This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

VALMARK ADVISERS, 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

Jun 30, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

27derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

6

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S63

First exam

Jun 30, 1999

First registration

Jan 7, 2011

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

BRANDON D DIRKSCHNEIDER

IAPD individual key

3236108

• Occurred

  Feb 23, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Brandon Daniel Dirkschneider left Lpl Financial Llc for Valmark Advisers, Inc. (registered 2022-03-18)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:a41ce95f-20af-e7a5-e3d7-7e45b154c3f7

First observed

Jan 7, 2011

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.