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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
AL RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • AL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

Troy, AL • United States

Troy, AL • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
W.J. Cotton, Jr. Inc Troy AL 01/2005 Present
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Troy AL 08/2014 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Troy AL 08/2014 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc Troy AL 08/2014 09/2025
Trojan Properties, Llc Troy AL 04/2008 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Troy AL 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 01/2005 → Present
    W.J. Cotton, Jr. Inc
    Troy, AL
  • 08/2014 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Troy, AL
  • 08/2014 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Troy, AL
  • 08/2014 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
    Troy, AL
  • 04/2008 → Present
    Trojan Properties, Llc
    Troy, AL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Troy, AL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2014-09-12 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Troy, AL
    Troy, AL
    Dallas, TX
  • 2007-04-02 → 2014-09-22
    Dothan, AL
    Montgomery, AL
    Troy, AL
    Fort Mill, SC
    Troy, AL
  • 2004-02-04 → 2007-04-04
    Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
    Troy, AL
    Troy, AL
    Montgomery, AL
  • 2002-04-19 → 2004-01-29
    A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
    Troy, AL
Other Businesses

1) J.F. Shirley, Inc.~'NIR'~1223 South Brundidge Street~Troy~AL~36081~Other~Other~8/1/2014~80hrs~60hrs~Operational and /or Marketing Name for HD Vest Services 2) Trojan Properties, LLC~'NIR'~219 Botts Avenue~Troy~AL~36081~Rental Property Owner/Management~Owner/Sole Proprietor~4/1/2008~10hrs~10hrs~Manage and own rental properties. 3) United Appeal~'NIR'~PO Box 204~Troy~AL~36081~Nonprofit~Treasurer/Comptroller~9/12/2014~4hrs~1hrs~Treasurer for Company| 4) Zebulon Properties, LLC~'NIR'~PO Box 284~Troy~AL~36081~Real Estate~Partner/General Partner~7/28/2015~2hrs~1hrs~Finding tenants, bookkeeping. 5) Woodland Creek, LLC~'NIR'~PO Box 284~Troy~AL~36081~Real Estate~Partner/General Partner~7/28/2015~0hrs~0hrs~None. Just owns a piece of property. Eventually will be some bookkeeping involved. 6) Pike County Republican Executive Committee~'NIR'~436 County Road 5516~Troy~AL~36081~Board Position/Officer~Other~1/24/2020~.25hrs~0hrs~The committee asked if I would be there Treasurer. I would make deposits and issue checks at the request of the Chairman. 7) HOOTENANNY PROPERTIES LLC POSITION: MEMBER NATURE: RENTAL PROPERTIES TO BE HELD IN THIS LLC INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 08/14/2024 ADDRESS: 1223 South Brundidge Street, Troy AL 36081, United States DESCRIPTION: TAKE OF RENTAL INCOME AND EXPENSES

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2002-02-21
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2000-04-05
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2002-02-21
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2000-04-05
Other Names
  • Jeff Cotton
  • Walter Jeffrey Jr Cotton
  • Walter Jeffrey Cotton

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