Travis L Ames

Employer firm

Park Avenue Securities LLC CRD 46173

$19.6B regulatory AUM 38,649 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

Financial planning
Portfolio management (individuals)
Selection of other advisers
Educational seminars

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

Current Employers

Park Avenue Securities Llc

10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
LA	RA	APPROVED	2026-08-10
PA	RA	APPROVED	2026-08-10
IN	RA	APPROVED	2026-03-11
KS	RA	APPROVED	2026-02-27
MO	RA	APPROVED	2026-02-27
NJ	RA	APPROVED	2025-06-18
IL	RA	APPROVED	2025-03-28
TX	RA	APPROVED	2025-03-26
CA	RA	APPROVED	2023-09-20
FL	RA	APPROVED	2022-04-13
MA	RA	APPROVED	2021-02-17
DC	RA	APPROVED	2021-02-02
MD	RA	APPROVED	2020-06-17
GA	RA	APPROVED	2018-11-05
NC	RA	APPROVED	2017-12-21
VA	RA	APPROVED	2016-03-11

LA RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-08-10
PA RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-08-10
IN RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-03-11
KS RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-02-27
MO RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-02-27
NJ RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-06-18
IL RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-03-28
TX RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-03-26
CA RA
APPROVED

Since 2023-09-20
FL RA
APPROVED

Since 2022-04-13
MA RA
APPROVED

Since 2021-02-17
DC RA
APPROVED

Since 2021-02-02
MD RA
APPROVED

Since 2020-06-17
GA RA
APPROVED

Since 2018-11-05
NC RA
APPROVED

Since 2017-12-21
VA RA
APPROVED

Since 2016-03-11

Branch Locations

Mckinney, TX • United States

15303 North Dallas Parkway Tower Ii Suite 550, Addison, TX 75001 • 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

Organization	City	State	From	To
Guardian Life Insurance Company	Virginia Beach	VA	01/2016	06/2022
Park Avenue Securities	Virginia Beach	VA	03/2016	06/2022
Guardian Life Insurance Company	Addison	TX	06/2022	Present
Park Avenue Securities	Addison	TX	06/2022	Present
Guardian Life Insurance Company	Celina	TX	06/2024	05/2025
Park Avenue Securities	Celina	TX	06/2024	05/2025
Guardian Life Insurance Company	Mckinney	TX	06/2025	Present
Park Avenue Securities	Mckinney	TX	06/2025	Present

01/2016 → 06/2022

Guardian Life Insurance Company

Virginia Beach, VA
03/2016 → 06/2022

Park Avenue Securities

Virginia Beach, VA
06/2022 → Present

Guardian Life Insurance Company

Addison, TX
06/2022 → Present

Park Avenue Securities

Addison, TX
06/2024 → 05/2025

Guardian Life Insurance Company

Celina, TX
06/2024 → 05/2025

Park Avenue Securities

Celina, TX
06/2025 → Present

Guardian Life Insurance Company

Mckinney, TX
06/2025 → Present

Park Avenue Securities

Mckinney, TX

Previous Registrations

2014-07-01 → 2016-01-13

Osaic Services, Inc.

Virginia Beach, VA

Phoenix, AZ
2013-08-02 → 2014-02-24

Mml Investors Services, Llc

Virginia Beach, VA

Other Businesses

1) Sale of insurance products not from Guardian-I sell non Guardian insurance products, Start: 06/01/2017, Address: 5544 Greenwich Road Suite 303; Virginia Beach, VA 23462, 2 total hours per month; 2 during securities trading hours, Investment related, Less than 10% annual compensation, 2 Capital Wealth Advisory Group-help business owners improve their outcomes and devise a plan around executing their ideas into profit Start: 05/30/2018, Address: 2444 Seven Kings Rd Virginia Beach VA 23462, 15 total hours per month; 5 during securities trading hours, Not investment related, More than 10% annual compensation,

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	2013-07-12
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	2006-08-17

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

2013-07-12
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

2006-08-17

Other Names

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Travis L Ames
Travis Levell Ames
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