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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

1450 American Lane 6Th Floor, Suite 650, Schaumburg, IL 60173-2096 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
GA RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • GA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

2434 Highway 120 Suite 110, Duluth, GA 30097 • United States

Disclosures

2 disclosure categories reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien Yes
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Ahmed H Zaki Cpa, Pc Duluth GA 01/2000 Present
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Duluth GA 08/2001 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Duluth GA 02/2004 09/2025
First Pinnacle Management Inc. Duluth GA 10/2019 Present
First Pinnacle Financial Group Inc. Duluth GA 10/2019 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Duluth GA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 01/2000 → Present
    Ahmed H Zaki Cpa, Pc
    Duluth, GA
  • 08/2001 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Duluth, GA
  • 02/2004 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Duluth, GA
  • 10/2019 → Present
    First Pinnacle Management Inc.
    Duluth, GA
  • 10/2019 → Present
    First Pinnacle Financial Group Inc.
    Duluth, GA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Duluth, GA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2004-02-09 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Duluth, GA
Other Businesses

1) Rental Properties~'NIR'~420 Battersea Drive~Lawrenceville~GA~30044~Rental Property Owner/Management~Owner/Sole Proprietor~1/1/1985~10hrs~0hrs~rental of single family homes, condos, and duplexes 2) First Pinnacle Management Inc.'NIR' 2434 Highway 120, Suite 110~Duluth~GA~30097~Other~Other~10/16/2019~2hrs~2hrs~Paying invoices and produce financial statements for the owners. 3) First Pinnacle Financial Group Inc.~'NIR'~2434 Highway 120, Suite 110~Duluth~GA~30097~Accounting Services/Tax Preparation~Other~10/15/2019~8hrs~8hrs~Preparing Financial statements, preparing sales tax returns, and income tax preparation. 4) ESTATE OF LURLINE L LOCK POSITION: Executor NATURE: Executor of the estate of a friend of the family. Liquidating and distributing all assets of the deceased to the legal heirs. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 4 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 09/15/2022 ADDRESS: 2434 Highway 120, Suite 110, Duluth, GA 30097, United States DESCRIPTION: I was informed that the deceased named me as an executor in her Will. I plan to liquidate all her assets as soon as possible, pay for the funeral expenses, and distribute the available funds to the heirs. There is an estate attorney that is handling the legal aspects of the estate and I am coordinating activities with that firm. 5) PINNACLE WEALTH MANAGEMENT , INC POSITION: President NATURE: President of the company. Financial consulting. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 25 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 15 START DATE: 08/01/2011 ADDRESS: 2434 HIGHWAY 120, SUITE 110, DULUTH GA 30097, United States DESCRIPTION: Full responsibility of all financial and administrative corporate functions including directing staff and Marketing Name for Avantax Services 6) AHMED H. ZAKI CPA, PC POSITION: President NATURE: Tax preparation and accounting office INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 170 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 80 START DATE: 01/01/2000 ADDRESS: 2434 Highway 120, Suite 110, Duluth, GA 30097, United States DESCRIPTION: President of the company. Manage all financial and administrative functions of an accounting and tax preparation practice. 7) ESTATE OF ANN P GWATHNEY POSITION: Co Executor NATURE: Co-Executor of an Estate. The other Co-Executor and I will be responsible for liquidating the assets of the Estate and distributing the funds according to the Will of the deceased. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 6 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 2 START DATE: 07/17/2023 ADDRESS: 2434 Highway 120, Suite 110, Duluth, GA 30097, United States DESCRIPTION: The other Co-Executor and I will be responsible for hiring a Real Estate professional to list and sell the deceased primary residence. We plan to sell the Estate securities to raise funds and distribute these funds according to the Will within a short period of time. Pay estate expenses.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2004-02-03
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2002-01-11
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2004-02-03
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2002-01-11
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