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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER BRIAN JONES

Advisor at ARLINGTON SECURITIES, INC

SAINT LOUIS, MO | Saint Louis, MO | ST. LOUIS, MO

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 16, 2012 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ARLINGTON SECURITIES, INC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Aug 13, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Aug 13, 1999
First registration: Mar 16, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Chris Jones
IAPD individual key: 2867623

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
ARLINGTON SECURITIES, INC	State registered	Apr 22, 2024	n/a	yes	Saint Louis, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|SAINT LOUIS, MO	Current employment
ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 20, 2023	Apr 9, 2024	no	CHICAGO, IL\|St. Louis, MO	Previous registration
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 19, 2018	Jul 11, 2023	no	St. Louis, MO\|NASHVILLE, TN\|St Louis, MO	Previous registration
1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 8, 2016	Aug 4, 2017	no	St Louis, MO	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 16, 2012	Jul 28, 2014	no	CHESTERFIELD, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|CHARLOTTE, NC	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
ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	ARLINGTON SECURITIES, INC	Apr 9, 2024	Apr 22, 2024	13	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 11, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	9	Firm change	RIA to ibd
1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Aug 4, 2017	Dec 19, 2018	502	Firm change after gap	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	Jul 28, 2014	Jul 8, 2016	711	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
169329:145488:MO:2023-07-11	Jul 11, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	ST LOUIS, MO	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ARLINGTON SECURITIES, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 22, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 20, 2023 to Apr 9, 2024factForm ADV
→ CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 19, 2018 to Jul 11, 2023factForm ADV
→ 1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 2016 to Aug 4, 2017factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 16, 2012 to Jul 28, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 9, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Brian Jones left Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc for Arlington Securities, Inc (registered 2024-04-22)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 11, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Brian Jones left Center Street Advisors, Inc. for Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-07-20)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago