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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner14 years in industry

Christian George Francaviglia

Advisor at ARENA PRIVATE WEALTH

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, 12:46 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 11, 2022 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ARENA PRIVATE WEALTH
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: Nov 1, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Apr 8, 2022
First registration: Apr 11, 2022
Dual registered: no
Other names: Christian George Francaviglia
IAPD individual key: 7325876

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
ARENA PRIVATE WEALTH	Independent wealth	Apr 2, 2026	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 10, 2025	Mar 10, 2026	no	CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jul 28, 2022	Jan 30, 2025	no	Chicago, IL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 11, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	no	NEW YORK, NY\|CHICAGO, IL	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	ARENA PRIVATE WEALTH	Mar 10, 2026	Apr 2, 2026	23	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
MORGAN STANLEY	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jan 30, 2025	Feb 10, 2025	11	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 30, 2022	Jul 28, 2022	28	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ ARENA PRIVATE WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 2, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 28, 2022 to Jan 30, 2025factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 10, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Christian George Francaviglia left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Arena Private Wealth (registered 2026-04-02)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 30, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Christian George Francaviglia left Morgan Stanley for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-02-10)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jun 30, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Christian George Francaviglia left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2022-07-28)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago