Gregory L. Proechel

WORLD EQUITY GROUP

Wyckoff, NJ

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CRD#: 835922

Professional summary

Gregory Lee Proechel is a registered financial professional currently at WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC. located in Wyckoff, New Jersey.

Gregory is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1977. Gregory has worked at 16 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 7 and Series 8 exams.

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Aliases

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Certified licenses

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Experience

Current

February 29, 2016 - Present

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 29087

Wyckoff, NJ

Past

June 30, 2009 - February 26, 2016

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.

CRD#: 14169

FLORHAM PARK, NJ

Past

January 2, 2002 - July 7, 2009

OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.

CRD#: 249

FLORHAM PARK, NJ

Past

July 17, 1995 - January 2, 2002

JOSEPHTHAL & CO., INC.

CRD#: 3227

NEW YORK, NY

Past

July 31, 1993 - July 21, 1995

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

CRD#: 7059

NEW YORK, NY

Past

January 29, 1992 - July 31, 1993

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

CRD#: 7506

NEW YORK, NY

Past

February 14, 1990 - January 15, 1992

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

CRD#: 8174

WEEHAWKEN, NJ

Past

May 5, 1986 - August 28, 1986

PHILIPS, APPEL & WALDEN, INC.

CRD#: 659

Past

August 19, 1982 - August 15, 1984

THOMSON MCKINNON SECURITIES INC.

CRD#: 829

Past

January 16, 1982 - April 20, 1982

ROBERT THOMAS SECURITIES, INC

CRD#: 10147

Past

August 26, 1981 - September 11, 1981

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

CRD#: 5393

Past

August 26, 1981 - November 20, 1981

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

CRD#: 705

Past

September 12, 1978 - July 26, 1981

KINGSLEY, BOYE & SOUTHWOOD, INC.

CRD#: 6572

Past

March 29, 1978 - June 22, 1978

L. F. ROTHSCHILD & CO. INCORPORATED

CRD#: 501

Past

January 20, 1978 - April 7, 1978

LOEB PARTNERS

CRD#: 7534

Past

January 3, 1977 - January 20, 1978

LOEB RHOADES & CO. INC.

CRD#: 7502

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

CRD#: 29087 / SEC#: 801-56328, 8-44088

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/26/1999 Approved)

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

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Florida
(10/8/2024)

New Jersey
(3/3/2016)

Pennsylvania
(10/8/2024)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 12/15/1999

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 2/20/1990

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: 2/10/1990

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 8

Date: 5/20/1983

General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination (Options Module & General Module)

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

CRD#: 29087 / SEC#: 801-56328, 8-44088

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/26/1999 Approved)

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

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Contact information

Main Address

425 N Martingale Road Suite 1220, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Mailing Address

425 N Martingale Road Suite 1200, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Phone number

(847) 342-1700

Established

Illinois since 09/13/1991

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Medium

# of Employees

170

SEC notice filing (51 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

ADHESION PROGRAM WRAP FEE BROCHURE (5/20/2025)

WORLD EQUITY GROUP ADV PART II (5/20/2025)

REP MANAGER PROGRAM WRAP FEE BROCHURE (5/20/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
WENTWORTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC	OWNER
DUDAS, STEPHEN STANLEY	PRESIDENT	4820047
GOULD, CRAIG MICHAEL	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	2367293
LISHCHYNSKY, MARK JOHN JR	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	2478952
WEBB, WILLIAM DUDLEY JR	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	1256777

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	3,151
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 944,844,374

Disclosures

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Gregory L. Proechel

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

Click below to view Gregory Lee Proechel's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

CAPITOL SECURITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.

OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.

JOSEPHTHAL & CO., INC.

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

PHILIPS, APPEL & WALDEN, INC.

THOMSON MCKINNON SECURITIES INC.

ROBERT THOMAS SECURITIES, INC

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

KINGSLEY, BOYE & SOUTHWOOD, INC.

L. F. ROTHSCHILD & CO. INCORPORATED

LOEB PARTNERS

LOEB RHOADES & CO. INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 12/15/1999

Series 63

Date: 2/20/1990

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 2/10/1990

Series 8

Date: 5/20/1983

FINRA

Current Firm

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (51 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

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