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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

KENNETH JAMES NEW

Advisor at ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Merritt Island, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 21, 2007 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: May 28, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: May 28, 1999
First registration: Aug 21, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KENNETH J NEW|NEW
IAPD individual key: 2836918

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	Oct 12, 2023	n/a	yes	Merritt Island, FL	Current employment
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2023	no	Merritt Island, FL\|NASHVILLE, TN	Previous registration
PINNACLE FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Jun 25, 2015	Dec 31, 2017	no	MERRITT ISLAND, FL	Previous registration
BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Apr 16, 2009	May 13, 2015	no	BRISTOL, VA\|WHEATON, IL\|MERRITT ISLAND, FL	Previous registration
USA FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 21, 2007	Feb 4, 2009	no	MELBOURNE, FL\|ADA, MI\|MERRITT ISLAND, FL\|MERRITT ISLAND, 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
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 16, 2023	Oct 12, 2023	-35	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
PINNACLE FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 31, 2017	Nov 28, 2017	-33	Firm change after gap	Other
BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	PINNACLE FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	May 13, 2015	Jun 25, 2015	43	Firm change	Other
USA FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC	BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Feb 4, 2009	Apr 16, 2009	71	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 16, 2023	Oct 12, 2023	NASHVILLE, TN	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 12, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 28, 2017 to Nov 16, 2023factForm ADV
→ PINNACLE FINANCIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 25, 2015 to Dec 31, 2017factForm ADV
→ BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 16, 2009 to May 13, 2015factForm ADV
→ USA FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 21, 2007 to Feb 4, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 16, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Kenneth James New left Center Street Advisors, Inc. for Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-10-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago