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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

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

Branch Locations

Syracuse, NY • United States

421 S. Warren Street St 201, Syracuse, NY 13202 • United States

Disclosures

3 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 Yes
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien Yes
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Securities & Investment Advisors, Inc. Canastota NY 05/2004 06/2017
Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Canastota NY 05/2004 06/2017
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Syracuse NY 06/2017 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Services, Llc Syracuse NY 06/2017 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Syracuse NY 08/2017 09/2025
Avalon Syracuse NY 12/2022 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Syracuse NY 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 05/2004 → 06/2017
    Securities & Investment Advisors, Inc.
    Canastota, NY
  • 05/2004 → 06/2017
    Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc.
    Canastota, NY
  • 06/2017 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Syracuse, NY
  • 06/2017 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Services, Llc
    Syracuse, NY
  • 08/2017 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Syracuse, NY
  • 12/2022 → Present
    Avalon
    Syracuse, NY
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Syracuse, NY
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2021-08-28 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Syracuse, NY
    Syracuse, NY
    Dallas, TX
Other Businesses

1) AVALON POSITION: Fulfillment NATURE: Company provides printing services to the Legal and Medical Field. Also provides Cyber Security and document management services. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 20 START DATE: 12/19/2022 ADDRESS: 901 North State Street, St. 301, Syracuse NY 13208, United States DESCRIPTION: Role includes processing legal and medical records by request for subsequent delivery. It is not a sales position and does not require contact with individuals in any commercial/personal capacity.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1993-03-03
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1993-03-03
Other Names
  • Les Smith
  • Leslie Charles Smith
  • Leslie Charles Smith

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