William John Powers

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

• 09/1994 → Present
  Wm. Powers & Company, Psc
  Alexandria, KY
• 01/1994 → Present
  Insurance Services Of Northern Ky
  Highland Heights, KY
• 02/1994 → 12/2021
  Pat Investments
  Ft. Thomas, KY
• 07/1995 → 12/2022
  Powers Investments
  Ft. Thomas, KY
• 12/2005 → 01/2018
  Securities America, Inc.
  Alexandria, KY
• 02/2006 → 01/2018
  Securities America Advisors, Inc
  Alexandria, KY
• 01/2004 → Present
  Catholic Order Of Foresters
  Napierville, IL
• 01/2018 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Dayton, KY
• 01/2018 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  Dayton, KY
• 01/2018 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Dayton, KY
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Dayton, KY
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2018-01-24 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Dayton, KY
• 2006-02-21 → 2018-01-26
  Securities America Advisors, Inc.
  Dayton, KY
  Fort Thomas, KY

Other Businesses

1) Catholic Order of Foresters 355 Shuman Blvd~Naperville~IL~60566~Insurance Agent~Independent Contractor~1/1/2004~1hrs~0hrs~Sale of life insurance and fixed annuities 2) Wm. Powers & Company, PSC 149 Grant Park Drive~Dayton~KY~41074~Accounting Services/Tax Preparation~Owner~9/1/1994~120hrs~100hrs~Tax research, tax return preparation, accounting work 3) Insurance Services of Northern Ky 400 Licking Pike~Wilder~KY~41071~Insurance Agent, Independent Contractor; 1/1/1994~1hrs~0hrs~I market property casualty insurance. I solicit new property and casualty insurance customers. I service existing customer accounts for property and casualty insurance. 4) GRAND FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC POSITION: Sole member NATURE: Avantax investment & advisory business, QuickBooks consulting, property & casualty insurance sales. Investment in rental real estate. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 20 START DATE: 03/01/1999 ADDRESS: 149 Grant Park Drive, Dayton KY 41074, United States DESCRIPTION: I perform all duties related to the business. There are no other members or employees.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2006-01-19
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2000-01-28