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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)35 years in industry

BOB TETSUYA KAWABE

Advisor at VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.

Honoulul, HI | Clermont, FL

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 13, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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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: Mar 1, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 35derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 6
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 10, 1993
First registration: Sep 13, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BOB TETSUYA KAWABE|Bob T Kawabe
IAPD individual key: 2337455

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
VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 30, 2021	n/a	yes	Honoulul, HI\|Clermont, FL	Current employment
THE WEALTH CONSULTING GROUP	Independent wealth	Feb 26, 2016	Mar 10, 2021	no	HONOLULU, HI\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|San Diego, CA\|Clermont, FL	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 8, 2013	Sep 8, 2016	no	HONOLULU, HI\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|HONOLULU, HI\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|CLERMONT, FL	Previous registration
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 30, 2007	Aug 9, 2013	no	HONOLULU, HI\|AUSTIN, TX	Previous registration
KAWABE & ASSOCIATES, LLC	n/a	Sep 16, 2002	Sep 5, 2003	no	HONOLULU, HI	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 13, 2002	Feb 1, 2007	no	HONOLULU, HI\|HONOLULU, HI	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
THE WEALTH CONSULTING GROUP	VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.	Mar 10, 2021	Mar 30, 2021	20	Firm change	RIA to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	THE WEALTH CONSULTING GROUP	Sep 8, 2016	Feb 26, 2016	-195	Firm change after gap	Other
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Aug 9, 2013	Aug 8, 2013	-1	Firm change	Other
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	KAWABE & ASSOCIATES, LLC	Feb 1, 2007	Sep 16, 2002	-1,599	Firm change after gap	Other
KAWABE & ASSOCIATES, LLC	NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Sep 5, 2003	Jan 30, 2007	1,243	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 30, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ THE WEALTH CONSULTING GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 26, 2016 to Mar 10, 2021factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 8, 2013 to Sep 8, 2016factForm ADV
→ NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 30, 2007 to Aug 9, 2013factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 2002 to Feb 1, 2007factForm ADV
→ KAWABE & ASSOCIATES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2002 to Sep 5, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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