Timothy Jon Sparks

Employer firm

Sound Income Strategies, LLC CRD 173272

$4.18B regulatory AUM 57 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (investment companies)
• Educational seminars

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

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

Current Employers

Employment History

• 01/2011 → Present
  Sparks Financial Group
  Lexington, KY
• 10/2015 → 01/2019
  Secure Investment Managment, Llc
  Tucson, AZ
• 08/2015 → 09/2019
  J.D. Mellberg Financial, Llc
  Tucson, AZ
• 03/2017 → 09/2019
  J.D. Mellberg Financial
  Tucson, AZ
• 01/2019 → 09/2019
  Specialized Advisors, Llc
  Dallas, TX
• 09/2019 → Present
  Sound Income Strategies
  Ft Lauderdale, FL

Previous Registrations

• 2019-01-31 → 2019-09-13
  Specialized Advisors
  Mt. Sterling, KY
  Dallas, TX
• 2015-10-26 → 2019-01-28
  Secure Investment Management, Llc
  Mt. Sterling, KY
  Tucson, AZ
• 2012-10-05 → 2015-10-20
  Horter Investment Management, Llc
  Mt. Sterling, KY
  Lexington, KY
  Lexington, KY
  Cincinnati, OH
• 2011-12-05 → 2012-10-03
  Alphastar Capital Management
  Lexington, KY
  Cornelius, NC
• 2010-06-10 → 2011-11-30
  Global Financial Private Capital, Inc.
  Lexington, KY
  Sarasota, FL

Other Businesses

1) Sparks Financial Group - Investment Related Business - 2285 Executive Drive Suite 310 Lexington KY 40505, - Insurance/Annuity related business - Owner - Start Date - 01/2011 - Present - Encompasses approximately 50% of business hours. 2. The Retirement Income Source - Investment Related. - 2285 Executive Drive Suite 310 Lexington KY 40505 - Marketing to prospects for Fixed Insurance and Investment Advisory Services. Encompasses 0 business hours per month. 3) Book Sales - Non-Investment Related Business - 2285 Executive Drive Suite 310 Lexington KY 40505, - I am the author of a published book and earn a small amount of profit from book sales - Start Date - 11/2025 - Present - This does not encompass any business hours.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2010-06-08

Other Names

• Timothy Sparks
• Tim Sparks