Joseph M. Bruns

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CRD#: 2794001

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Joseph Michael Bruns, who also goes by Joe Bruns, was a registered financial professional .

Joseph is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1996. Joseph had worked at 7 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 63, SIE, Series 7 and Series 6 exams.

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Aliases

Joe Bruns

Other business activities

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In addition to being a registered representative ("RR") of StanCorp Equities, Inc. ("SEI"), RR is associated with Standard Retirement Services ("SRS"), an investment adviser representative of StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc. ("SIA"), and an insurance producer appointed with Standard Insurance Company ("SIC"). SRS is a retirement plan service provider that offers recordkeeping and plan administration services, SIA offers investment advice to retirement plan sponsors and plan participants, and SIC is a manufacturer of insurance products, including a fixed group annuity insurance product used by retirement plans as a funding vehicle. SEI, SRS, SIA and SIC (collectively "The Standard") are subsidiaries of Standard Financial Group and are located at 1100 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR. RR devotes 100% of their time during normal business hours to provide information about the retirement plan-related products and services offered by The Standard to unaffiliated third party retirement plan service providers, including broker/dealers and investment advisers, to enable them to sell to and support the needs of their customers.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Certified licenses

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Experience

Past

March 28, 2023 - June 21, 2023

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 110228

Port St. Lucie, FL

Past

June 9, 2014 - June 21, 2023

STANCORP EQUITIES, INC.

CRD#: 19517

PORTLAND, OR

Past

May 16, 2014 - December 21, 2022

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 110228

Port St. Lucie, FL

Past

April 30, 2012 - December 6, 2013

MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 105992

MANCHESTER, MD

Past

March 9, 2012 - December 6, 2013

MANNING & NAPIER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 26266

FAIRPORT, NY

Past

April 8, 2011 - March 7, 2012

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 6694

ELLICOTT CITY, MD

Past

April 30, 2007 - May 20, 2009

J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS INC.

CRD#: 102920

OWINGS MILLS, MD

Past

October 21, 1996 - March 15, 2007

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 8348

OWINGS MILLS, MD

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. | THE STANDARD

CRD#: 110228 / SEC#: 801-57811

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (7/31/2000 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 4/27/2012

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 12/24/1996

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: 5/2/1997

General Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 10/18/1996

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Current Firm

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. | THE STANDARD

CRD#: 110228 / SEC#: 801-57811

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (7/31/2000 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

1100 Sw Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

Mailing Address

900 Sw Fifth Avenue C22, Portland, OR 97204

Phone number

(800) 858-5420

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (51 States and Territories)

Documents

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

SIA FORM ADV PART 2A (3/31/2025)

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	103,728
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 33,592,166,292

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
04/29/2025	Cover Page	Report
03/28/2024	Cover Page	Report
01/27/2023	Cover Page	Report

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Joseph M. Bruns

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

STANCORP EQUITIES, INC.

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.

MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS, LLC

MANNING & NAPIER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 4/27/2012

Series 63

Date: 12/24/1996

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 5/2/1997

Series 6

Date: 10/18/1996

Current Firm

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (51 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Regulatory assets under management

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

STANCORP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.

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