Patrick D. Rista

SALIENT CAPITAL L.P.

Houston, TX 77024

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CRD#: 6942409

Professional summary

Patrick Donald Rista, CFP®, who also goes by Patrick D Rista, Patrick Rista, is a registered financial professional currently at SALIENT CAPITAL L.P. located in Houston, Texas.

Patrick is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2018. Patrick has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 66, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

Patrick D Rista | Patrick Rista

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

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CFP^®

Certified Financial Planner

Experience

Current

April 24, 2025 - Present

SALIENT CAPITAL L.P.

Office #1: 10000 Memorial Drive Suite 650, Houston, TX 77024

CRD#: 147912

Houston, TX

Past

May 12, 2022 - April 15, 2025

STRATEGAS SECURITIES, LLC DBA STRATEGAS RESEARCH PARTNERS

RIA

CRD#: 149326

NEW YORK, NY

Past

January 19, 2022 - April 15, 2025

STRATEGAS SECURITIES, LLC DBA STRATEGAS RESEARCH PARTNERS

CRD#: 149326

NEW YORK, NY

Past

September 11, 2019 - January 3, 2022

AQUILA DISTRIBUTORS LLC

CRD#: 1706

NEW YORK, NY

Past

July 30, 2018 - September 4, 2019

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

RIA

CRD#: 7691

NEW YORK, NY

Past

June 19, 2018 - September 4, 2019

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CRD#: 7691

NEW YORK, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

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New York
(4/24/2025)

Texas
(4/24/2025)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 7/27/2018

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 6/19/2018

General Securities Representative Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

SALIENT CAPITAL L.P.

CRD#: 147912 / SEC#: , 8-67938

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

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Contact information

Main Address

10000 Memorial Drive Suite 650, Houston, TX 77024

Mailing Address

10000 Memorial Drive Suite 650, Houston, TX 77024

Phone number

(346) 348-0922

Established

Texas since 04/03/2002

Firm type

Other Types of Legal Formation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.	LIMITED PARTNERS
LANG, LAURA	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER / FINOP	2249418
REID, GREGORY ALLEN	PRESIDENT	2176683
SCHLAG, JAMIE LEE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	6114352
WHG GP HOLDCO, LLC	GENERAL PARTNER

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Patrick D. Rista

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

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Certified licenses

Experience

SALIENT CAPITAL L.P.

STRATEGAS SECURITIES, LLC DBA STRATEGAS RESEARCH PARTNERS

STRATEGAS SECURITIES, LLC DBA STRATEGAS RESEARCH PARTNERS

AQUILA DISTRIBUTORS LLC

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 7/27/2018

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 6/19/2018

FINRA

Current Firm

SALIENT CAPITAL L.P.

Contact information

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Red Flags

Company Information

SALIENT CAPITAL L.P.

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