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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
DE RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
PA RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • DE RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05
  • PA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

34845 Grommet St, Millsboro, DE 19966 • United States

175 Strafford Ave Suite 310, Wayne, PA 19087 • United States

Disclosures

2 disclosure categories 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 Yes
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Lifemark Securities Corp. Rochester NY 01/2012 06/2023
Independent Insurance Agent Wayne PA 01/2006 01/2018
Warm Water Diving Adventures, Llc Bryn Mawr PA 04/2016 03/2020
Archibald Mcmichael Dba Mcmichael Capital Management Wayne PA 01/2018 Present
Aw Mcmichael Wayne PA 12/2022 Present
Sound Production Services Wayne PA 12/2019 03/2020
Aw Mcmichael Wayne PA 07/2017 12/2022
Avantax Investment Services Inc. Wayne PA 06/2023 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Wayne PA 06/2023 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc Wayne PA 06/2023 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Wayne PA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 01/2012 → 06/2023
    Rochester, NY
  • 01/2006 → 01/2018
    Independent Insurance Agent
    Wayne, PA
  • 04/2016 → 03/2020
    Warm Water Diving Adventures, Llc
    Bryn Mawr, PA
  • 01/2018 → Present
    Archibald Mcmichael Dba Mcmichael Capital Management
    Wayne, PA
  • 12/2022 → Present
    Aw Mcmichael
    Wayne, PA
  • 12/2019 → 03/2020
    Sound Production Services
    Wayne, PA
  • 07/2017 → 12/2022
    Aw Mcmichael
    Wayne, PA
  • 06/2023 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services Inc.
    Wayne, PA
  • 06/2023 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Wayne, PA
  • 06/2023 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
    Wayne, PA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Wayne, PA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2023-06-07 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Wayne, PA
    Millsboro, DE
  • 2012-02-14 → 2023-06-08
    Wayne, PA
    Rochester, NY
    Wayne, PA
  • 2006-01-06 → 2011-12-21
    Wayne, PA
    Wayne, PA
  • 2004-05-03 → 2006-01-12
    Philadelphia, PA
  • 2003-06-17 → 2004-04-23
    J. B. Hanauer & Co.
    Philadelphia, PA
Other Businesses

1) ARCHIBALD MCMICHAEL DBA MCMICHAEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT POSITION: Sole Proprietor NATURE: Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Financial Planning, Estate Planning. Sales and Service of Fixed Insurance Products. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 100 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 100 START DATE: 01/01/2018 ADDRESS: 175 Stafford Ave, Suite 310, Wayne PA 19087, United States DESCRIPTION: Developing and implementing investment strategies. Developing implementing and maintaining retirement plans. Developing and maintaining estate plans. Selling and servicing fixed insurance products. Office administration. 2) AW MCMICHAEL POSITION: Owner NATURE: Tax Planning, tax preparation, tax consulting, bookkeeping, payroll services. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 40 START DATE: 12/01/2022 ADDRESS: 175 Stafford Ave, Suite 310, Wayne PA 19087, United States DESCRIPTION: Preparing and reviewing tax returns for individuals and businesses. Performing bookkeeping. Consulting with businesses owners. Tax planning for businesses and individuals. Small business and domestic payroll services. 3) UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY TRI-STATE PARENTS ASSOCIATION POSITION: Treasurer NATURE: Acting as Treasurer to a small regional parents association for parents of Midshipmen at the Merchant Marine Academy. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 07/01/2024 ADDRESS: 175 Strafford Ave, Suite 310, Wayne PA 19087, United States DESCRIPTION: Paying obligations and receiving deposits of several thousand dollars per year.Managing the membership role of the parents club.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2001-01-19
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1998-02-02
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2001-01-19
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1998-02-02
Other Names
  • Bill Mcmichael
  • Billy Mcmichael
  • Archibald William Mcmichael
  • Archibald W Mcmichael
  • Archibald W Mcmichael
  • Bill Mcmichael
  • A William Mcmichael
  • Awilliam Mcmichael
  • Archibald William Mcmichael

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