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Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
WI RA APPROVED 2022-07-22
  • WI RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2022-07-22

Branch Locations

207 W Maple Street Suite B, Lancaster, WI 53813 • 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 Yes
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination Yes
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
National Securities Corporation Lancaster WI 05/2016 07/2022
National Asset Management Lancaster WI 04/2018 07/2022
Arete Wealth Management, Llc Chicago IL 07/2022 Present
Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc Chicago IL 07/2022 Present
  • 05/2016 → 07/2022
    National Securities Corporation
    Lancaster, WI
  • 04/2018 → 07/2022
    National Asset Management
    Lancaster, WI
  • 07/2022 → Present
    Arete Wealth Management, Llc
    Chicago, IL
  • 07/2022 → Present
    Chicago, IL
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

FIXED INSURANCE START MAY 2016. AMES INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT D/B/A FINANCIAL SERVICES, INVESTMENTS, OWNER START MAY 2016 200 HRS PER MONTH ALL DURING TRADING HRS. FINCADIA LLC: DBA; REGISTERED REP/ADVISOR; LANCASTER, WI; START DATE 07/2022; FULL TIME; INVESTMENT RELATED. FINCADIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC: DBA; REGISTERED REP/ADVISOR; LANCASTER, WI; START DATE 07/2022; FULL TIME; INVESTMENT RELATED. FINCADIA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC: DBA; REGISTERED REP/ADVISOR; LANCASTER, WI; START DATE 07/2022; FULL TIME; INVESTMENT RELATED.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2018-03-27
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2006-08-10
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2018-03-27
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2006-08-10
Other Names
  • Merlin Ames
  • Merlin Earl Ames

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