Nelson James Couto

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

• 07/1992 → Present
  Couto, Defranco & Magone,Pa
  South Orange, NJ
• 07/1996 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  West Orange, NJ
• 01/1997 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  West Orange, NJ
• 05/2016 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  West Orange, NJ
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  West Orange, NJ
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2002-05-18 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  South Orange, NJ

Other Businesses

1) Couto Defranco, P.A.~'NIR'~300 Executive Drive, Suite 200~West Orange~NJ~07052~Tax Preparation/Accounting~Tax Preparation/Accounting~1/1/1992~200hrs~40hrs~Partner - accounting and tax 2) ESTATE OF MANUEL COUTO POSITION: Co-executor NATURE: Settlement of the Estate of Manuel Couto. Two children/beneficiaries/co-executors - Nelson Couto and Manuel Couto. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 5 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 5 START DATE: 10/22/2020 ADDRESS: 586 Yorktown Road, Union NJ 07083, United States DESCRIPTION: As fiduciaries we need to marshal the assets of my late father's estate and distribute the assets in the most time efficient manner in accordance with the provisions of the will. 3) COUTO DEFRANCO WEALTH MANAGEMENT POSITION: DBA for Avantax financial services. NATURE: A DBA name used by Avantax licensed financial advisors. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 40 START DATE: 11/19/2024 ADDRESS: 300 Executive Drive, Ste 200, West Orange NJ 07052, United States DESCRIPTION: Avantax related financial services offered by Avantax licensed financial advisors.

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1998-08-06

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner

Other Names

• Nelson James Couto