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Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC CRD 145488

$2.75B regulatory AUM 35 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management (individuals)
  • Portfolio management (institutions)
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Periodicals / newsletters

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

Current Employers
Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IA RA APPROVED 2026-01-28
  • IA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-28

Branch Locations

160 S 68Th Street Suite 1204, West Des Moines, IA 50266 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Td Ameritrade Omaha NE 07/2019 08/2020
Central Bank Urbandale IA 10/2018 06/2019
Mortgage Specialist International West Des Moines IA 06/2018 10/2018
Hy-Vee West Des Moines IA 05/2018 07/2018
City Of Hull Hull IA 05/2017 08/2017
Northwestern College Orange City IA 08/2014 05/2018
Full Time Student Hull IA 07/2006 05/2017
Fbl Financial Group West Des Moines IA 08/2020 01/2023
Fbl Marketing Services West Des Moines IA 09/2020 01/2023
D.A. Davidson & Co. West Des Moines IA 01/2023 Present
  • 07/2019 → 08/2020
    Td Ameritrade
    Omaha, NE
  • 10/2018 → 06/2019
    Central Bank
    Urbandale, IA
  • 06/2018 → 10/2018
    Mortgage Specialist International
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 05/2018 → 07/2018
    Hy-Vee
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 05/2017 → 08/2017
    City Of Hull
    Hull, IA
  • 08/2014 → 05/2018
    Northwestern College
    Orange City, IA
  • 07/2006 → 05/2017
    Full Time Student
    Hull, IA
  • 08/2020 → 01/2023
    Fbl Financial Group
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 09/2020 → 01/2023
    Fbl Marketing Services
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 01/2023 → Present
    West Des Moines, IA
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

ADM COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT; NON-INVESTMENT RELATED; ADEL, IA; NON-PROFIT; ASSISTANT VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL COACH; START 11/1/23; 40 HR/MO, 0 DURING SECURITIES TRADING HOURS.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2023-02-24
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2019-11-15
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2023-02-24
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2019-11-15
Other Names
  • Riley William Francis

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