William J. Trost

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CRD#: 1059302

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William Joseph Trost was a registered financial professional .

William is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1996. William had worked at 6 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 7 and Series 26 exams.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

October 24, 2017 - December 31, 2018

PFS INVESTMENTS INC.

CRD#: 10111

QUAKERTOWN, PA

Past

February 27, 2014 - October 8, 2015

NATIONWIDE SECURITIES, LLC

CRD#: 11173

AMBLER, PA

Past

November 12, 2012 - August 22, 2013

INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.

CRD#: 30184

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Past

March 20, 2007 - November 13, 2012

M&T SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 17358

BENSALEM, PA

Past

November 27, 2006 - March 19, 2007

CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 39550

ABINGTON, PA

Past

January 8, 2001 - November 27, 2006

M&T SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 17358

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Past

August 29, 1996 - December 31, 1998

MOMENTUM INDEPENDENT NETWORK INC.

CRD#: 17587

DALLAS, TX

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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PFS INVESTMENTS INC.

CRD#: 10111 / SEC#: 801-72263, 8-26486

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (5/6/2011 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Atlanta district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 9/4/1996

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 8/27/1996

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 26

Date: 10/7/2008

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination

Current Firm

PFS INVESTMENTS INC.

CRD#: 10111 / SEC#: 801-72263, 8-26486

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (5/6/2011 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Atlanta district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

1 Primerica Parkway, Duluth, GA 30099-0001

Mailing Address

1 Primerica Parkway, Duluth, GA 30099-0001

Phone number

(770) 381-1000

Established

Georgia since 07/07/1981

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

3,762

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

PRIMERICA ADVISORS LIFETIME INVESTMENT PROGRAM (4/18/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
PRIMERICA FINANCE CORPORATION	DIRECT OWNER
COLEY, DASIA DEBORAH	VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	6760291
JENDUSA, NICHOLAS ADAM	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	6037365
LESUTIS, MICHAEL	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF COUNSEL	4751250
MILLER, DEBORAH LYNN	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	3036949
NEMETZ, WILLIAM JAMES	DIRECTOR; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	4589878
REGARD, PAUL ETIENNE	PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	2448671
RIVET, LORI ALLISON	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	4496273
SUKIN, KAREN LYNN	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL	6292138
WEIGLE, BRIAN STEVEN	DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	4131816
WELLS, MICHAEL KURT	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER	5999501
WOODRING, DANIEL AARON	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	4028705

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	70,434
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 11,156,017,804

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	22
Arbitration	2
Bond	2

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
01/26/2024	Cover Page	Report

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William J. Trost

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

NATIONWIDE SECURITIES, LLC

INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.

M&T SECURITIES, INC.

CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.

M&T SECURITIES, INC.

MOMENTUM INDEPENDENT NETWORK INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

PFS INVESTMENTS INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 9/4/1996

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 8/27/1996

Series 26

Date: 10/7/2008

Current Firm

PFS INVESTMENTS INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

PFS INVESTMENTS INC.

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