Karen S. Vavra

VCM WEALTH

Collegeville, PA

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CRD#: 2918570

Professional summary

Karen Suzanne Vavra, who also goes by Karen Suzanne Hill, Karen Hill, Karen Suzanne Hill-vavra, is a registered financial advisor currently at VCM WEALTH located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

Karen is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1999. Karen has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 65, Series 7 and Series 6 exams.

Question & Answer

Are you a "fiduciary"?

Yes

Aliases

Karen Suzanne Hill | Karen Hill | Karen Suzanne Hill-Vavra

Other business activities

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Start Date October 2024; Independent licensed insurance agent; Collegeville PA; not investment related; Ms. Vavra is licensed to sell accident and health life insurance and fixed annuities; spends less than 5 hours per month, some may be during business hours. Start Date January 2022; Family LLC which owns rental property; Avalon NJ; not investment related; Ms. Vavra is a partner in the LLC; her rental property-related activities include bill paying, realtor communication, property maintenance; spends approximately four hours per month during non-business hours.

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Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

July 31, 2009 - Present

VCM WEALTH

RIA

CRD#: 149307

Collegeville, PA

Past

November 17, 1999 - December 12, 2002

VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 106715

MALVERN, PA

Past

September 21, 1999 - August 15, 2007

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

CRD#: 7452

MALVERN, PA

Past

January 15, 1999 - September 24, 1999

KESTRA INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 42046

AUSTIN, TX

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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IAR

means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR

Pennsylvania
(7/31/2009)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 11/3/1998

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 10/21/1998

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 10/25/1999

General Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 7/7/1997

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Current Firm

VCM WEALTH

VAVRA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | VCM WEALTH

CRD#: 149307 / SEC#:

California

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (11/19/2020 Terminated)

Delaware

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (5/28/2013 Approved)

Florida

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (6/20/2018 Approved)

New Jersey

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/12/2010 Approved)

Pennsylvania

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/21/2009 Approved)

Why is a state registration marked "Terminated"? When a firm registers with the SEC (usually after managing $100M+ AUM), it often withdraws separate state firm registrations unless required by that state. The firm can still serve clients there through its individually registered Investment Advisor Representatives (IARs).

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Contact information

Main Address

Collegeville, PA

Mailing Address

Phone number

(610) 489-3018

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

Documents

Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	266
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 88,830,758

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Karen S. Vavra

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

Click below to view Karen Suzanne Vavra's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

VCM WEALTH

VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

KESTRA INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 11/3/1998

Series 65

Date: 10/21/1998

Series 7

Date: 10/25/1999

Series 6

Date: 7/7/1997

Current Firm

VCM WEALTH

Contact information

Documents

Regulatory assets under management

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