John Ruello

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CRD#: 2238523

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John Ruello JR, who also goes by John S Ruello Jr, John Samuel Ruello Jr, John Samuel Ruello, John S Ruello Jr Jr, John S Ruello Jr. Jr, John Ruello Jr. Jr, was a registered financial professional .

John is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1992. John had worked at 6 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Experience

Past

January 7, 2020 - November 30, 2020

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.

CRD#: 14169

Toms River, NJ

Past

June 14, 2012 - October 25, 2019

STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

RIA

CRD#: 463

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC. | IFS SECURITIES, INC. | FS SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 14169 / SEC#: 801-41033, 8-30353

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/16/1992 Approved)

California

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (2/23/2001 Cancelled)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Philadelphia district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 7/17/1992

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 7/7/1992

General Securities Representative Examination

Current Firm

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC. | IFS SECURITIES, INC. | FS SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 14169 / SEC#: 801-41033, 8-30353

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/16/1992 Approved)

California

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (2/23/2001 Cancelled)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Philadelphia district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

4050 Innslake Drive Suite 250, Glen Allen, VA 23060

Mailing Address

4050 Innslake Drive Suite 250, Glen Allen, VA 23060

Phone number

(804) 612-9700

Established

Virginia since 03/22/1981

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

170

SEC notice filing (52 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CSM_ADV PART 2A_3.31.2025 (5/30/2025)

CSM ADV PART2A_APPENDIX 1 (WRAP PROGRAM BROCHURE)_3.31.2025 (5/30/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
CS FINANCIAL GROUP INC.	HOLDING COMPANY
HALLBERG, KATHERINE ROSE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	5016264
JIANOS, JOSEPH ARISTOTLE	CHAIRMAN & CEO	1374020
WALLACE, JAMES LOUIS	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	2099074
WETHERELL, EDWARD LEE	CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER	2159349
ZUBOV, IRINA	DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	5166218

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	3,745
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 1,818,741,357

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	10
Arbitration	2

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John Ruello

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

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Primary Firm SEC Registration

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 7/17/1992

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 7/7/1992

Current Firm

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (52 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.

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