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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)11 years in industry

David Taylor III

Advisor at ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Schaumburg, IL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 14, 2015 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: Aug 14, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 11derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 26, 2025
First registration: Aug 14, 2015
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: David Taylor|David Taylor|DAVID MCBRIDE TAYLOR|DAVID M TAYLOR
IAPD individual key: 6480267

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	Jul 14, 2025	n/a	yes	Schaumburg, IL	Current employment
BCU WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 7, 2022	Nov 3, 2022	no	VERNON HILLS, IL	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Mar 24, 2017	Jul 1, 2022	no	OAK BROOK, IL\|ORLAND PARK, IL\|NAPERVILLE, IL	Previous registration
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 2, 2016	Mar 27, 2017	no	Hoffman Estates, IL	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Aug 14, 2015	Dec 23, 2015	no	FREEPORT, IL\|ST LOUIS, MO\|NILES, IL\|SKOKIE, 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
BCU WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 3, 2022	Jul 14, 2025	984	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	BCU WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 1, 2022	Jul 7, 2022	6	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Mar 27, 2017	Mar 24, 2017	-3	Firm change	Other
EDWARD JONES	TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 23, 2015	May 2, 2016	131	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 14, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BCU WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2022 to Nov 3, 2022factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 24, 2017 to Jul 1, 2022factForm ADV
→ TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2016 to Mar 27, 2017factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 14, 2015 to Dec 23, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
David Taylor Iii left Bcu Wealth Advisors, Llc for Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-07-14)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 1, 2022
Advisor changed firm
David Taylor Iii left Wells Fargo Advisors for Bcu Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-07-07)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago