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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

Samuel Peter Varano

Private Advisor Group, LLCBD affiliatedMorristown, Nj IA-onlyIAPD 4747790

Certified Financial Planner

Feed of 09/15/2026

At current firm

3 y

since Apr 20, 2023

In the industry

20 y

since Feb 24, 2006 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S63, S66

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Private Advisor Group, LLC BD affiliated current
since Apr 20, 2023 · Pottstown, Pa
Diversified, LLC former
Jan 5, 2021 to Apr 6, 2023 · Wilmington, De
Rz Wealth former
Apr 24, 2018 to Jan 5, 2021 · Wayne, Pa
Areté unclassified
Apr 4, 2017 to Apr 20, 2018 · Hutchinson Island, Fl
United Capital Financial Advisors independent RIA
Sep 30, 2013 to Apr 10, 2014 · North Wales, Pa
Mercer Global Advisors Inc. independent RIA
Apr 9, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013 · Radnor, Pa
Websterrogers Financial Advisors, LLC independent RIA
Apr 12, 2010 to Nov 7, 2011 · Florence, Sc
Next Financial Group, Inc. former
Feb 4, 2010 to Mar 12, 2010 · Mt. Pleasant, Sc
Hirtle & Co., LLC other
Aug 3, 2006 to Sep 1, 2009 · West Conshohocken, Pa
Equitable Advisors, LLC national BD
Feb 28, 2006 to Jul 20, 2006 · Lancaster, Pa

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Diversified, LLC to Private Advisor Group, LLC
left Apr 6, 2023, registered Apr 20, 2023 (14 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Rz Wealth to Diversified, LLC
left Jan 5, 2021, registered Jan 5, 2021 (0 days) · RIA to RIA · moved with a team
Areté to Rz Wealth
left Apr 20, 2018, registered Apr 24, 2018 (4 days) · Other
United Capital Financial Advisors to Areté
left Apr 10, 2014, registered Apr 4, 2017 (1090 days) · Other
Mercer Global Advisors Inc. to United Capital Financial Advisors
left Mar 18, 2013, registered Sep 30, 2013 (196 days) · Other
Websterrogers Financial Advisors, LLC to Mercer Global Advisors Inc.
left Nov 7, 2011, registered Apr 9, 2012 (154 days) · Other
Next Financial Group, Inc. to Websterrogers Financial Advisors, LLC
left Mar 12, 2010, registered Apr 12, 2010 (31 days) · Other
Hirtle & Co., LLC to Next Financial Group, Inc.
left Sep 1, 2009, registered Feb 4, 2010 (156 days) · Other
Equitable Advisors, LLC to Hirtle & Co., LLC
left Jul 20, 2006, registered Aug 3, 2006 (14 days) · Other

Signals

Samuel Peter Varano left Diversified, Llc for Private Advisor Group, Llc (registered 2023-04-20)
Apr 6, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address