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1450 American Lane 6Th Floor, Suite 650, Schaumburg, IL 60173-2096 • United States
Current Registrations
| Authority | Category | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | RA | APPROVED | 2025-09-05 |
Branch Locations
4025 Woodland Park Blvd Ste 310, Arlington, TX 76013 • United States
100 E Hubbard St Ste 200, Mineral Wells, TX 76067 • United States
No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford, Carter, Thompson & Durbin, Llc | Mineral Wells | TX | 12/2014 | Present |
| 1St Global Capital Corp. | Mineral Wells | TX | 06/2015 | 10/2019 |
| 1St Global Advisors, Inc. | Mineral Wells | TX | 06/2015 | 10/2019 |
| Avantax Insurance Services, Inc. | Mineral Wells | TX | 06/2015 | 09/2025 |
| Avantax Advisory Services | Mineral Wells | TX | 10/2019 | 09/2025 |
| Avantax Investment Services, Inc. | Mineral Wells | TX | 10/2019 | 09/2025 |
| Cetera Wealth Services, Llc | Mineral Wells | TX | 09/2025 | Present |
| Cetera Investment Advisers Llc | Schaumburg | IL | 09/2025 | Present |
1) APERTURE WEALTH MANAGEMENT POSITION: PRESIDENT NATURE: WEALTH MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 120 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 6 START DATE: 09/05/2015 ADDRESS: Arlington TX , DESCRIPTION: PRESIDENT AND 100% OWNER; 09/05/2015; THIS ENTITY IS FOR ALL BUSINESS CONDUCTED THROUGH 1ST GLOBAL INCLUDING BROKER DEALER, RIA, AND INSURANCE 2) DURBIN ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA VENISON VALLEY FARM POSITION: PRESIDENT NATURE: RENTAL REAL ESTATE AND FARMING AND RANCHING ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 12 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 06/01/1995 ADDRESS: Cleburne TX , DESCRIPTION: FARMING AND RANCHING ACTIVITIES AND TWO RENTAL HOUSES LOCATED ON PROPERTY; OWNER AND PRESIDENT WITH OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES; DBA FOR FARM IS VENISON VALLEY FARM 3) TURN-KEY PERSONAL FINANCIAL DESIGNS LLC DBA APERTURE RETIREMENT DESIGNS AND CRAWFORD CARTER THOMPSON & DURBIN LLC, CPAS POSITION: President NATURE: Combined marketing identity for my CPA firm and financial services firm. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 200 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 4 START DATE: 08/01/2015 ADDRESS: Mineral Wells TX , DESCRIPTION: Owner and manager 4) STAG HORN RANCH LLC POSITION: Owner and president NATURE: Entity which handles the operations of a high-fenced game ranch including overnight lodging. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 08/01/2019 ADDRESS: 5940 CR 805C, CLEBURNE TX 76031, DESCRIPTION: Owner and president responsible for overall strategy, planning and management. Direct the activities of employees. 5) CRAWFORD CARTER & DURBIN LLC, CPAS POSITION: President NATURE: CPA firm INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 200 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 60 START DATE: 12/14/2014 ADDRESS: 100 E Hubbard St, Suite 200, Mineral Wells TX 76067, United States DESCRIPTION: Owner and President 6) ENVISION MINERAL WELLS FOUNDATION INC. POSITION: Director / Board Member NATURE: Volunteer board member for 501(c)3 non-profit to support community and economic development projects. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 06/01/2024 ADDRESS: 107 North Oak Ave., Mineral Wells TX 76067, United States DESCRIPTION: Board members facilitate due diligence, review, and prioritization of proposed community and economic development projects in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce to help ensure efforts achieve mutual goals of Chamber, City and County stakeholders.
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 2005-09-02 |
| S63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 1983-10-24 |
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