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18700 N. Hayden Road Suite 255, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 • United States
Current Registrations
| Authority | Category | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | RA | APPROVED | 2025-07-17 |
Branch Locations
5100 Poplar Avenue Suite 2700, Memphis, TN 38137 • United States
1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Analysts, Incorporated | Memphis | TN | 12/1995 | 10/2021 |
| Lincoln Investment | Memphis | TN | 06/2012 | 10/2021 |
| The Pinnacle Study Group | Lincoln | NE | 08/2014 | Present |
| Life Settlements | Memphis | TN | 06/2014 | Present |
| Valmark Securities, Inc. | Akron | OH | 10/2021 | 07/2025 |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | Akron | OH | 10/2021 | 07/2025 |
| Osaic Wealth Inc | Memphis | TN | 07/2025 | Present |
1.) Forbis Insurance - This is investment related. 5050 Poplar Ave., Ste. 1204, Memphis, TN 38157. Insurance sales. Starting on 1/5/73. Mr. Forbis is a producing ins agent who engages in the sale of life, medical, disability income, and employee benets insurance sales as part of his normal business operations. Mr. Forbis devo approximately 50 hours per month during securities trading hours to this activity. /// 2.) Trustee for various life insurance trusts. This is not investment related. 50 Poplar Ave., Ste. 1204, Memphis, TN 38157. Mr. Forbis is the trustee for life insurance trusts and in that role he is charged with reviewing and servicing life insuran policies within the trusts and making certain that premiums are paid in a timely manner. Mr. Forbis devotes approximately ve non-trading hours per year to duti associated with this activity. 3) MAKO FORESTRY SERVICES II POSITION: Owner NATURE: Single member LLC. This is a Forestry clearance business for Jim. They clear commercial lots and residential. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 6 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 3 START DATE: 06/01/2025 ADDRESS: 3145 Gulf Shores Parkway, Suite 204, Gulf Shore AL 36542, United States DESCRIPTION: Owner 4) ONE MILLION WELLS POSITION: Vice President of Strategic Planning & Development NATURE: 501C3 Non profit INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 60 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 10 START DATE: 08/01/2019 ADDRESS: PO Box 771204, Memphis TN 38177, United States DESCRIPTION: Development & Planning, training, fund raising. 5) FORBIS INSURANCE POSITION: Owner NATURE: Sole Proprietorship INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 50 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 20 START DATE: 01/01/1973 ADDRESS: 5100 Poplar Avenue, Suite 2700, Memphis TN 38137, United States DESCRIPTION: Insurance agent 6) ST. JOHNS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH POSITION: Member of the endowment committee NATURE: Non-profit; church INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/2020 ADDRESS: 1207 Peabody Ave, Memphis TN 38104, United States DESCRIPTION: Committee member, review, discuss & vote. 7) FORBIS FARMS POSITION: Owner NATURE: Sole proprietor ; This is a farm in TN and a farm in MS. This is rural farmland. Jimmy received crop rent from them. The farm in MS he receives cash rent. These are 2 separate farms but are one entity. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 24 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 6 START DATE: 01/01/1995 ADDRESS: 4190 Yeager Drive, Moscow TN 38057, United States DESCRIPTION: He owns, manages and plants crops. Jim works with tenants and manages wildlife and a conservation easement. Jim also hunts wild game .
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 1990-12-18 |
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