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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL FEHR

Advisor at ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Sarasota, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 7, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

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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: Jul 7, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 10, 2014
First registration: Jul 7, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRIS FEHR
IAPD individual key: 4039137

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	Feb 2, 2026	n/a	yes	Sarasota, FL	Current employment
LION STREET ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 25, 2019	Jul 28, 2020	no	Springfield, IL	Previous registration
FREEDOM FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	n/a	Mar 31, 2017	Aug 28, 2019	no	SPRINGFIELD, IL	Previous registration
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 8, 2014	Mar 31, 2017	no	SPRINGFIELD, IL\|ARDEN HILLS, MN	Previous registration
HORACE MANN INVESTORS, INC.	No RAUM reported	Jul 7, 2008	Nov 17, 2008	no	SPRINGFIELD, IL\|SPRINGFIELD, IL\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|Reno, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV	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
LION STREET ADVISORS, LLC	ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 28, 2020	Feb 2, 2026	2,015	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
FREEDOM FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	LION STREET ADVISORS, LLC	Aug 28, 2019	Apr 25, 2019	-125	Firm change after gap	Other
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	FREEDOM FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Mar 31, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	0	Firm change	Other
HORACE MANN INVESTORS, INC.	GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 17, 2008	Aug 8, 2014	2,090	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 2, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LION STREET ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 25, 2019 to Jul 28, 2020factForm ADV
→ FREEDOM FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 31, 2017 to Aug 28, 2019factForm ADV
→ GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 31, 2017factForm ADV
→ HORACE MANN INVESTORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2008 to Nov 17, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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