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Kevin R. Wills

BERNARDI SECURITIES
O'fallon, IL 62269
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CRD#: 4701726
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Professional summary


Kevin Ray Wills, who also goes by Kevin Wills, is a registered financial professional currently at BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC. located in O'fallon, Illinois.

Kevin is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2003. Kevin has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 66, SIE, Series 50 and Series 7 exams.

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No

Aliases


Kevin Wills

Other business activities


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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses


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Experience


Current

December 24, 2018 - Present

BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC.

Office #1: 1676 Essex Way Suite 103, O'fallon, IL 62269Office #2: 2703 Mcgraw Drive Unit #4a, Bloomington, IL 61704
BD
CRD#: 15834
O'fallon, IL
Past

August 1, 2007 - November 29, 2018

FIRST MIDSTATE INCORPORATED

BD
CRD#: 4300
BLOOMINGTON, IL
Past

October 4, 2005 - June 8, 2007

EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC

RIA
CRD#: 6627
BLOOMINGTON, IL
Past

June 27, 2005 - June 8, 2007

EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC

BD
CRD#: 6627
BLOOMINGTON, IL
Past

February 6, 2004 - May 6, 2005

BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATION

RIA
CRD#: 16999
BLOOMINGTON, IL
Past

February 6, 2004 - May 6, 2005

BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATION

BD
CRD#: 16999
CHICAGO, IL
Past

November 20, 2003 - January 2, 2004

EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC

RIA
CRD#: 6627
NORMAL, IL
Past

November 7, 2003 - January 2, 2004

EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC

BD
CRD#: 6627
NEW YORK, NY

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
(12/24/2018)
RR
Indiana
(1/18/2019)
RR
Wisconsin
(1/18/2019)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
RR
IAR
Series 66
Date: 11/19/2003
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm


BS
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

Disclosures


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Company Information


BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 15834O'fallon, IL 62269

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