Darren Smith
Professional Summary
Darren Smith, who also goes by Darren Frederick Smith, Darren F Smith, is a registered financial advisor currently at PRINCIPAL FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC. located in Des Moines, Iowa. Darren is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1994. Darren has worked at 10 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 65, SIE, Series 3, Series 7, Series 6, Series 30 and Series 24 exams.
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Fiduciary Standard
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Other Aliases
Darren Frederick Smith, Darren F Smith
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Years of Experience
32 years registered in the securities industry
Current & Past Employments
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Current Firm
COMPOSITE DISTRIBUTORS INC. | WM FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC. | PRINCIPAL FUNDS DISTRUBUTOR, INC. | PRINCIPAL FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC. | COMPOSITE FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
Contact Information
Main Address
711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392Mailing Address
711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392Phone Number
(800) 222-5852Established
Washington since 04/17/1997Firm Type
CorporationFiscal Year End
DecemberFirm Size
MediumFINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)
Registered to provide investment advisory services in 0 US states and territories.
Direct owners and executive officers
| Name | Position | CRD# |
|---|---|---|
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS HOLDING COMPANY (US), LLC | OWNER | — |
| CLINES, SEAN THOMAS | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 3055601 |
| DESSOUKI, RAMONA HIATT | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | 7812577 |
| DROGAN, THOMAS JOHN | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | 2760482 |
| HOESKE, DINA ROMEO | SENIOR DIRECTOR - FUND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES | 2704646 |
| MURRAY, MICHAEL FRANCIS | DIRECTOR | 2074275 |
| SCHOLTEN, MICHAEL JOSEPH | PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER | 6388259 |
| VOHRA, ROHIT | DIRECTOR | 4163828 |
| WEGENER, EDWARD ANTHONY | SENIOR DIRECTOR, SUPERVISION | 2717284 |
| WONG, BRANT K | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR (CHAIRMAN) | 5093714 |
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Exams
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Series 6 — Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
Passed May 1994About the Series 6 examSRO Registrations
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