John Leroy Hester

Current Employers

Employment History

• 01/1993 → Present
  Hester & Co
  Oakton, VA
• 01/1995 → 10/2019
  1St Global Capital Corp.
  Oakton, VA
• 07/1999 → 10/2019
  1St Global Advisors, Inc
  Oakton, VA
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Oakton, VA
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Oakton, VA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Oakton, VA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Oakton, VA
• 1999-08-04 → 2019-10-25
  1St Global Advisors Inc
  Oakton, VA

Other Businesses

1) SOUTHERN MARKETING ASSOCIATES,INC POSITION: OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT NATURE: MANUFACTURERS SALES REP INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 12 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 05/01/1987 ADDRESS: 1511 EAST SR 434, SUITE 1009, WINTER SPRINGS FL 32708, DESCRIPTION: MAINTAIN GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS, PROCESS PAYROLL, PROCESS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 2) HRC BCH VENTURE POSITION: GENERAL PARTNER NATURE: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 12/01/1985 ADDRESS: 2970 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD, Oakton VA 22124, DESCRIPTION: GENERAL PARTNER OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP THAT OWNS THE BUILDING HOUSING MYCPA FIRM 3) HESTER & CO POSITION: OTHER - OWNER NATURE: CPA firm INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: DESCRIPTION: null START DATE: 01/1993 DESCRIPTION: CPA firm 4) JACK SHERWOOD HOOVER TRUST POSITION: Trustee NATURE: To carry out instructions in the trust for managing assets and paying debts related to the trust for the care of his primary beneficiary, Beverly Hoover, his spouse. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 12/25/2019 ADDRESS: 2970 Chain Bridge Road, Oakton VA 22124, DESCRIPTION: To manage Trust cash and investment assets, collect trust investment income, disburse periodic trust funds for care of widow who is in a nursing home, see to the preparation of trust tax returns, and distribute residual assets after widow's death to designated family members. 5) CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD POSITION: Finance chair NATURE: Manage entity general ledger, present financial reports, observe banking activities for the Methodist Church INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 4 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 08/01/2013 ADDRESS: 2351 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna VA 22181, DESCRIPTION: As finance chair I am a member of the Church Council and meet monthly to report spending and collections year to date. 6) TEST LLC POSITION: OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT NATURE: TECHNICAL TESTING EQUIPMENT SALES INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 8 START DATE: 07/01/2022; ADDRESS: 6120 HANGING MOSS ROAD, ORLANDO FL 32807; MAINTAIN GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS, PROCESS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 7) SPINELLI HESTER FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST POSITION: TRUSTEE NATURE: A REVOCABLE TRUST FOR ME AND MY WIFE TO HOLD PERSONAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, INVESTMENTS, AND CASH INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 09/18/2018 ADDRESS: 2970 Chain Bridge Rd., Oakton VA 22124, United States DESCRIPTION: MANAGE PROPERTYINVEST CASHPROVIDE SMOOTH TRANSITION OF ASSETS TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1999-07-06
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1995-02-07

Designations