World Equity Group, Inc.

Overview

World Equity Group, Inc. is a Broker Dealer and registered investment adviser based in Schaumburg, IL, registered since 1992. It reports $1B in assets under management across 2,999 accounts, with 165 employees. Its 142 registered representatives work across 54 branch offices in 19 states.

Reported AUM

$1B

Discretionary

94%

Accounts

2,999

Average account

$334K

Employees

165

Registered reps

142

Branch offices

54

Registered since

1992

As reported in the firm's June 2026 filing.

Contact

1 phone number on file

Practice

Services

• Educational Seminars
• Financial Planning
• Individuals or Small Business
• Periodicals or Newsletters
• Selection of Other Advisors

Client types

• High Net Worth Individuals
• Individuals

Fee structure

Fixed Fees, Hourly Charges and Percentage of Assets. Sponsors a wrap fee program.

Products and services

• Alternative Investments
• Corporate Bonds
• Derivatives
• Insurance
• Investment Advisory Services
• Limited Partnerships Primary Distributions
• Municipal Securities Broker
• Mutual Fund/Retailer
• Mutual Funds
• Oil & Gas Partnerships
• Options
• Private Placements
• 6 more

Executive officers 3 of 5

• Craig Michael Gould Chief Executive Officer, President CRD 2367293
• Christopher John Motta President CRD 2741133
• Stephen Stanley Dudas President CRD 4820047

2 more executive officers, with direct contact details

Registered reps 3 of 142

• Guy James Abbanat Registered Rep · Investment Adviser Rep CRD 1235698
• George Hoyt Abboud Insurance Agent · Registered Rep · Investment Adviser Rep CRD 5757436
• Sami Edmond Abboud Insurance Agent · Registered Rep · Investment Adviser Rep CRD 7349106

139 more registered reps, with emails, phones and branch locations

Location

Headquarters

425 N Martingale Rd Ste 1220
Schaumburg, IL 60173

County

Cook

Metro area

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Region

Midwest

Branch offices

54 in 19 states, including Lakeland, FL, Libertyville, IL and Bozeman, MT

Registrations

• SEC registered, corporation formed in Illinois
• Registered in 53 jurisdictions
• Website: worldequitygroup.com

Every state, with registration dates

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