John Michael Koester

Employer firm

Kestra Advisory Services, LLC CRD 283330

$79.8B regulatory AUM 6,392 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 05/2016 → 09/2016
  Signator Investors, Inc.
  Reston, VA
• 09/2016 → Present
  Kestra Advisory Services, Llc
  Reston, VA
• 09/2016 → Present
  Kestra Investment Services, Llc
  Reston, VA

Previous Registrations

• 2016-05-13 → 2016-10-05
  Signator Investors, Inc.
  Reston, VA
  Bow, NH
  Gold River, CA
• 2003-02-20 → 2016-05-13
  Transamerica Financial Advisors, Llc
  Reston, VA
  Midlothian, VA
  Reston, VA
  Bow, NH
• 1993-11-15 → 2002-05-08
  Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc
  Oakton, VA

Other Businesses

Name: Koester Financial Services Corp. Investment Related: Yes Address: 11312 Taffrail Ct. Reston VA 20191 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: President Start Date: 8/6/2002 Hours per month: 91% - 100% (145 - 160 hours) Hours per month during trading hours: 91% - 100% (127 - 140 hours) Duties: Run S Corp. 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: 9/9/2016 Hours per month: 61% - 70% (97 - 112 hours) Hours per month during trading hours: 61% - 70% (85 - 98 hours) Duties: Providing Advisory Services Name: KAPPA PHI CHAPTER HOUSING ASSOC POSITION: Secretary NATURE: Board position (Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, etc.) INVESTMENT RELATED: No # OF HOURS: 8 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 7 START DATE: 01/01/2010 ADDRESS: 9905 Tarmark Ct, Vienna VA 22181, United States DESCRIPTION: Vote on issues relating to group

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1993-09-27
• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1993-09-17

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner