Christopher M. Ruhnke

VESTGEN ADVISORS

Kansas City , MO 64153

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CRD#: 8260041

Professional summary

Christopher Michael Ruhnke, who also goes by Chris Ruhnke, is a registered financial advisor currently at VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC located in Kansas City , Missouri and PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES, LLC located in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Christopher is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2026. Christopher has worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 7TO and SIE exams.

Aliases

Chris Ruhnke

Other business activities

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

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Experience

Current

June 22, 2026 - Present

VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC

Office #1: 9800 Nw Polo Drive Suite 100, Kansas City , MO 64153

RIA

CRD#: 318657

Kansas City , MO

Current

May 1, 2026 - Present

PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES, LLC

Office #1: 4351 West College Ave Suite 420, Appleton, WI 54914

RIA

CRD#: 120222

Appleton, WI

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 318657 / SEC#: 801-123390

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/4/2022 Approved)

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

Missouri
(6/22/2026)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 6/22/2026

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7TO

Date: 5/1/2026

General Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 2/23/2026

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 318657 / SEC#: 801-123390

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/4/2022 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

1 North Franklin Suite 1850, Chicago, IL 60606

Mailing Address

Phone number

(312) 237-4446

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

115

SEC notice filing (35 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

VESTGEN ADVISORS - WRAP FEE BROCHURE (3/31/2025)

VGA - ADV FORM 2A (3/31/2025)

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	9,800
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 3,470,310,102

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Christopher M. Ruhnke

Professional summary

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

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Certified licenses

Experience

VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC

PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES, LLC

Primary Firm SEC Registration

VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 6/22/2026

Series 7TO

Date: 5/1/2026

SIE

Date: 2/23/2026

FINRA

Current Firm

VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC

Contact information

SEC notice filing (35 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Regulatory assets under management

Red Flags

Company Information

VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC

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