Adviser and broker representative · Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC

Joseph F. Godchaux Jr.

CRD 2219541 · Opelousas, LA

At a glance

Joseph F. Godchaux Jr. is an investment adviser representative with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Opelousas, LA, according to the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. The earliest registration on Joseph’s SEC record dates to 2009, about 17 years ago. Joseph is also registered as a broker representative.

Current advisory firm

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLCSince April 2025Opelousas, LA · $2.7B in regulatory assets

SEC adviser record

Registered since: 2009 (17 years)
Designations: None on file
Exams: Series 65
Registered in: 3 states
Also a broker representative: Yes
Disclosures on record: None

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Joseph’s office, career and moves

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Branch office address, business phone and website: Locked
Previous firms, with start and end dates: 1 firmLocked
Employment history: Locked
States they’re registered in: Locked
Outside business activities: Locked
When they joined their current firm, and their firm’s growth: Locked

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