Mark Darren Cohen

Employer firm

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

Authority	Category	Status	Date
TX	RA	APPROVED	2022-07-28

TX RA
APPROVED

Since 2022-07-28

Branch Locations

Houston, TX • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category 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 No
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint Yes
Termination No

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
National Securities Corporation	Houston	TX	05/2016	07/2022
Arete Wealth Management, Llc	Chicago	IL	07/2022	Present
Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc	Chicago	IL	07/2022	Present
Fincadia	New York	NY	07/2022	Present

05/2016 → 07/2022

National Securities Corporation

Houston, TX
07/2022 → Present

Arete Wealth Management, Llc

Chicago, IL
07/2022 → Present

Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc

Chicago, IL
07/2022 → Present

Fincadia

New York, NY

Previous Registrations

2018-05-22 → 2022-07-21

B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc.

Houston, TX
2004-05-04 → 2005-12-16

Wfg Advisors, Lp

Houston, TX

Other Businesses

(1) COHEN SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT: OWNER; START 9-2022; 1 HR/MTH; NOT INVESTMENT RELATED...(2) MARK DARREN COHEN ASSET MANAGEMENT: FIXED INSURANCE PRODUCTS, ESTATE PLANNING, BUSINESS PLANS; OWNER; START DATE 09-2022; 1 HR/MTH; NOT INVESTMENT RELATED...(3) BLACK COHEN GROUP: CONSTRUCTION; OWNER; START DATE 9-2022; 1 HR/MTH; NOT INVESTMENT RELATED...(4) COHEN GROUP OF INVESTMENTS: BROKERAGE SERVICES & RIA; OWNER; START 9-2022, 40 HRS/MTH; INVESTMENT RELATED...(5) BLACK COHEN GROUP: OIL & GAS AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS; OWNER; 3 HRS/MTH, NOT INVESTMENT RELATED...(6) FINCADIA LLC: DBA; REGISTERED REP/ADVISOR; HOUSTON, TX; START DATE 07/2022; FULL TIME; INVESTMENT RELATED... (7) FINCADIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC: DBA; REGISTERED REP/ADVISOR; HOUSTON ,TX; START DATE 07/2022; FULL TIME; INVESTMENT RELATED... (8) FINCADIA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC: DBA; REGISTERED REP/ADVISOR; HOUSTON, TX; START DATE 07/2022; FULL TIME; INVESTMENT RELATED...(9) BLACK COHEN GROUP: RENTAL PROPERTY; OWNER; START DATE 05/2023; 1 HR/MTH; NOT INVESTMENT RELATED. 10) THE TUAREG STORE, Houston, TX, Online retail store using Amazon and other websites focused primarily on sports and entertainment and construction industry. 3 hours per month, 1 during trading hours. Start date: 5/2026.

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	2018-04-26
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	1991-02-19

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

2018-04-26
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

1991-02-19

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