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Charles L. Arnold

IDEAS IN FINANCE
Boca Raton, FL
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CRD#: 502527
CA

Professional summary


Charles Lawrence Arnold, CIMA® is a registered financial advisor currently at IDEAS IN FINANCE located in Boca Raton, Florida.

Charles is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1979. Charles has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, Series 7, Series 1 and Series 8 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


None

Other business activities


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Mr. Arnold is a Managing Member of Armada Hedge LLC. Armada Hedge LLC is the General Partner of Armada Absolute Returns L.P ("AAR Fund"). AAR is a hedge fund with a minimum investment of $250,000. Certain Clients of the Advisor may invest in the AAR Fund. In these instances, Clients will pay fees in accordance with the offering documents and will not pay any investment advisory fees to the Advisor on assets invested in the AAR Fund. Clients should refer to the offering documents for a detailed fee schedule. Armada Hedge LLC has engaged the Advisor to provide investment management services to the AAR Fund. The Advisor is paid a 2.0% management fee per annum by Armada Hedge LLC. Clients of the Advisor are under no obligation to invest in the AAR Fund.

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Certified licenses


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CIMA®

Experience


Current

February 18, 2015 - Present

IDEAS IN FINANCE

RIA
CRD#: 174284
Boca Raton, FL
Past

July 1, 2003 - April 3, 2013

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

RIA
CRD#: 19616
BOCA RATON, FL
Past

July 1, 2003 - April 3, 2013

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 19616
BOCA RATON, FL
Past

January 3, 1997 - July 1, 2003

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

RIA
CRD#: 7471
BOCA RATON, FL
Past

September 15, 1989 - July 1, 2003

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

BD
CRD#: 7471
NEW YORK, NY
Past

November 16, 1979 - September 15, 1989

THOMSON MCKINNON SECURITIES INC.

BD
CRD#: 829
NEW YORK, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
Florida
(6/7/2016)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 12/10/1992
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 1
Date: 10/27/1978
Registered Representative Examination
Principal/Supervisory Exam
RR
Series 8
Date: 6/7/1999
General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination (Options Module & General Module)

Current Firm


II
IDEAS IN FINANCE
IDEAS IN FINANCE

CRD#: 174284 / SEC#:

Florida
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (6/7/2016 Approved)
Ohio
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (12/24/2020 Terminated)
Texas
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/23/2020 Conditional Restricted)
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Contact information


Main Address
Boca Raton, FL
Mailing Address
Phone number
(561) 212-6336
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
1

Documents


Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts15
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 7,700,000

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Company Information


IDEAS IN FINANCE

CRD#: 174284Boca Raton, FL

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