DFX Intelligence

Data Factory

RIA / WealthAdvisor19 years in industry

Mark Steven Arola

Advisor at BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC

DENVER, CO | PLEASANTON, CA

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on RIA / Wealth Management.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:ria:7bcfdf53-7b03-d912-8a8b-7ea33a7757dc

Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 7, 2016 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Current firm: BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jan 1, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65
First exam: Oct 2, 2015
First registration: Jan 7, 2016
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 6600487

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
BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 12, 2025	n/a	yes	DENVER, CO\|PLEASANTON, CA	Current employment
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 17, 2020	Jun 13, 2025	no	Pleasanton, CA	Previous registration
J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 17, 2019	Sep 16, 2020	no	PLEASANTON, CA\|TAMPA, FL\|PLEASANTON, CA	Previous registration
GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 7, 2016	Apr 23, 2019	no	Pleasanton, CA\|SARASOTA, FL	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
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC	Jun 13, 2025	Mar 12, 2025	-93	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Sep 16, 2020	Aug 17, 2020	-30	Firm change	RIA to RIA
GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.	J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 23, 2019	Apr 17, 2019	-6	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 12, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 17, 2020 to Jun 13, 2025factForm ADV
→ J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 17, 2019 to Sep 16, 2020factForm ADV
→ GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2016 to Apr 23, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 13, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Mark Steven Arola left Ae Wealth Management, Llc for Buck Wealth Strategies, Llc (registered 2025-03-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago