Thomas Anthony Close

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

• 10/1980 → Present
  Thomas A Close, Cpa
  Berkeley Springs, WV
• 08/1997 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Berkeley Springs, WV
• 01/2001 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Berkeley Springs, WV
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Berkeley Springs, WV
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2001-01-31 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Berkeley Springs, WV
  Dallas, TX

Other Businesses

1) CNB Bank Inc~130 S Washinghton Street~Berkeley Springs~WV~25411~Bank Director/Bank Officer~Director/Officer~12/9/2010~6hrs~0hrs~member board of directors. 2) Close Land Development Co~1680 Valley Road, PO Box 636~Berkeley Springs~WV~25411~Rental Property Owner/Management~Partner/General Partner~7/1/2007~5hrs~0hrs~secretary/treasurer. 3) Thomas Close CPA~1680 Valley Road, PO Box 636~Berkeley Springs~WV~25411~Tax Preparation/Accounting~Owner/Sole Proprietor~1/1/1998~5hrs~0hrs~CPA Services. 4) Berkeley Homes Inc~1680 Valley Road, PO Box 636~Berkeley Springs~WV~25411~Real Estate/Mortgage/Title Services/Appraisal~Treasurer/Comptroller~2/2/1980~10hrs~0hrs~land sales services berkeley homes is 50% owner and manager of Blue Mountain Estates LLC. 5) BTM CPA's LLC~1680 Valley Road, PO Box 636~Berkeley Springs~WV~25411~Tax Preparation/Accounting~Partner/General Partner~1/1/2010~160hrs~20hrs~CPA Practice. 6) Morgan County Library~201 N Washington Street~Berkeley Springs~WV~25411~Elected/Appointed Official~Other~7/1/2019~1hrs~0hrs~I serve on the board of trustees for the county library as appointed by the Morgan County Commissioners. 7) Fiduciary Appointment-Power of Attorney~2720 Charles Town Road~Martinsburg~WV~25405~7/1/2019~4 hourshrs~0hrs~take care of Owen`s personal finances. 8) Hungarian Freedom Fighters federation Inc; treasurer; nonprofit organization; NIR; 0; 01/01/2022; 1680 Valley Road Berkeley Springs WV 25411; provide accounting services

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2001-01-23
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1997-09-23

Other Names

• Thomas Anthony Close