William G. Brunner

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CRD#: 2610348

Professional summary

William George Brunner was barred by the FINRA from acting as a broker or investment advisor or otherwise associating with a broker-dealer firm.

William is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1995. Prior to being barred, William had worked at 9 firms, which includes IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC., INVESTMENT PLANNERS INC., FIRST MIDWEST SECURITIES INC., AMERICAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, JHS CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, STERLING FINANCIAL INVESTMENT GROUP INC., HAPOALIM SECURITIES USA INC., ROYCE INVESTMENT GROUP INC., STERLING FOSTER & COMPANY INC..

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Aliases

Bill Brunner

Other business activities

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

February 27, 2015 - May 31, 2017

IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 111872

HUNTINGTON, NY

Past

February 27, 2015 - May 31, 2017

INVESTMENT PLANNERS, INC.

CRD#: 18557

HUNTINGTON, NY

Past

March 9, 2012 - March 2, 2015

FIRST MIDWEST SECURITIES, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 21786

HUNTINGTON, NY

Past

May 28, 2009 - March 2, 2015

FIRST MIDWEST SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 21786

HUNTINGTON, NY

Past

November 13, 2008 - December 5, 2008

AMERICAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

CRD#: 119249

HAUPPAUGE, NY

Past

September 23, 2005 - June 15, 2009

JHS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 112097

HUNTINGTON, NY

Past

March 11, 2002 - September 23, 2005

STERLING FINANCIAL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

CRD#: 41506

BOCA RATON, FL

Past

October 29, 1999 - March 26, 2002

HAPOALIM SECURITIES USA, INC.

CRD#: 266

NEW YORK, NY

Past

March 17, 1997 - October 29, 1999

ROYCE INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

CRD#: 10494

WOODBURY, NY

Past

May 17, 1995 - March 6, 1997

STERLING FOSTER & COMPANY, INC.

CRD#: 36052

UNIONDALE, NY

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

CRD#: 111872 / SEC#: 801-56878

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (11/1/1999 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 3/8/2012

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 5/22/1995

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 5/31/2017

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 1/19/1999

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 3/27/1998

General Securities Principal Examination

Current Firm

IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

CRD#: 111872 / SEC#: 801-56878

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (11/1/1999 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

226 W. Eldorado, Decatur, IL 62522

Mailing Address

P.o. Box 170, Decatur, IL 62525-0170

Phone number

(217) 425-6340

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (47 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADV2A (6/9/2025)

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	10,743
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 2,248,994,441

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William G. Brunner

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

INVESTMENT PLANNERS, INC.

FIRST MIDWEST SECURITIES, INC.

FIRST MIDWEST SECURITIES, INC.

AMERICAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

JHS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

STERLING FINANCIAL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

HAPOALIM SECURITIES USA, INC.

ROYCE INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

STERLING FOSTER & COMPANY, INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 3/8/2012

Series 63

Date: 5/22/1995

SIE

Date: 5/31/2017

Series 7

Date: 1/19/1999

Series 24

Date: 3/27/1998

Current Firm

IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (47 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Regulatory assets under management

Red Flags

Company Information

IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

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