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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)29 years in industry

DAX JAMES WELSHEIMER

Advisor at PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.

Columubus, OH | Dublin, OH

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 30, 2003 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Nov 1, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Nov 1, 1996
First registration: Jan 30, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DAX JAMES WELSHIMER
IAPD individual key: 2767268

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 20, 2023	n/a	yes	Dublin, OH\|Columubus, OH	Current employment
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Apr 24, 2009	Apr 5, 2011	no	WORTHINGTON, OH	Previous registration
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Oct 18, 2005	Apr 21, 2009	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL\|FT. PIERCE, FL\|GROVE CITY, OH\|WORTHINGTON, OH\|WORTHINGTON, OH\|WORTHINGTON, OH	Previous registration
SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 25, 2005	Oct 7, 2005	no	COLUMBUS, OH	Previous registration
VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 17, 2003	May 19, 2005	no	COLUMBUS, OH	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 30, 2003	Jun 2, 2003	no	COLUMBUS, OH	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Apr 5, 2011	Nov 20, 2023	4,612	Firm change after gap	Other
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Apr 21, 2009	Apr 24, 2009	3	Firm change	Other
SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	Oct 7, 2005	Oct 18, 2005	11	Firm change	Other
VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.	SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	May 19, 2005	May 25, 2005	6	Firm change	Other
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.	Jun 2, 2003	Jun 17, 2003	15	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 30, 2003 to Jun 2, 2003factForm ADV
→ INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2009 to Apr 5, 2011factForm ADV
→ FSC SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 18, 2005 to Apr 21, 2009factForm ADV
→ SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 25, 2005 to Oct 7, 2005factForm ADV
→ VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 17, 2003 to May 19, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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