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476 Rolling Ridge Drive Suite 315, State College, PA 16801 • United States
Current Registrations
| Authority | Category | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | RA | APPROVED | 2021-04-12 |
| PA | RA | APPROVED | 2017-08-08 |
Branch Locations
Curwensville, PA • United States
50 Main Street, Suite 1000, #1013, White Plains, NY 10606 • United States
No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Jones | St Louis | MO | 06/2015 | 12/2016 |
| Defrate & Paavola, Llc | New York | NY | 02/2017 | Present |
| Self-Employed | Curwensville | PA | 12/2016 | 02/2017 |
| Cetera Wealth Services, Llc | El Segundo | CA | 06/2017 | 12/2025 |
| Vicus Capital, Inc. | State College | PA | 08/2017 | Present |
| Defrate & Paavola Llc Dba/Alta Wealth Partner | White Plains | NY | 01/2025 | Present |
(1) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: VICUS CAPITAL ; INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION ; NATURE OF BUSINESS: REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR ; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: INVESTMENT ADVISORY REPRESENTATIVE / ADMIN ASST; START DATE: 08/2019 ; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 ; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5 ; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ADMIN DUTIES ; (2) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: DEFRATE & PAAVOLA INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES START DATE: 02/2017 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: Vice President, Client Experience APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: ADMINISTRATIVE WORK FOR ADVISORS ; (3) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: DEFRATE & PAAVOLA LLC DBA/ALTA WEALTH PARTNER, INVESTMENT RELATED: YES, ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION, NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES, START DATE: 01/2025, POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: VICE PRESIDENT, PLANNING, APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40, APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: DBA FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES;
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S66 | Uniform Combined State Law Examination | 2015-08-03 |
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