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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
CA RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

Napa, CA • United States

3800 Blackhawk Road Suite 100, Danville, CA 94506 • United States

Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

210 Jones St Ste. 104, Dubuque, IA 52001 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2024-12-16
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-12-16

Branch Locations

3800 Blackhawk Road Suite 100, Danville, CA 94506 • United States

210 Jones St Ste. 104, Dubuque, IA 52001 • 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
Sweeney Kovar, Llp Danville CA 03/1992 Present
1St Global Capital Corp. Danville CA 06/2003 10/2019
1St Global Advisors, Inc. Danville CA 12/2003 10/2019
Avantax Insurance Services, Inc. Danville CA 05/2007 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Danville CA 10/2019 09/2025
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Danville CA 10/2019 09/2025
Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. Danville CA 11/2024 Present
Avantax Solutions, Llc Danville CA 11/2024 Present
Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services Danville CA 01/2020 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Danville CA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 03/1992 → Present
    Sweeney Kovar, Llp
    Danville, CA
  • 06/2003 → 10/2019
    1St Global Capital Corp.
    Danville, CA
  • 12/2003 → 10/2019
    1St Global Advisors, Inc.
    Danville, CA
  • 05/2007 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
    Danville, CA
  • 10/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Danville, CA
  • 10/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Danville, CA
  • 11/2024 → Present
    Danville, CA
  • 11/2024 → Present
    Avantax Solutions, Llc
    Danville, CA
  • 01/2020 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
    Danville, CA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Danville, CA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Danville, CA
    Dallas, TX
    Napa, CA
  • 2003-12-17 → 2019-10-25
    1St Global Advisors Inc
    Danville, CA
Other Businesses

1) SWEENEY KOVAR FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC. POSITION: ADVISOR NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 2 START DATE: 09/01/2003 ADDRESS: Danville CA, United States DESCRIPTION: Provide financial services to clients 2) KOVAR FAMILY VINEYARD POSITION: Owner NATURE: Small vineyard located at my residence. Wine is produced for family and friends. Occasional sale of excess grapes. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 01/01/2022 ADDRESS: 4283 E Third Ave, Suite 100, Napa CA 94558, United States DESCRIPTION: Hobby vineyard and wine making 3) AVANTAX SOLUTIONS, LLC POSITION: CPA NATURE: Tax preparation INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 110 START DATE: 11/16/2024 ADDRESS: 3800 Blackhawk Road, Suite 100, Danville CA 94506, United States DESCRIPTION: Provide tax advise and tax preparation services 4) SWEENEY KOVAR, LLP; CPA; NIR; 03/01/1992; 5) Advantax Insurance AgencySM and Advantax Insurance ServicesSM; financial advisor/agent; offer insurance products; NIR; 1; 01/01/2020; 3800 Blackhawk Road, Suite 100 Danville CA 94506; self explanatory 6) AVANTAX INSURANCE AGENCY AND/OR AVANTAX INSURANCE SERVICES POSITION: financial advisor/agent NATURE: offer insurance products INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 01/01/2020 ADDRESS: 3800 Blackhawk Road, Suite 100, Danville CA 94506, United States DESCRIPTION: Offer and sale of insurance products through Avantax Insurance Entities that are approved through Avantax featured partners

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2003-09-24
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2003-09-24
Designations
Other Names
  • Kathleen Carmen Lopez
  • K.C. Bennett
  • Kathleen Carmen Kovar
  • Kathleen Carmen Bennett
  • K.C. Kovar
  • Kc Kovar
  • Kc Bennett

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