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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

PETER FREDERICK ACQUARO

Advisor at GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Houston, TX | ARDEN HILLS, MN

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 2, 1999 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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: Mar 13, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 5
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 13, 1998
First registration: Jul 2, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: PETER FREDERICK ACQUARO
IAPD individual key: 2918693

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
GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 3, 2022	n/a	yes	Houston, TX\|ARDEN HILLS, MN\|ARDEN HILLS, MN	Current employment
ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 7, 2016	Dec 31, 2021	no	Houston, TX	Previous registration
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 25, 2014	Jan 11, 2016	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	State registered	Mar 16, 2010	Dec 31, 2011	no	n/a	Previous registration
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 23, 2009	Nov 8, 2013	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Feb 1, 2006	May 15, 2009	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 2, 1999	Aug 3, 2005	no	HOUSTON, TX	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
ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Dec 31, 2021	Jan 3, 2022	3	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	Jan 11, 2016	Sep 7, 2016	240	Firm change	Other
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	Nov 8, 2013	Mar 16, 2010	-1,333	Firm change after gap	Other
WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Dec 31, 2011	Feb 25, 2014	787	Firm change after gap	Other
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	May 15, 2009	Nov 23, 2009	192	Firm change	Other
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Aug 3, 2005	Feb 1, 2006	182	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 3, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 2016 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
→ SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 25, 2014 to Jan 11, 2016factForm ADV
→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 23, 2009 to Nov 8, 2013factForm ADV
→ WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 16, 2010 to Dec 31, 2011factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2006 to May 15, 2009factForm ADV
→ VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 1999 to Aug 3, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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