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Gineen H. Destefano

BERNARDI SECURITIES
Northfield, IL 60093
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CRD#: 1768985
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Professional summary

Gineen Hope Destefano is a registered financial professional currently at BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC. located in Northfield, Illinois.

Gineen is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1996. Gineen has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE and Series 52 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

Aliases

None

Other business activities

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The advisor shows no other business activity.

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Current

July 29, 2002 - Present

BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC.

Office #1: 423 Central Avenue, Northfield, IL 60093Office #2: 423 Central Avenue, Northfield, IL 60093
BD
CRD#: 15834
Northfield, IL
Past

August 29, 2000 - September 25, 2001

LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INCORPORATED

BD
CRD#: 6555
BALTIMORE, MD
Past

March 8, 1996 - August 17, 2000

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 19616
ST. LOUIS, MO

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

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RR
Illinois
(7/29/2002)

Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 11/12/1999
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 10/1/2018
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 52
Date: 3/7/1996
Municipal Securities Representative Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

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BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC.
BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 15834 / SEC#: , 8-32815

BD
Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Chicago district office)
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Contact information

Main Address
423 Central Avenue, Northfield, IL 60093
Mailing Address
423 Central Avenue, Northfield, IL 60093
Phone number
(312) 726-7324
Established
Illinois since 09/27/1984
Firm type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
September
Firm Size
Small
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (45 States and Territories)

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Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
BERNARDI, RONALD PIACENTINIPRESIDENT & CEO & CCO726070
BERNARDI, MATTHEW PVICE PRESIDENT5545410
BERNARDI, THOMAS PVICE PRESIDENT6419579
BIONDI, ROBERTVICE PRESIDENT716281
LANDIS, MICHELLE BERNARDISECRETARY1328867
BERNARDI, EDWARDCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD19817
EVENSKY, LISA MFINANCIAL OPERATIONS PRINCIPAL6373192
IRISH, JEFFREY DAVIDVICE PRESIDENT2228055
VAIL, ROBERT PATRICKSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT3086104
VEZZETTI, JOHN MVICE PRESIDENT5736210

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Company Information

BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 15834Northfield, IL 60093

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