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Current Employers
Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc

1115 W Fulton Market 3Rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
FL RA APPROVED 2026-06-24
IA RA APPROVED 2026-05-22
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2026-05-06
  • FL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-06-24
  • IA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-05-22
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2026-05-06

Branch Locations

6600 Westown Parkway Suite 190, West Des Moines, IA 50266 • United States

Disclosures

4 disclosure categories reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action Yes
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy Yes
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien Yes
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Lpl Financial, Llc West Des Moines IA 08/2011 08/2020
Ameriprise Financial Services Llc Des Moines IA 08/2020 05/2026
Arete Wealth Management Chicago IL 05/2026 Present
Arete Wealth Advisors Chicago IL 05/2026 Present
Previous Registrations
  • 2020-08-21 → 2026-05-15
    Des Moines, IA
    Clive, IA
  • 2011-08-11 → 2020-08-25
    Des Moines, IA
    San Diego, CA
    Adel, IA
  • 2006-11-02 → 2011-08-09
    Dewaay Capital Management
    West Des Moines, IA
    West Des Moines, IA
Other Businesses

Business Ownership; Peak Capital, LLC; Owner; Manage Business; 210 Court Ave, Suite 22, Des Moines, IA, 50309; Investment-Related; 08/19/2020; 60 hours per month; 60 during trading hours / TM Ingersoll, LLC; Owner - No active roles; LLC set up as a fractional ownership of Bubba Southern Comfort Restaurant in Des Moines, IA; 3707 Grand Ave, 417, Des Moins, IA, 50312; Not Investment-Related; 07/01/2018; 0 hours per month; 0 during trading hours. Outside Employment; Peak Capital, LLC; Owner; Manage advisory business; 210 Court Ave, 200, Des Moines, IA, 50309; Investment-Related; 08/19/2020; 60 hours per month; 60 during trading hours.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2006-08-23
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2005-05-18
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2006-08-23
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2005-05-18
Other Names
  • Ben Nelson
  • John Benjamin Nelson
  • Ben Nelson

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