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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
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2025-07-30
CT RA APPROVED 2023-06-29
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2025-07-30
  • CT RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2023-06-29

Branch Locations

495 Gold Star Highway Suite 211, Groton, CT 06357 • 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 No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Guardian Life Ins Madison CT 04/2016 06/2019
Park Avenue Securities Madison CT 04/2016 06/2019
Guardian Life Insurance Company Groton CT 06/2019 01/2023
Park Avenue Securities Groton CT 06/2019 01/2023
Guardian Life Insurance Company New Haven CT 11/2019 11/2019
Park Avenue Securities New Haven CT 11/2019 11/2019
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc El Segundo CA 01/2023 Present
Degraff Financial Groton CT 01/2021 Present
Serenity Wealth Planning, Llc Groton CT 06/2019 05/2023
Gateway Community College New Haven CT 12/2017 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 06/2023 Present
  • 04/2016 → 06/2019
    Guardian Life Ins
    Madison, CT
  • 04/2016 → 06/2019
    Park Avenue Securities
    Madison, CT
  • 06/2019 → 01/2023
    Guardian Life Insurance Company
    Groton, CT
  • 06/2019 → 01/2023
    Park Avenue Securities
    Groton, CT
  • 11/2019 → 11/2019
    Guardian Life Insurance Company
    New Haven, CT
  • 11/2019 → 11/2019
    Park Avenue Securities
    New Haven, CT
  • 01/2023 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 01/2021 → Present
    Degraff Financial
    Groton, CT
  • 06/2019 → 05/2023
    Serenity Wealth Planning, Llc
    Groton, CT
  • 12/2017 → Present
    Gateway Community College
    New Haven, CT
  • 06/2023 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2016-04-29 → 2023-02-16
    New Haven, CT
    Groton, CT
    New Haven, CT
  • 2003-07-15 → 2016-05-03
    Msi Financial Services, Inc.
    New London, CT
    New London, CT
Other Businesses

1. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE START DATE: 7/2003 APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 5 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 5 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: INSURANCE AGENT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: SELLS LIFE, HEALTH, DISABILITY, ANNUITIES, AND LONG-TERM CARE: 2. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: WOMEN AND FAMILY LIFE CENTER INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: 96 FAIR ST., GUILFORD, CT 06437 NATURE OF BUSINESS: TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO WOMAN AND FAMILIES, IN THE FORM OF COUNSELLING ON FINANCIAL, LEGAL AND ABUSE MATTERS. START DATE: 8/2017 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: COUNSELLING APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: I PROVIDE FINANCIAL CONSULTS PRO-BONO TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGH THE CENTER. THESE CONSIST OF SIMPLE BUDGETARY DISCUSSION AND DO NOT INCLUDE ANY DISCUSSIONS ON TAXES, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES; 3. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: 20 CHURCH ST, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 NATURE OF BUSINESS: TEACHING, COMMUNITY COLLEGE START DATE: 12/2017 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: PART-TIME TEACHER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 0 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: PART-TIME TEACHER; 4. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: AEGIS BENEFITS PARTNERS INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: TO OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS START DATE: 5/2016 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: ADVISOR APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: ADVISOR; 5. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: DEGRAFF FINANCIAL INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: DBA FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES PRACTICE START DATE: 1/2021 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 40 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: PROVIDE INVESTMENT AND INSURANCE SERVICES UNDER THIS DBA AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR CETERA; 6. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: N/A; INVESTMENT RELATED: NO; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION; NATURE OF BUSINESS: RENTAL PROPERTY; START DATE: 8/2024; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: LANDLORD; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: RENT OFFICE SPACE TO TENANT;

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2003-06-09
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2003-05-14
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2003-06-09
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2003-05-14
Other Names
  • Steve Degraff

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