Firm Information

Compensation
Fee-Only (AUM)Fixed/Hourly
Number of Advisors
129 advisors
Number of Clients
5,837 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$540K average
Assets Under Management
$3.2B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$50K

The most common fee structure is a percentage of assets under management. Fees are negotiable and tailored to the client's specific arrangement. Arete can also charge hourly or flat fixed fees for financial planning services. Clients using a third-party money manager are assessed an advisory fee by the third-party money manager and are not assessed a fee by Arete.

Areas of Practice
Investment ManagementRetirement PlanningEstate PlanningEducation PlanningCharitable GivingFinancial Planning & CoachingInsurance Planning
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Advisor Information

Office location

1115 W Fulton Market, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL, 60607

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Regulatory History (5)
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Customer Dispute
January 2024
Settled
Customer Dispute
January 2023
Settled
Customer Dispute
December 2022
Settled
Customer Dispute
October 2022
Settled
Customer Dispute
June 2022
Award / Judgment
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Avi is a self-employed musician and operates Wealth Solutions 360, dba Independent Financial Solutions, selling insurance. He is also a partner in Zas Capital, a crypto/NFT fund, spending minimal time on this. Avi also sells insurance through Prudent Pet and owns Zeus Guard Insurance, dedicating a few hours per week to the latter.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC
June 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 7 mos
Arete Wealth Management, LLCBroker
May 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 8 mos
State Registrations11 states
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AdvisorBrokerBoth
Exams
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