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Kestra Advisory Services, Llc

5707 Southwest Parkway Building 2, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78735 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED 2023-07-26
OH RA APPROVED 2019-05-01
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2023-07-26
  • OH RA
    APPROVED
    Since 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

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
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
  • 02/1993 → Present
    Princor Financial Services Corporation
    Upper Arlington, OH
  • 07/1998 → Present
    Principal Life Insurance Company
    Des Moines, IA
  • 08/2006 → Present
    Merkel Financial Services, Inc.
    Columbus, OH
  • 05/2019 → Present
    Kestra Investment Services, Llc
    Columbus, OH
  • 05/2019 → Present
    Columbus, OH
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

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

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1993-03-25
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1993-03-25
Designations
Other Names
  • Michelle Merkel Yoakam
  • Michelle Matthias Merkel
  • Michelle Matthias Merkel
  • Michelle M` Merkel Yoakam
  • Michelle M Merkel Yoakam

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