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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

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

Branch Locations

76 Mt. Lebanon Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15228 • 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
Thomas B. Etzel, Cpa Pittsburgh PA 11/1993 Present
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Pittsburgh PA 03/2000 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Pittsburgh PA 06/2002 09/2025
Thomas B Etzel Cpa Pittsburgh PA 10/2017 Present
Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc Pittsburgh PA 05/2004 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Bethel Park PA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 11/1993 → Present
    Thomas B. Etzel, Cpa
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • 03/2000 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • 06/2002 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • 10/2017 → Present
    Thomas B Etzel Cpa
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • 05/2004 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Bethel Park, PA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2002-06-07 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Pittsburgh, PA
Other Businesses

1) Thomas B. Etzel, CPA~76 Mt. Lebanon Blvd.~Pittsburgh~PA~15228~Accounting~Owner/Sole Proprietor~10/4/2017~40hrs~40hrs~Tax & Wealth Advisor. 2) The Foundation For Global Peace Building~76 Mt Lebanon Blvd~Pittsburgh~PA~15228~Other~Director/Officer~10/26/2010~8hrs~0hrs~President and Founder of this non-profit entity. 3) Thomas B. Etzel P.C.~76 Mt Lebanon Blvd~Pittsburgh~PA~15228~Tax Preparation/Accounting~President~11/1/1999~10hrs~5hrs~CPA. 4) ELIZABETH V. MCCLOSKEY TRUST POSITION: Trustee NATURE: Elizabeth V. McCloskey is my deceased mother-in-law. I perform fiduciary duties for this family trust. The Trust is in the process of liquidation. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 20 START DATE: 04/15/2022 ADDRESS: 35 Highland Road, Apartment 1408, Bethel Park PA 15102, United States DESCRIPTION: I perform fiduciary duties and responsibilities. 5) TRAILBLAZER PUBLISHING LLC POSITION: Principal NATURE: I self-published my memoir Within Our Grasp: Changing Ourselves and the World through my company Trailblazer Publishing LLC. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 5 START DATE: 09/11/2024 ADDRESS: 35 Highland Road, Apartment 1408, Bethel Park PA 15102, United States DESCRIPTION: I am the sole member of the LLC. I am responsible for promoting the book and all of the administrative responsibilities such as sales tax, income tax filings, etc. 6). NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: 799 WASHINGTON RD PITT PA 15228; NATURE OF BUSINESS: NON-PROFIT; START DATE: 11/11/2025; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 0.25; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: XXDUTIESXX;

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2002-05-21
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2000-03-24
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2002-05-21
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2000-03-24

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