James Arthur Ploeger

Employer firm

Lester Financial Group, LLC CRD 317036

$399M regulatory AUM

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)

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

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

Current Employers

Employment History

• 07/1973 → Present
  Ploeger & Associates Inc.
  Champaign, IL
• 04/2016 → 06/2024
  Securities America Inc.
  Champaign, IL
• 04/2016 → 07/2021
  Securities America Advisors
  Champaign, IL
• 08/2020 → 01/2022
  Arbor Point Advisors
  Champaign, IL
• 01/2022 → Present
  Lester Financial Group, Llc
  Champaign, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2020-08-03 → 2023-01-05
  Arbor Point Advisors
  Champaign, IL
  Champaign, IL
• 2016-04-15 → 2021-07-13
  Securities America Advisors, Inc.
  Champaign, IL
• 2003-02-28 → 2016-04-19
  Valmark Advisers, Inc.
  Champaign, IL
• 1998-10-14 → 2003-02-14
  Walnut Street Advisers Inc
  Champaign, IL

Other Businesses

PLOEGER & ASSOCIATES, INC POSITION: owner - salesman NATURE: Corporation, sales of non-equity insurance products INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 5 START DATE: 10/01/1973 ADDRESS: 301 N NEAL ST, SUITE 400, CHAMPAIGN IL 61820 DESCRIPTION: Sales of non-equity insurance products.

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1987-09-24

Designations

• Chartered Financial Consultant