David Frank Mccool

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

• 11/1985 → Present
  David F. Mccool Cpa
  Farmers Branch, TX
• 12/1996 → 10/2019
  1St Global Capital Corp.
  Farmers Branch, TX
• 04/1997 → 10/2019
  1St Global Advisors, Inc.
  Farmers Branch, TX
• 10/2004 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Services
  Farmers Branch, TX
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Farmers Branch, TX
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Farmers Branch, TX
• 11/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
  Farmers Branch, TX
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Farmers Branch, TX
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Dallas, TX
  Farmers Branch, TX
  Dallas, TX
• 1997-05-21 → 2019-10-25
  1St Global Advisors Inc
  Dallas, TX

Other Businesses

1) MCCOOL WEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT POSITION: OWNER NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 120 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 80 START DATE: 01/01/2006 ADDRESS: 3010 LBJ Freeway#1200, Dallas TX 75234, United States DESCRIPTION: Investment advisor 2) BCC GOLF APPRECIATION ASSOCIATION POSITION: officer, director NATURE: This started as a committee at my country club. we held various fundraisers to provide funds to send our golf staff to schooling to be certified golf professionals. We later formed a 501c7 tax exempt entity as a corporation in the State of Texas. My CPA firm files the tax returns. Another committee member handles the checking account. We do various events that I coordinate and set up for other committee members to execute that raise money. The golf staff then request funds for training courses and the treasurer cuts them a check. We are a nonprofit entity. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 01/01/2017 ADDRESS: 3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200, Dallas TX 75234, United States DESCRIPTION: See #4 above. I come up with ideas for fund raising. Plan the events and turn them over to others to execute. I review requests for funds and with other committee members decide if they warrant payment. I work with the golf staff to coordinate their duties during an event. I do not have access to any of the monies. 3) DAVID F. MCCOOL CPA POSITION: OTHER - CPA OWNER NATURE: public accounting firm INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 60 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 60 START DATE: 11/01/1985 ADDRESS: 3010 lbj freeway #1200, dallas TX 75234, United States DESCRIPTION: Prepare tax returns and financial statements for clients. tax advice. manage business

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1997-03-19