John Peter Armato

Current Employers

Employment History

• 06/1992 → 01/2018
  Darnall, Sikes, Gardes & Frederick
  Morgan City, LA
• 05/2006 → 10/2019
  1St Global Capital Corp.
  Morgan City, LA
• 08/2006 → 10/2019
  1St Global Advisors, Inc.
  Morgan City, LA
• 03/2007 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
  Morgan City, LA
• 01/2018 → Present
  Darnall, Sikes & Frederick Cpas
  Morgan City, LA
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Irving, TX
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Morgan City, LA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Morgan City, LA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL
• 03/2026 → Present
  Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.
  Dubuque, IA

Previous Registrations

• 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Morgan City, LA
• 2006-08-15 → 2019-10-25
  1St Global Advisors Inc
  Morgan City, LA

Other Businesses

1) AJL RENTALS POSITION: OWNER NATURE: RENTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 09/01/2001 ADDRESS: Patterson LA , United States DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS OWNS A TRAILER PARK & RENT HOUSE 2) RENTAL PROPERTY POSITION: OWNER NATURE: RENTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/1998 ADDRESS: Patterson LA , United States DESCRIPTION: OWNER WITH LEONA ARMATO; owns 2 rentals 3) DARNALL, SIKES, GARDES & FREDERICK POSITION: SHAREHOLDER NATURE: CPA firm INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 160 START DATE: 06/01/1992 DESCRIPTION: CPA firm 4) M.G.L. & D.B.L. IRR TRUST NO. 1 POSITION: TRUSTEE NATURE: TRUST INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 2/27/2007 DESCRIPTION: Trustee duties 5) R. & F.M. 2000 TRUST POSITION: TRUSTEE NATURE: TRUST INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: null SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: null START DATE: 5/25/2006 DESCRIPTION: Trustee duties 6) TRUSTEE FOR THE JOHNNY AND MARY LOU CONRAD 2009 TRUST POSITION: Trustee NATURE: Trust INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 12/09/2009 DESCRIPTION: Trustee 7) DSG&F REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, LLC POSITION: OWNER NATURE: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 5/8/2007 DESCRIPTION: Real estate 8) SOUTHERN OAKS HUNTING CLUB, LLC POSITION: Member NATURE: Hunting property INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 06/01/2018 ADDRESS: 1509 Victor II Boulevard, Morgan City LA 70380, DESCRIPTION: Member of the LLC. Will assit with preparing financial statements. 9) DARNALL SIKES WEALTH PARTNERS LLC (formerly DSF WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC) POSITION: Memeber and Financial Advisor NATURE: Entity used to market wealth management services INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 40 START DATE: 07/09/2018 ADDRESS: 1201 Brashear Avenue, Suite 301, Morgan City LA 70381, DESCRIPTION: Normal duties associated with a financial advisor 10) AAAL PROPERTIES, LLC POSITION: Member NATURE: Ownership of vacation home with family members. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 11/01/2021 ADDRESS: 180 Main St, Patterson LA 70392, DESCRIPTION: No rentals are involved. I will be able to sign checks on our checking account.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2006-08-01

Designations