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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

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

Branch Locations

54 Route 31 N 1St Floor, Pennington, NJ 08534 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category 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 No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Pennington NJ 03/2004 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Pennington NJ 03/2004 09/2025
Classic Mortgage Llc Maywood NJ 02/2012 07/2020
Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc Pennington NJ 12/2015 09/2025
Athene Insurance Agent Melville NY 04/2016 Present
Greenway Mortgage Spring Lake NJ 11/2016 01/2023
David J Scafa, Cpa, Pfs Pennington NJ 07/2005 12/2018
Scafa Professional Center Llc Pennington NJ 08/2009 Present
Truplan Financial Advisors Pennington NJ 01/2025 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Pennington NJ 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 03/2004 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Pennington, NJ
  • 03/2004 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Pennington, NJ
  • 02/2012 → 07/2020
    Classic Mortgage Llc
    Maywood, NJ
  • 12/2015 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
    Pennington, NJ
  • 04/2016 → Present
    Athene Insurance Agent
    Melville, NY
  • 11/2016 → 01/2023
    Greenway Mortgage
    Spring Lake, NJ
  • 07/2005 → 12/2018
    David J Scafa, Cpa, Pfs
    Pennington, NJ
  • 08/2009 → Present
    Scafa Professional Center Llc
    Pennington, NJ
  • 01/2025 → Present
    Truplan Financial Advisors
    Pennington, NJ
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Pennington, NJ
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2004-04-06 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Pennington, NJ
  • 2002-06-20 → 2004-03-02
    Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
    Lawrencevill, NJ
Other Businesses

1) Scafa Financial Services, LLC 54 Route 31 N~Pennington~NJ~08534 Owner/Sole Proprietor~3/1/2004~140hrs~6hrs~operational/marketing name only 2) Athene Insurance Agent 600 BroadHollow Rd, Suite 200~Melville~NY~11747~Insurance Agent~Insurance Sales Agent~4/1/2016~2hrs~2hrs~Offer fixed products not available through H.D. Vest 3) SCAFA PROFESSIONAL CENTER LLC POS: Owner NATURE: Rental property owner/manager. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 5 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 08/01/2009 ADDR: 54 Route 31 N, 1st floor, Pennington NJ 08534, DESC: Joint owner with husband of rental property 4) MERCER COUNTY ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL POS: member NATURE: Council of estate planners and estate planning related specialists such as insurance agents, estate planning attorneys, etc. Meetings are held 5 times per year to educate and provide networking opportunities for members. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 10/01/2022; 100 Federal City Road, Building C, Suite 104, Lawrenceville NJ 08648; I personally have no duties or responsibilities regarding this OBA. I am simply a member. 5)LV LIVING TRUST POS: Trustee NATURE: Living trust for Louise J. Vlatys who is my aunt. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 03/03/2020 ADDR: 54 Route 31 N, 1st floor, Pennington NJ 08534, United States DESC: I am co-trustee for the LV Living Trust. My aunt is a single individual with no children and I am the closest relative to help with handling her financial affairs. 6) MARCELLA C BASSO LIVING TRUST POS: Trustee - Marcella C Basso Irrevocable Trust NATURE: Marcella Basso passed away on 12/16/2022. Her Living Trust became irrevocable with her passing. I terminated the OBA as trustee of her Living Trust and am disclosing my position as trustee on her Trust which is now irrevocable. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 12/16/2022 ADDR: 54 Route 31 N, 1st floor, Pennington NJ 08534, United States DESC: Along with co-trustee, Mary Basso (my sister), we will distribute our Mother's assets according to her trust. 7) MRK FINANCIAL SOLUTUIONS POS: Advisor NATURE: Providing investment services to clients INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 05/23/2023 ADDR: 3020 Harbor Lane N, Plymouth MN 55447, United States DESC: Meet with clients to discuss their risk tolerance and financial needs and to provide investment recommendations. 8) TRUPLAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS POS: Senior Wealth Advisor NATURE: Independent financial services firm INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 01/31/2025 ADDR: 54 Route 31N, 1st floor, Pennington NJ 08534, United States DESC: As a financial advisor, prepare financial plans for clients and manage their investment accounts

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1999-12-06
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1999-11-23
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1999-12-06
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1999-11-23
Designations
Other Names
  • Elizabeth Basso

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