Quest CE

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Quest CE
FormerlyNewport Financial Consultants
Company type Private
IndustrySoftware
Founded1986;38 years ago (1986)
FounderAlan Krenke
Linda Mieth-Krenke
Headquarters
Area served
United States
Revenue US$ 4.5 million (2010) [1]
Divisions Continuing Education, Compliance Training and Tracking
Website www.questce.com

Quest CE is a privately held company in the United States that specializes in providing compliance training and continuing education to the financial services industry.

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History

Quest CE was founded in 1986 in Newport Beach, California and was formerly known as Newport Financial Consultants, LLC (NFC Consulting Group). In 1994 Talbot Financial purchased NFC Consulting Group and relocated the company to Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois, enhancing Talbot Financial's product development capabilities. [2]

In 2004 NFC Consulting Group was sold to the Academy of Financial Services, LLC of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In July 2005 the company was sold to Alan Krenke formerly of Strong Financial Corp and Linda Krenke. [3] [4]

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