Steven Howard Hornstein

Employer firm

Cetera Investment Advisers LLC CRD 105644

$257B regulatory AUM 24,019 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• Educational seminars

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 06/2016 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Woodland Hills, CA
• 06/2016 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency Llc
  Woodland Hills, CA
• 06/2016 → 09/2025
  Avanatx Advisory Services
  Woodland Hills, CA
• 07/2002 → Present
  Hornstein Law Offices
  Woodland Hills, CA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Woodland Hills, CA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2016-06-30 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Woodland Hills, CA
• 2006-03-23 → 2016-07-20
  Lpl Financial Llc
  Woodland Hills, CA
  Van Nuys, CA
• 2003-09-02 → 2006-03-24
  New England Securities
  Woodland Hills, CA

Other Businesses

1) Hornstein Law Office~20335 Ventura Blvd, Ste 203 Woodland Hills CA,91364; Attorney/Legal Practice; Owner 7/1/02, 120hrs; 60hrs; Meet with clients, prepare living trusts, petitions, attend court hearings, manage my staff. 2) NORTHRIDGE LETIP; Past-President/board member; Board Position/Officer; HRS 1; HRS 1; 5/1/22; Porter Valley Country Club, 19216 Singing Hills Drive, Northridge CA 91326; Attend board meetings. 3)Rotary Club of Woodland Hills~P.O. Box 144~Woodland Hills~CA~91365~Other~Other~4/1/2003~3hrs~2hrs~Attend meetings, volunteer for charitable activities incl. serving/packing meals for disadvantaged individuals, speaking to a HS on career day & attend various club functions. 4)WEST VALLEY; Chief Financial Officer; Nonprof; NIR; HRS 2; HRS 1; 07/01/2017; PO Box 1, Woodland Hills CA 91365; Assist staff in entering transactions in QuickBooks & presenting financial statements at board meetings. 5)Creating Your Estate Plan; Author; I wrote a book explaining the documents that are in the estate plans that my law office prepares & things to consider when getting an estate plan; NIR; HRS 0; HRS 0; 1/14/2020; Woodland Hills CA; I hand out the book to clients and prospects. 6)Neighborhood Protection Plan Subcommittee; Serve on The Nghbrhood Protection Plan Subcommittee of the Warner Center 2035 Plan Implementation Board; HRS 1; HRS 0; 7/26/22; Reseda CA; Help to consider the impact of development and issues affecting the community & provide feedback to the councilman. 7) VALLEY STARS TOASTMASTERS CLUB; President; Organization that promotes practicing giving speeches; NIR; HRS 3; HRS 3; 7/3/20; 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills CA 91364; Run the board meetings in which we discuss issues that may come up, such as growing our membership & education programs for our members & upcoming speaking contests. 8) HORNSTEIN FINANCIAL; Other; Other; NIR; HR 40; HR 20; 7/1/02; 20335 Ventura Blvd, Ste 203, Woodland Hills CA 91364; Name for Avantax Services & CPA services 9)WOODLAND HILLS TAX AND ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL; Board member; We are a nonprofit organization whose specific purpose is to promote the common interests of estate and tax planning professionals; NIR; HR 5; HR 0; 09/04/2023; Attend board meetings to help the council plan monthly meetings, which run from September through June each year, with the council taking a break during the summer. 10) BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES; Owner; Purchase client list and continue providing the services. Business management, check writing, bill pay bookkeeping and tax preparation. Adding business Management Services to the services I provide as part of my CPA and Law practice and so that I can complete the purchase of his client list. NIR; HRS 10; HRS 5; 01/02/2024; 20335 Ventura Blvd, Ste 203, Woodland Hills CA 91364, United States; Pay clients' bills at clients' direction via writing checks and processing online bill payments and downloading bank statements to reconcile accounts. 11)CO-SIGNER ON BANK ACCNT; Signer on bank account As part of my legal practice, a client appntd administrator in a probate could not be bonded so in order to have bond, the bond company requires an atty to be a co-signer on the estate bank account; NIR; HRS 1; HRS 0; 3/17/22; 20335 Ventura Blvd, Ste 203, Woodland Hills CA 91364; Co-sign, w/court appntd administrator, checks on behalf of the estate & as approved by the Superior Court of California.

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1996-01-02

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner

Other Names

• Steve Hornstein