRESS: 1901 Northwest Blvd, Coumbus OH 43212, United States DESCRIPTION: 100% ownership Name: MERKEL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC POSITION: owner NATURE: no value - just registered the name INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes # OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/2025 ADDRESS: 1901 northwest blvd, Columbus OH 43212-1960, United States DESCRIPTION: n/a
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 1993-03-25 |
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