Investors apparently complained about securities broker Walter Vincent Nelson (also known as Vince Nelson) [CRD: 2275929, Overland Park, Kansas], according to disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck. Evidently, Walter Nelson worked for Arete Wealth Management LLC in Chicago, Illinois, and Arete Wealth Advisors LLC in Rockwall, Texas, from July 17, 2020, to May 1, 2025. He is […]

One or more investors apparently complained about securities broker UnBo Chung (also known as Bob Chung) [CRD: 6208569, Chicago, Illinois], according to disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Evidently, Chung has worked for Arete Wealth Management LLC since August 8, 2013, and Arete Wealth Advisors LLC since December 5, 2013. He was previously […]

Investors potentially experienced sales practice violations because of securities broker Erik Craig Olson [CRD: 4794857, Crystal Lake, Illinois], based on disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Evidently, Olson has been employed by Arete Wealth Management LLC since March 31, 2010, and Arete Wealth Advisors LLC since April 1, 2010—both located at 1 North […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck reveals disclosures about securities broker Brittani Corren Schaefer (also known as Brittani Corren Cooper) [CRD#: 6327801, St. Louis, Missouri]. Brittani Schaefer worked for Edward Jones from June 24, 2014, to September 15, 2020, and later joined Arete Wealth Management, LLC, on September 11, 2020, where she remained until May […]

Soreide Law Group is conducting an investigation on behalf of investors who may have suffered losses at the hands of securities broker and financial advisor Lawrence Richard Greenfield (Larry Greenfield) [CRD#: 4056913, Woodland Hills, California]. Greenfield's record includes a tenure at LPL Financial LLC from July 2018 to May 2020, and at Arete Wealth Management […]

Broker Shane McMillan (Arete, Cambridge) Facing Investor Disputes The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck shows important information on securities broker Dennis Shane McMillan (CRD#: 5126963, Englewood, Colorado). Evidently, McMillan worked for Cambridge Investment Research and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors from 2011 to 2015. Also, he became an Arete Wealth Management securities broker in January […]

The following is a summary of information that appeared on FINRA's website: Arete Wealth Management, LLC (CRD #44856, Schaumburg, Illinois) was censured and fined $25,000. Without admitting or denying the findings, the firm consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that it approved a private offering to customers and failed to […]