Marc L. Gordon

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CRD#: 837707

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Marc Lee Gordon was a registered financial professional .

Marc is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1993. Marc had worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE and Series 6 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

September 28, 2010 - December 31, 2014

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 29087

NORTHBROOK, IL

Past

September 27, 2010 - December 31, 2014

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

CRD#: 29087

SCHAUMBURG, IL

Past

August 24, 2007 - September 1, 2010

PALADIN MARKET ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 13281

NEW YORK, NY

Past

January 5, 2005 - February 28, 2006

AFM INVESTMENTS, INC.

CRD#: 24584

HOWELL, NJ

Past

February 3, 1999 - December 31, 2007

KAREL GORDON INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC

RIA

CRD#: 106202

NORTHBROOK, IL

Past

June 13, 1996 - December 31, 2004

AFM INVESTMENTS, INC.

CRD#: 24584

HOWELL, NJ

Past

January 12, 1993 - June 14, 1996

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CRD#: 10078

BOSTON, MA

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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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 1/27/1999

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 11/25/1992

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 12/31/2014

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 12/18/1992

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

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

Small

# 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

WORLD EQUITY GROUP ADV PART II A (12/23/2025)

ADHESION PROGRAM WRAP FEE BROCHURE (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

Regulatory Event

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Marc L. Gordon

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

PALADIN MARKET ADVISORS, LLC

AFM INVESTMENTS, INC.

KAREL GORDON INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC

AFM INVESTMENTS, INC.

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 1/27/1999

Series 63

Date: 11/25/1992

SIE

Date: 12/31/2014

Series 6

Date: 12/18/1992

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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