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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
ID RA APPROVED 2025-09-02
IL RA APPROVED 2025-09-02
TX RA APPROVED 2025-09-02
WA RA APPROVED 2025-09-02
  • ID RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-02
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-02
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-02
  • WA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-02

Branch Locations

1420 5Th Ave Suite 2625, Seattle, WA 98101 • United States

5250 Old Orchard Rd Suite 300, Skokie, IL 60077 • United States

9 Tenth St, Priest River, ID 83856 • United States

515 Pine St Ste D, Sandpoint, ID 83864 • United States

Burien, WA • 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
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, Llc Seattle WA 09/2003 09/2025
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Milwaukee WI 01/2003 09/2025
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Milwaukee WI 06/2010 09/2025
Anderson,Foe,Kent,Madsen & Associates Dba Pillar Financial Group Seattle WA 06/2025 Present
Bear Paw Group, Llc Priest River ID 06/2021 Present
Oly Creek, Llc Priest River ID 08/2016 Present
Luke H Madsen, Co Seattle WA 08/2021 Present
Madsen Equipment, Llc Newport WA 09/2022 Present
Ghostfish Brewing Seattle WA 06/2025 Present
Cetera Advisors Llc St Cloud MN 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 09/2003 → 09/2025
    Seattle, WA
  • 01/2003 → 09/2025
    Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Milwaukee, WI
  • 06/2010 → 09/2025
    Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company
    Milwaukee, WI
  • 06/2025 → Present
    Anderson,Foe,Kent,Madsen & Associates Dba Pillar Financial Group
    Seattle, WA
  • 06/2021 → Present
    Bear Paw Group, Llc
    Priest River, ID
  • 08/2016 → Present
    Oly Creek, Llc
    Priest River, ID
  • 08/2021 → Present
    Luke H Madsen, Co
    Seattle, WA
  • 09/2022 → Present
    Madsen Equipment, Llc
    Newport, WA
  • 06/2025 → Present
    Ghostfish Brewing
    Seattle, WA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Advisors Llc
    St Cloud, MN
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

1. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: ANDERSON, FOE, KENT, MADSEN & ASSOCIATES DBA PILLAR FINANCIAL GROUP INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: WEALTH MANAGEMENT COMPANY START DATE: 06/2025 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: CEO/OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 40 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: MANAGE THE COMPANY AND ACT AS WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISOR TO CLIENTS 2. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE START DATE: 09/2002 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: INSURANCE AGENT APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: SALES OF FIXED INSURANCE PRODUCTS 3. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: ESTATE OF ERIC M. SHUTT INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: FIDUCIARY ROLE START DATE: 11/2023 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 2 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED FRIEND. 4. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: BEAR PAW GROUP, LLC INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: PRIEST RIVER, ID NATURE OF BUSINESS: RESTAURANT HOLDING COMPANY START DATE: 06/2021 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 0 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: FOOD AND BEVERAGE 5. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: OLY CREEK, LLC INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: PRIEST RIVER, ID NATURE OF BUSINESS: REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY START DATE: 08/2016 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 0 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: REAL ESTATE HOLDING LLC 6. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: LUKE H MADSEN, CO INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: DBA START DATE: 08/2021 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: CEO, OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 40 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISOR, CEO 7. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: MADSEN EQUIPMENT, LLC INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: NEWPORT, WA NATURE OF BUSINESS: EQUIPMENT RENTAL START DATE: 09/2022 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 0 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: EQUIPMENT RENTAL 8. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: GHOSTFISH BREWING INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: SEATTLE, WA NATURE OF BUSINESS: BREWERY, TAPHOUSE START DATE: 06/2025 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 0 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: BREWERY, TAPHOUSE

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2005-10-18
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2003-11-11
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2005-10-18
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2003-11-11
Designations
Other Names
  • Luke H Madsen

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