Securian Financial Services, Inc. (St Paul)


Securian Financial Services, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in St Paul. It manages $9.62 billion of regulatory assets for 39,256 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Securian Financial Services provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 4,500 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Securian Financial Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Securian Financial Services, Inc. is $9.62 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1453% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.6 billion in discretionary accounts and $8.02 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $156.48 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $276.17 thousand.
Securian Financial Services has custody of $2.28 billion in cash and securities for 6,414 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 82% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Securian Financial Services, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Robert Edward Hunstad serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Robert Edward Hunstad is individuals with 39,762 clients and $4.9 billion of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Securian Financial Services has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $9.62 billion for 48,427 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Securian Financial Services doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Securian Financial Services, Inc.

The company employs 1,635 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 65 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 1,029 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Robert Edward Hunstad has been acting as President since 1 May 1995. Kristin Mary Ferguson joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President, Business Operations, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Finop.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Edward Hunstad Director 1 May 1995 Other 1480417
Dennis Edward Prohofsky Director 1 May 1995 Other 2636727
George Ignatius Connolly President, ceo, member of board of directors 1 Oct 1996 Other 1457599
Thomas Lee Clark Assistant secretary, assistant treasurer 1 Oct 1996 Other 47905
Margaret Purcell Milosevich Vice president, secretary, treasurer, coo 1 Sep 1997 Other 1493467
Inc. Advantus Capital Management 100% shareholder 1 Jun 1998 75% - 100% 41-1792781
Loyall Edward Wilson Vice president, chief compliance officer 1 Dec 1999 Other 1368670
Inc. Securian Financial Group 100% shareholder 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% 41-1919752
Peter D Seltz Vice president, sales and marketing 1 Mar 2002 Other 2216122
Kimberly Kay Carpenter Assistant secretary 1 Nov 2002 Other 4266541
Loyall Edward Wilson Vice president, chief compliance officer, secretary 1 Dec 2002 Other 1368670
Lynda Sutherland Czarnetzki Treasurer 1 Dec 2002 Other 1571494
Michael James Jorgensen Vice president, chief operating officer 1 Mar 2003 Other 2676329
Alan L. Peterson Assistant secretary 1 Jul 2003 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Allen Lloyd Peterson Assistant secretary 1 Jul 2003 Other 4686380
Dwayne C Radel Director 1 Apr 2005 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Richard Arthur Diehl Vice president, chief investment officer 1 Apr 2005 Other 1613960
Dwayne Charles Radel Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 4948811
Warren John Zaccaro Member of board of directors 1 May 2005 Other 4948865
Warren J Zaccaro Director 1 May 2005 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Joseph Scott Mcrae Assistant secretary 1 May 2005 Other 2087535
Scott Carl Thorson Vice president operations 1 Apr 2006 Other 1651412
Matthew Neil Kalani Fries Assistant secretary 1 Apr 2006 Other 2723824
Loyall Edward Wilson Senior vice president, chief compliance officer, anti-money laundering compliance officer & secretary 1 Apr 2007 Other 1368670
Suzanne Marie Chochrek Vice president, business & market development 1 Oct 2007 Other 1520107
Janet Marie Hill Assistant secretary 1 Oct 2007 Other 2667808
Jay R Brown Assistant secretary 1 Oct 2007 Other 4542374
Dean Floyd Czarnetzki Assistant secretary 1 Mar 2008 Other 5631678
Scott Carl Thorson Vice president, business operations & treasurer 1 Oct 2009 Other 1651412
Daniel Abraham Henken Assistant secretary 1 Oct 2009 Other 4593222
Crystal K Opse Assistant secretary 1 Mar 2011 Other 5903730
Gary Roger Christensen Member of board of directors 1 Apr 2012 Other 4305912
Peter Gordon Berlute Vice president, business operations, chief financial officer, treasurer & finop 1 Feb 2014 Other 6175204
Bonnie Lou Newman Assistant secretary 1 Aug 2014 Other 6384958
Kim Marie Ofstie Assistant secretary 1 Aug 2014 Other 2885142
Shelly Ann Lundberg Assistant secretary 1 Aug 2014 Other 2072613
Jeffrey Daniel Mcgrath Vice president 1 Jan 2015 Other 2732974
Kjirsten Gareth Zellmer Vice president, strategy & business operations 1 May 2016 Other 4356568
Kimberly Kay Carpenter Vice president, compliance 1 May 2016 Other 4266541
Kimberly Kay Carpenter Senior vice president, chief compliance officer & anti-money laundering compliance officer 1 Jun 2017 Other 4266541
Keri Sue O'brien Secretary 1 Jun 2017 Other 6821352
Kristin Mary Ferguson Vice president, business operations, chief financial officer, treasurer & finop 1 Apr 2018 Other 6895121

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Securian Holding Company 100% shareholder 1 Oct 1998 75% - 100% 41-1919753
Inc. Minnesota Mutual Companies 100% shareholder 1 Oct 1998 75% - 100% 41-1919754
Minnesota Life Insurance Company 100% shareholder 1 Oct 1998 75% - 100% 41-0417830
Inc. Securian Financial Group 100% shareholder 1 Oct 1998 75% - 100% 41-1919752

Based in St Paul

The principal office where Securian Financial Services, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 400 Robert Street North, St Paul, MN 55101 2098, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Wall, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 651-665-5609 or by fax 651-665-7367. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 4:45pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at securianfinancial.com.