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Valmark Advisers, Inc.

130 Springside Drive Suite 300, Akron, OH 44333 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
AZ RA APPROVED 2026-01-06
WI RA APPROVED 2026-01-05
  • AZ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-06
  • WI RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-05

Branch Locations

120 East Lakeside Street Suite 240, Madison, WI 53715 • 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
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Kelly Financial Inc. Madison WI 07/1999 02/2018
Valmark Securities, Inc. Akron OH 09/2010 02/2018
Valmark Advisers, Inc. Akron OH 10/2010 02/2018
Kestra Financial, Inc. Madison WI 02/2018 03/2022
Triad Advisors Norcross GA 03/2022 08/2024
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, Llc Madison WI 04/2022 12/2025
Osaic Wealth, Inc. Madison WI 08/2024 12/2025
Valmark Securities Akron OH 01/2026 Present
Valmark Advisers Akron OH 01/2026 Present
  • 07/1999 → 02/2018
    Kelly Financial Inc.
    Madison, WI
  • 09/2010 → 02/2018
    Valmark Securities, Inc.
    Akron, OH
  • 10/2010 → 02/2018
    Akron, OH
  • 02/2018 → 03/2022
    Kestra Financial, Inc.
    Madison, WI
  • 03/2022 → 08/2024
    Triad Advisors
    Norcross, GA
  • 04/2022 → 12/2025
    Madison, WI
  • 08/2024 → 12/2025
    Osaic Wealth, Inc.
    Madison, WI
  • 01/2026 → Present
    Valmark Securities
    Akron, OH
  • 01/2026 → Present
    Valmark Advisers
    Akron, OH
Previous Registrations
  • 2022-04-11 → 2026-01-02
    Madison, WI
  • 2018-02-07 → 2022-04-06
    Madison, WI
    Austin, TX
  • 2010-10-07 → 2018-02-07
    Madison, WI
  • 1998-03-10 → 2010-10-08
    Walnut Street Securities, Inc.
    Sun Prairie, WI
    Madison, WI
    Madison, WI
    Madison, WI
    Madison, WI
    Madison, WI
    Madison, WI
    Middleton, WI
    Blanchardville, WI
    Verona, WI
    Madison, WI
    Fitchburg, WI
    Madison, WI
  • 2000-05-04 → 2006-11-02
    Walnut Street Advisers Inc
    Madison, WI
Other Businesses

1.Avante Properties - owner of real estate development and management company./// 2.FTC Holdings, Inc. ;Investment related: yes; 120 E Lakeside St, Ste 200, Madison, WI 53715; Nature or Structure of Business: S Corp Entity created for real estate investments. Brother is the other member. Currently holds four properties, Avante Properties, LLC, FTC Retail East, LLC, FTC Retail West, LLC, and Fitchburg Technology Campus, LLC. No Additional investments intended, but FTC is also managing member in GS Kelly Holding LLC; Position: Member; Start date: 04/01/2002; hours per month: 1; securities trading hours 1; Duties: Few actual duties, taxes are filed for entity, OBA is for ownership and taxation purpose./// 3.GS Kelly Holdings, LLC ; Investment related: yes; 120 E Lakeside St, Ste 200, Madison, WI 53715; Nature or Structure of Business: Real Estate Holding Company (LLC), holding several apartment buildings. All FL assets/other entities Roll up into GS Kelly Holdings as an estate planning vehicle; Position: Manager; Start date: 11/02/2020; hours per month: 20; securities trading hours 1; Duties: Manager./// 4.SJK Ventures, LLC ; Investment related: yes; 120 E Lakeside St, Ste 200, Madison, WI 53715; Nature or Structure of Business: LLC established and owned 50/50 with Brother as other member to make Joint Private Investments; Position: Managing Member; Start date: 01/01/2014; hours per month: 10; securities trading hours .5; Duties: Private Security Transactions.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1999-11-23
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1984-10-23
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1999-11-23
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1984-10-23

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