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Current Employers
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IA RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
TX RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • IA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

1776 22Nd Street Suite 101, West Des Moines, IA 50266 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. West Des Moines IA 07/2012 09/2025
Advantage Tax Services Clive IA 05/2009 Present
Michael Hammen Waukee IA 07/2008 Present
Avantax Advisory Services West Des Moines IA 08/2012 09/2025
Hammen Consulting West Des Moines IA 07/2013 Present
Avantax Insurance Agency Llc West Des Moines IA 07/2014 09/2025
Advantage Financial & Tax Services Llc Clive TX 05/2009 Present
Hammen Properties - Rental Properties Waukee ID 07/2008 Present
Vision Financial Services Llc West Des Moines IA 06/2018 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc West Des Moines IA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
Mfg Financial Advisors West Des Moines IA 09/2025 Present
  • 07/2012 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 05/2009 → Present
    Advantage Tax Services
    Clive, IA
  • 07/2008 → Present
    Michael Hammen
    Waukee, IA
  • 08/2012 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 07/2013 → Present
    Hammen Consulting
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 07/2014 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency Llc
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 05/2009 → Present
    Advantage Financial & Tax Services Llc
    Clive, TX
  • 07/2008 → Present
    Hammen Properties - Rental Properties
    Waukee, ID
  • 06/2018 → Present
    Vision Financial Services Llc
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Mfg Financial Advisors
    West Des Moines, IA
Previous Registrations
  • 2012-08-03 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 2011-08-05 → 2012-08-17
    Des Moines, IA
    San Diego, CA
    Des Moines, IA
  • 2011-08-22 → 2012-08-09
    Des Moines, IA
  • 2011-04-25 → 2011-05-05
    Cuso Financial Services, L.P.
    San Diego, CA
    Des Moines, IA
  • 2002-09-04 → 2009-06-23
    Wells Fargo Investments, Llc
    San Francisco, CA
    Des Moines, IA
    Des Moines, IA
Other Businesses

1) West Des Moines Lions Club~'NIR'~State Office, 4730 Mortensen Rd #115~Ames~IA~50014~Other~Other~7/1/2014~2hrs~0hrs~Serve as the club president for West Des Moines IA. Serve to provide leadership and organizing club civic activities. 2) HAMMEN PROPERTIES POSITION: Owner NATURE: Own rental properties and manage rental properties. May purchase and resell property if the opportunity presents itself on occasion. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 5 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 07/01/2008 ADDRESS: 1645 NW 104thSt, Clive IA 50325, United States DESCRIPTION: Manage and maintain rental properties in regard to improvements or repairs as needed. Screen and select tenants. If the opportunity presents itself, may purchase a property and resell. 3) VISION FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC POSITION: Owner/Sole Proprietor NATURE: Accounting Services/Tax Preparation INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 150 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 110 START DATE: 06/28/2018 ADDRESS: 1776 22nd Street Suite 101, West Des Moines IA 50266, United States DESCRIPTION: My role is to oversee and consult with clients and staff regarding tax preparation and small business accounting.) 4) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: MIDWEST FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC; INVESTMENT RELATED: YES; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION ; NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES; START DATE: 09/2025; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: FINANCIAL PROFESIONAL; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 50; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 30; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: DBA FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES; 5) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: MFG FINANCIAL ADVISORS; INVESTMENT RELATED: YES, ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION, NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES, START DATE: 9/2025, POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL, APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 50, APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 30, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: DBA FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES;

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1996-07-31
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1996-07-31
Designations
Other Names
  • Mike Hammen

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