Michael Depaola

Employer firm

Gwn Securities Inc. CRD 128929

$4.75B regulatory AUM 54 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Selection of other advisers
• Market timing

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 10/2020 → 08/2023
  Securian Financial Services Inc
  St Paul, MN
• 10/2020 → 08/2023
  Minnesota Life Insurance Co
  St Paul, MN
• 10/2020 → 11/2025
  Mid Atlantic Resource Group
  Wall, NJ
• 02/2010 → 03/2020
  Acme Check Cashing
  Edison, NJ
• 09/2019 → 12/2019
  Creative Financial Strategies
  Fairfield, NJ
• 09/2016 → 11/2016
  Lors Photography
  Springfield, NJ
• 04/2020 → 10/2020
  Unemployed
  Union, NJ
• 08/2023 → 11/2025
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Wall, NJ
• 08/2023 → 11/2025
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL
• 11/2025 → Present
  Gwn Securities
  Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Previous Registrations

• 2023-08-10 → 2025-11-07
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Wall, NJ
• 2021-04-21 → 2023-08-10
  Securian Financial Services, Inc.
  Wall, NJ
  St. Paul, MN

Other Businesses

1. GUIDELINE FINANCIAL SERVICES POSITION: Registered Representative / Investment Advisor Representative | NATURE: INVESTMENT| COMPENSATION TYPE: Commission | INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes | NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 hours / month| SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 160 hrs/month | START DATE: 11/5/2025 | ADDRESS OF OBA: 1011 Route 22, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 | DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: [Description] Business name: Independent Insurance Agent, Business Address: Various carriers , Position Held: Agent, Expected annual income: 15000, Compensation Type: Commissions, Hours Per Month: 10, Hours Per Month Trading: 0, Involvement status: ACTIVE, Start: 2026-06-16, Activity description: Sale, solicitation, servicing of non-securities insurance products, including life insurance, disability income insurance, long-term care insurance, fixed and fixed indexed annuities, and related insurance planning services., Investment Related?: NO, Will this activity interfere with or compromise your responsibilities as a registered representative?: NO, Is there an expectation to solicit other ownership or raise capital? : NO, Is there a web presence? : NO, Is there check-writing, trading authority/custody or control?: NO, Please list all non-securities licenses and/or certifications/professional designations that may apply to this activity (i.e. insurance, CPA, ChFC, etc.): Life Insurance License; Health Insurance License; Series 7; Series 66

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2021-02-23
• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2018-07-05