William J. Reilly

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CRD#: 2807975

Professional summary

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William James Reilly was a registered financial professional .

William is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1996. William had worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 7, Series 24 and Series 27 exams.

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Aliases

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Other business activities

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

October 9, 2009 - December 31, 2016

ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY

CRD#: 3215

EVANSTON, IL

Past

October 20, 2008 - July 1, 2010

ADVANTAGE SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 39362

CHICAGO, IL

Past

October 5, 2006 - December 18, 2006

FOCUSED INVESTMENTS L.L.C.

CRD#: 37532

CHICAGO, IL

Past

October 18, 1996 - April 2, 2007

WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC

CRD#: 875

CHICAGO, IL

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY

ROMANO BROTHERS & CO. | ROMANO WEALTH MANAGEMENT | ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY

CRD#: 3215 / SEC#: 801-27061, 8-14213

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (5/23/1986 Approved)

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

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 10/31/1996

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 12/31/2016

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 10/17/1996

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 10/1/2004

General Securities Principal Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 27

Date: 12/10/2002

Financial and Operations Principal Examination

Current Firm

ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY

ROMANO BROTHERS & CO. | ROMANO WEALTH MANAGEMENT | ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY

CRD#: 3215 / SEC#: 801-27061, 8-14213

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (5/23/1986 Approved)

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

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Contact information

Main Address

1560 Sherman Avenue Ste 1300, Evanston, IL 60201

Mailing Address

1560 Sherman Avenue Suite 1300, Evanston, IL 60201

Phone number

(847) 866-7700

Established

Illinois since 08/01/1963

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (26 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (38 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

FORM ADV PART 2 PLUS BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT (1/31/2025)

WRAP PROGRAM BROCHURE (1/31/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
ROMANO, JOSEPH RICHARDVIKTORY	PRESIDENT	2659164
ROMANO, RICHARD CONSTANTINO	CHAIRMAN	403390
BEDERMAN, ERIC ARTHUR	CFO/CCO	2074318
GEISSER, DOUGLAS NORMAN	VICE PRESIDENT	1137506

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	2,015
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 1,388,470,813

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	1
Arbitration	1

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
10/25/2024	Cover Page	Report
07/31/2023	Cover Page	Report

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William J. Reilly

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

ADVANTAGE SECURITIES LLC

FOCUSED INVESTMENTS L.L.C.

WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC

Primary Firm SEC Registration

ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 10/31/1996

SIE

Date: 12/31/2016

Series 7

Date: 10/17/1996

Series 24

Date: 10/1/2004

Series 27

Date: 12/10/2002

Current Firm

ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY

Contact information

SEC notice filing (26 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (38 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

ROMANO BROTHERS AND COMPANY

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