William A. Root

CLARITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

SARASOTA, FL

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CRD#: 6489016

Professional summary

William Anthony Root, who also goes by Tony Anthony Root, is a registered financial advisor currently at CLARITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC located in Sarasota, Florida.

William is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2015. William has worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE and Series 6 exams.

Question & Answer

Are you a "fiduciary"?

Yes

Aliases

Tony Anthony Root

Other business activities

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1) Insurance Sales; same address; Non-Investment Related; Appx 10% of time during the month 2.SUTTER'S QUALTIY FOODS, 6830 RICHARDSON RD, SARASOTA, FL, 11/2017 AS SALES REPRESENTATIVE OF A FOOD DISTRIBUTOR. NIR - 40/WK - 6.5/TRADING.

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

November 8, 2022 - Present

CLARITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

RIA

CRD#: 323321

SARASOTA, FL

Past

September 15, 2017 - November 4, 2022

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 134139

Bradenton, FL

Past

September 11, 2017 - November 4, 2022

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC.

CRD#: 39543

Bradenton, FL

Past

August 17, 2017 - September 28, 2017

AMERITAS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 14869

Sarasota, FL

Past

June 15, 2017 - September 28, 2017

AMERITAS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

CRD#: 14869

Sarasota, FL

Past

May 18, 2015 - June 23, 2017

CCF INVESTMENTS, INC.

CRD#: 136571

GREENSBORO, GA

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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CLARITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

CRD#: 323321 / SEC#: 801-126778

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (10/25/2022 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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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
(11/8/2022)

IAR

Texas
(12/22/2022)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 8/5/2017

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 11/28/2015

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 5/16/2015

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Current Firm

CLARITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

CRD#: 323321 / SEC#: 801-126778

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (10/25/2022 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

260 1st Ave S., St. Petersburg, FL 33710

Mailing Address

Phone number

(816) 786-5031

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (16 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CLARITY DISCLOSURE BROCHURE AND BROCHURE SUPPLEMENTS (3/3/2025)

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	1,973
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 99,855,184

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William A. Root

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

Click below to view William Anthony Root's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC.

AMERITAS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

AMERITAS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

CCF INVESTMENTS, INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

CLARITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 8/5/2017

Series 63

Date: 11/28/2015

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 6

Date: 5/16/2015

Current Firm

CLARITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

Contact information

SEC notice filing (16 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Regulatory assets under management

Red Flags

Company Information

CLARITY FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

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