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RIA / WealthAdvisor22 years in industry

PAUL CLAYTON CONNER

Advisor at ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Vestavia Hills, AL | CHICAGO, IL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 6, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 21, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jun 21, 2004
First registration: Oct 6, 2006
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 1061074

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 20, 2023	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL\|Vestavia Hills, AL	Current employment
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 12, 2020	Jun 16, 2023	no	NASHVILLE, TN\|Vestavia Hills, AL	Previous registration
WFG ADVISORS, LP	Former SEC adviser	Feb 18, 2010	Nov 5, 2010	no	CLANTON, TX	Previous registration
FIRST LEGACY SECURITIES, LLC	n/a	Nov 6, 2008	Feb 18, 2010	no	MONTGOMERY, AL\|CLANTON, AL	Previous registration
SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 6, 2006	Sep 26, 2008	no	CLANTON, AL\|HELENA, AL\|CLANTON, AL	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 16, 2023	Jun 20, 2023	4	Firm change	RIA to ibd
WFG ADVISORS, LP	CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 5, 2010	Mar 12, 2020	3,415	Firm change after gap	Other
FIRST LEGACY SECURITIES, LLC	WFG ADVISORS, LP	Feb 18, 2010	Feb 18, 2010	0	Firm change	Other
SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	FIRST LEGACY SECURITIES, LLC	Sep 26, 2008	Nov 6, 2008	41	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 20, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 12, 2020 to Jun 16, 2023factForm ADV
→ WFG ADVISORS, LPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 18, 2010 to Nov 5, 2010factForm ADV
→ FIRST LEGACY SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2008 to Feb 18, 2010factForm ADV
→ SUNSET FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 6, 2006 to Sep 26, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 16, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Paul Clayton Conner left Center Street Advisors, Inc. for Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-06-20)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago