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Fred Rick Kettler

Park Avenue Securities LLC

Venice, CA

Fort Myers, FL

CRD 1664996

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Employer firm

Park Avenue Securities LLC CRD 46173

$19.6B regulatory AUM 38,649 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management (individuals)
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Educational seminars

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

Current Employers
Park Avenue Securities Llc

10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
ME RA APPROVED 2026-02-17
GA RA APPROVED 2025-10-17
MD RA APPROVED 2025-01-29
OH RA APPROVED 2024-09-23
IL RA APPROVED 2024-08-30
CA RA APPROVED 2022-05-09
NC RA APPROVED 2021-04-06
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2020-08-19
OR RA APPROVED 2020-05-22
WY RA APPROVED 2019-07-01
SC RA APPROVED 2018-10-03
CO RA APPROVED 2018-04-26
PR RA APPROVED 2017-11-15
PA RA APPROVED 2017-03-07
FL RA APPROVED 2017-02-23
  • ME RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-02-17
  • GA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-10-17
  • MD RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-01-29
  • OH RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-09-23
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-08-30
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2022-05-09
  • NC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-04-06
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2020-08-19
  • OR RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2020-05-22
  • WY RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2019-07-01
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2018-10-03
  • CO RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2018-04-26
  • PR RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2017-11-15
  • PA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2017-03-07
  • FL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2017-02-23

Branch Locations

Venice, CA • United States

14021 Metropolis Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33912 • United States

Disclosures

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.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Self Employed - Insurance Agent Coral Gables FL 11/1991 Present
Arven Financial Coral Gables FL 01/2016 10/2016
Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company Coral Gables FL 01/2016 10/2016
Guardian Life Insurance Coral Gables FL 02/2017 01/2020
Park Avenue Securities Coral Gables FL 02/2017 01/2020
Guardian Life Insurance Company Miami FL 01/2020 06/2023
Park Avenue Securities Miami FL 01/2020 06/2023
Guardian Life Insurance Company Miami FL 06/2023 05/2024
Park Avenue Securities Miami FL 06/2023 05/2024
Guardian Life Insurance Company North Miami Beach FL 05/2024 09/2024
Park Avenue Securities North Miami Beach FL 05/2024 09/2024
Guardian Life Insurance Company Golden Beach FL 06/2024 10/2025
Park Avenue Securities Golden Beach FL 06/2024 10/2025
Park Avenue Securities Venice CA 10/2025 Present
Guardian Life Insurance Company Venice CA 10/2025 Present
  • 11/1991 → Present
    Self Employed - Insurance Agent
    Coral Gables, FL
  • 01/2016 → 10/2016
    Arven Financial
    Coral Gables, FL
  • 01/2016 → 10/2016
    Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Coral Gables, FL
  • 02/2017 → 01/2020
    Guardian Life Insurance
    Coral Gables, FL
  • 02/2017 → 01/2020
    Park Avenue Securities
    Coral Gables, FL
  • 01/2020 → 06/2023
    Guardian Life Insurance Company
    Miami, FL
  • 01/2020 → 06/2023
    Park Avenue Securities
    Miami, FL
  • 06/2023 → 05/2024
    Guardian Life Insurance Company
    Miami, FL
  • 06/2023 → 05/2024
    Park Avenue Securities
    Miami, FL
  • 05/2024 → 09/2024
    Guardian Life Insurance Company
    North Miami Beach, FL
  • 05/2024 → 09/2024
    Park Avenue Securities
    North Miami Beach, FL
  • 06/2024 → 10/2025
    Guardian Life Insurance Company
    Golden Beach, FL
  • 06/2024 → 10/2025
    Park Avenue Securities
    Golden Beach, FL
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Park Avenue Securities
    Venice, CA
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Guardian Life Insurance Company
    Venice, CA
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

1. Fixed Insurance Sales-Sale of fixed insurance products other than those offered through Guardian, Start: 10/06/1999, Address; 1560 S Dixie Highway, Suite 207 Coral Gables, FL 33146, 40 bus hrs per month, Investment related, >10% annual compensation, 2. Kettler & Associates, Inc-Corporation I use for managing and administration of my business,. Start: 06/19/2019, Address: 1560 SOUTH DIXIE HWY, SUITE 207; CORAL GABLES, FL 33146, 1 non bus hr per month, Not investment related,

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2015-12-08
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1998-10-15
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2015-12-08
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1998-10-15
Other Names
  • Fred R Kettler
  • Fred Rick Kettler
  • Fred Kettler

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