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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
MD RA APPROVED 2026-05-13
SC RA APPROVED 2026-01-28
  • MD RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-05-13
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-28

Branch Locations

Greenwood, SC • United States

9710 Monroe St, Cockeysville, MD 21030 • 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 Yes
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Metlife Securities Inc. Charleston SC 01/2015 03/2017
Massmutual Charleston SC 07/2016 01/2020
Mml Investors Services, Llc Charleston SC 03/2017 01/2020
New York Life Insurance Co Greenville SC 04/2020 10/2025
Nylife Securities Llc Greenville SC 06/2020 10/2025
Self-Employed Greenwood SC 01/2010 10/2025
Chili's Greenwood SC 09/2019 08/2021
Fatz Cafe Greenwood SC 04/2022 05/2023
Wesley Commons Retirement Community Greenwood SC 08/2024 07/2025
Aramark Greenwood SC 08/2025 10/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc El Segundo CA 10/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 01/2026 Present
  • 01/2015 → 03/2017
    Metlife Securities Inc.
    Charleston, SC
  • 07/2016 → 01/2020
    Massmutual
    Charleston, SC
  • 03/2017 → 01/2020
    Mml Investors Services, Llc
    Charleston, SC
  • 04/2020 → 10/2025
    New York Life Insurance Co
    Greenville, SC
  • 06/2020 → 10/2025
    Nylife Securities Llc
    Greenville, SC
  • 01/2010 → 10/2025
    Self-Employed
    Greenwood, SC
  • 09/2019 → 08/2021
    Chili's
    Greenwood, SC
  • 04/2022 → 05/2023
    Fatz Cafe
    Greenwood, SC
  • 08/2024 → 07/2025
    Wesley Commons Retirement Community
    Greenwood, SC
  • 08/2025 → 10/2025
    Aramark
    Greenwood, SC
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 01/2026 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Other Businesses

1. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: KINNECT ADVISORS INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES START DATE: 10/2025 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: FINANCIAL ADVISOR APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 8 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: PROVIDE INVESTMENT, INSURANCE & FINANCIAL PLANNING ADVICE. 2. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES; INVESTMENT RELATED: YES; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION; NATURE OF BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE; START DATE: 11/2009; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 2; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 1; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: INSURANCE AGENT; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: SALES OF FIXED INSURANCE PRODUCTS;

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2025-12-29
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2010-06-03
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1999-02-18
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2025-12-29
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2010-06-03
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1999-02-18
Other Names
  • Drew Johnstone
  • William Johnstone
  • William Drew Johnstone
  • William Andrew Johnstone
  • William Andrew Johnstone

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