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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
IL RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
TX RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

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

95 S Virginia St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014 • 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
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Crystal Lake IL 04/2004 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Crystal Lake IL 01/2008 09/2025
Ferdie Lee Llc Crystal Lake IL 11/2015 Present
Strategize Wealth Management Group Inc Orland Park IL 01/2023 Present
Strategize Wealth Management Group Inc Orland Park IL 01/2023 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc El Segundo CA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 04/2004 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Crystal Lake, IL
  • 01/2008 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Crystal Lake, IL
  • 11/2015 → Present
    Ferdie Lee Llc
    Crystal Lake, IL
  • 01/2023 → Present
    Strategize Wealth Management Group Inc
    Orland Park, IL
  • 01/2023 → Present
    Strategize Wealth Management Group Inc
    Orland Park, IL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2008-01-11 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Crystal Lake, IL
Other Businesses

1) Kiwanis of Crystal Lake~PO BOX 1082~CRYSTAL LAKE~IL~60039~Other~Other~10/1/2009~5hrs~0hrs~Board of Directors for a local charitable organization. Help make decisions for Club activities. 2) Martin Johnson Tax & Financial Services, Inc~95 S VIRGINIA ST~CRYSTAL LAKE~IL~60014~Tax Preparation/Accounting~Tax Preparation/Accounting~1/1/2006~10hrs~10hrs~Prepare tax returns and consult clients on taxes, accounting and business management. 4) Joseph F Johnson III & Associates~95 South Virginia Route 14~Crystal Lake~IL~60014~Other~Other~1/1/2014~160hrs~160hrs~Operational and or Marketing Name for H.D. Vest Services 5) FERDIE LEE LLC~95 S VIRGINIA ST~CRYSTAL LAKE~IL~60014~Rental Property~Owner~11/20/2015~10hrs~10hrs~Upkeep of office building 6) STRATEGIZE WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP INC POSITION: PARTNER NATURE: PARTNER INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/2023 ADDRESS: 10431 Louetta Lane, Orland Park IL 60467, United States DESCRIPTION: ASSIST OTHER PARTNERS WITH OVER 20 SUB-ADVISORS AND DAY TO DAY BUSINESS OF STRATEGIZE WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. (SWMG) INCLUDING ADVISOR COMPENSTATION, REGULAR TRAINING MEETINGS, BUSINESS TRACKING OVERSEE BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS AND AUDITS.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2004-12-17
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2004-12-17
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