William Paul Garten

Current Employers

Employment History

• 12/2011 → Present
  Lpl Financial, Llc
  Beachwood, OH
• 12/2011 → Present
  Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd
  Beachwood, OH

Previous Registrations

• 2006-08-09 → 2011-12-16
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Hudson, OH
• 2003-07-01 → 2006-08-04
  Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc
  Pepper Pike, OH
  Pepper Pike, OH
• 1999-09-12 → 2003-07-01
  Prudential Equity Group, Llc
  Mayfield, OH

Other Businesses

1. 12/12/2011 - LPL Financial, LLC (Registered Representative) - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location (s) - 100% time spent between LPL Financial, LLC and Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. 2. 12/19/2011 - Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Registered Investment Advisor - Start Date: 12/2011 - Time Spent 100% - I provide investment advisory services through Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity in 12/2011. I expect to spend approximately 160 hours per month on this activity. Please see the advisory firm's Form ADV for more information about its address, the nature of its business, its owners, and its services at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The firm is separate from and independent of LPL Financial. 3. 3/6/2013: GARTEN FINANCIAL GROUP - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Business Entity For Tax/Investment Purposes Only - CEO/PRESIDENT - TIME SPENT 1% - CEO/PRESIDENT OF GARTEN FINANCIAL GROUP AND CEO/PRESIDENT OF GARTEN MARKETING AND ADVERTISING. 4. 4/30/2014 - Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) 5. 10/30/2014 - No Business Name - Not Investment Related - Home Based - OTHER-AUTHOR - Started 01/01/2004 - 5 Hours Per Month/0 Hours During Securities Trading - Published poet since 1972. Five books of poetry that have been published by Cork Hill Press which is an independent publisher. 6. 11/9/2015 - Garten Marketing LLC - Investment Related - Home Based - Other-Author/Book - President/CEO - START 03/05/1985 - 10 Hours Per Month/0 Hours During Securities Trading - Royalties from poetry. 7. 12/22/2022 - No Business Name - At Reported Business Location(s) - Non-Variable Insurance - Partner/Wealth Advisor - Start Date: 12/09/2022 - 3 Hours Per Month/1 Hour During Securities Trading.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1998-06-27
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1998-06-20

Other Names

• Bill Garten