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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Valmark Retirement Advisers, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserAkron, OhioCRD 284914SEC 801-108775IAPD
Latest filing Feb 18, 2022
First filing on the tape Nov 30, 2016 · 10 filings
RAUM
$0
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
n/a
of RAUM
Private clients
n/a
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
227
227 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$0 as of Feb 18, 2022
Mar 30, 2017$0 then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Feb 18, 2022
Mar 28, 2018$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)227 as of Feb 18, 2022
Mar 30, 2017260 then
Employees (5.A)227 as of Feb 18, 2022
Mar 30, 2017260 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal yearIARs 227 to 227
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 18, 2022; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$0derivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
unknownderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
unknownderivedof RAUM
Institutional
unknownderivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
227.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
0reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Every departureEvery arrival
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Jonathan Caleb Callahan · Evp, Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 08/2015 · owns less than 5%
      • Erin Elizabeth Kozenko · Vp Finance & Accountingcontrol
        since 03/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • Andrew Michael Mcclary · Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 08/2015 · owns less than 5%
      • Joseph Lawrence Rybka · President, Managercontrol
        since 08/2015 · owns less than 5%
      • Frederick Douglas Wilburn · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 08/2015 · owns less than 5%
      • Joseph Lawrence Rybka · Managercontrol
        since 06/2000 · owns 25% to 50% of Executive Insurance Agency, Inc.
      Entity owners
      • Valmark Investments, LLC · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Executive Insurance Agency, Inc. · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Valmark Investments, LLC
      • Valmark Financial Group, LLC (Fka - Valmark Insurance Agency, LLC) · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Executive Insurance Agency, Inc.
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · unset to 0.0
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Advisory employees · 260 to 227
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • BD registered reps · 260 to 227
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Employees · 260 to 227
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 68 to 82
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • State-registered IARs · 260 to 227
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
      • Financial planning clients · unset to 0
        Mar 21, 2019 to Mar 18, 2020
      • Accounts · 0.0 to unset
        Apr 17, 2018 to Mar 21, 2019
      • Discretionary RAUM · 0.0 to unset
        Apr 17, 2018 to Mar 21, 2019
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · 0.0 to unset
        Apr 17, 2018 to Mar 21, 2019
      • RAUM · 0.0 to unset
        Apr 17, 2018 to Mar 21, 2019
      • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • HNW clients · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Individual clients · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Other offices · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Aug 4, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Accounts · unset to 0.0
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      • Advisory employees · 218 to 260
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      • BD registered reps · 218 to 260
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      • Employees · 218 to 260
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 45 to 68
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      • State-registered IARs · 218 to 260
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      • Discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      • RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
      Signals
      3 dated events
      • Douglas Frederick Wilburn no longer registered at Valmark Retirement Advisers, Llc; no later IA registration on IAPD
        Oct 5, 2022 · Advisor departure · fact
      • Lawrence Joseph Rybka no longer registered at Valmark Retirement Advisers, Llc; no later IA registration on IAPD
        Oct 5, 2022 · Advisor departure · fact
      • Valmark Retirement Advisers, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Nov 30, 2016 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026