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

SCOTT ERIC BEATY

Advisor at ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Knoxville, TN

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 19, 2008 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: Dec 14, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Dec 14, 2007
First registration: Feb 19, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 5234436

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	Apr 3, 2023	n/a	yes	Knoxville, TN	Current employment
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 2, 2017	Nov 8, 2023	no	Knoxville, TN\|NASHVILLE, TN	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 20, 2017	Jun 5, 2017	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
USADVISORS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 27, 2014	Mar 21, 2017	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
USADVISORS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 24, 2012	Dec 5, 2012	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 1, 2011	Oct 28, 2014	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
LEGACY TAX AND FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	n/a	Jul 23, 2009	Nov 16, 2011	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 4, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 19, 2008	Jan 5, 2009	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	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	Nov 8, 2023	Apr 3, 2023	-219	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Jun 5, 2017	Jun 2, 2017	-3	Firm change	Other
USADVISORS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Mar 21, 2017	Mar 20, 2017	-1	Firm change	Other
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	USADVISORS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Oct 28, 2014	Jan 24, 2012	-1,008	Firm change after gap	Other
LEGACY TAX AND FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 16, 2011	Aug 1, 2011	-107	Firm change after gap	Other
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	LEGACY TAX AND FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	Dec 31, 2009	Jul 23, 2009	-161	Firm change after gap	Other
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Jan 5, 2009	Feb 4, 2009	30	Firm change	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:TN:2023-11-08	Nov 8, 2023	Apr 3, 2023	NASHVILLE, TN	Firm change after gap
110518:169329:TN:2017-06-05	Jun 5, 2017	Jun 2, 2017	KNOXVILLE, TN	Firm change
158108:110518:TN:2017-03-21	Mar 21, 2017	Mar 20, 2017	KNOXVILLE, TN	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 3, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2017 to Nov 8, 2023factForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2017 to Jun 5, 2017factForm ADV
→ USADVISORS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 27, 2014 to Mar 21, 2017factForm ADV
→ LEGACY TAX AND FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 23, 2009 to Nov 16, 2011factForm ADV
→ WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 4, 2009 to Dec 31, 2009factForm ADV
→ SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 19, 2008 to Jan 5, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 8, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Scott Eric Beaty left Center Street Advisors, Inc. for Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-04-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago