World Equity Group, Inc.

Broker-DealerFINRA MemberEst. 1999
Total AUM
$1B
Discretionary
$939M
94% of AUM
Accounts
2,999
Employees
165
Advisory reps
145
Brokerage reps
148

Firm details

Headquarters
Schaumburg, Illinois
CRD number
29087
Registered since
March 26, 1999
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI63.62%
  • Individuals36.38%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsSelection of Other AdvisersPublication of PeriodicalsEducational Seminars / Workshops

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Overview

World Equity Group, Inc. operates as a corporate investment intermediary that combines broker-dealer and insurance brokerage activities with advisory services for individuals and families. The firm functions as a capital allocator, placing client assets with external managers and using both fee-for-service models (percentage of AUM, hourly, and fixed fees) and transactional broker-dealer channels. Its advisory offerings include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, manager selection, periodic publications, and educational seminars. Structured as an independent broker-dealer and described in filings as an investment bank, the firm engages with a retail client base rather than institutional pension work. It lists relationships across other industry roles — including affiliations with other advisers, accounting professionals, and insurance companies — reflecting a hybrid model that blends advisory, brokerage, and insurance distribution. The firm is not positioned as an active ESG investor and is not indicated as a newly formed or multistate-registered adviser in the source data.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 91%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 3%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%, Non-Exchange Traded Equities 1%, US Government Bonds 1%, State & Local Bonds 1%91%
  • Exchange Traded Equities91%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds3%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
  • Non-Exchange Traded Equities1%
  • US Government Bonds1%

Owners & executives

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  • John Nau

    John Nau

    CEOCRD 1375273

  • Bryan Nelson

    Bryan Nelson

    President and CEOCRD 5289007

  • George Abboud

    George Abboud

    Chief Executive OfficerCRD 5757436

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Contacts

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  • Guy Abbanat

    Registered RepresentativeCRD 1235698

  • Peter Forbes

    Financial AdvisorCRD 1666214

  • Michael Lovisolo

    Michael Lovisolo

    Relationship ManagerCRD 7023168

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$273M in ETFs

Passive

67%

$183M

Active

18%

$90.2M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY)State StreetPassiveLarge Blend$18.8M25,2006.88%

Location

Primary office

Schaumburg, IL

Cook

Location

Schaumburg, IL

Headquartered in Schaumburg, IL, anchoring the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Region
Midwest
County
Cook
Address
425 N Martingale Rd
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
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Source: FINTRX private wealth data intelligence

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