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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

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

Branch Locations

18 Buttermilk Bridge Rd., Washington, NJ 07882 • 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
Hess And Smith Washington NJ 07/1997 Present
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Washington NJ 08/2004 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Washington NJ 01/2012 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Services, Llc Washington NJ 07/2018 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Washington NJ 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
Blue Valley Financial Llc Washington NJ 04/2026 Present
  • 07/1997 → Present
    Hess And Smith
    Washington, NJ
  • 08/2004 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Washington, NJ
  • 01/2012 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Washington, NJ
  • 07/2018 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Services, Llc
    Washington, NJ
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Washington, NJ
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 04/2026 → Present
    Blue Valley Financial Llc
    Washington, NJ
Previous Registrations
  • 2012-01-13 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Washington, NJ
Other Businesses

1) Hess and Smith~'NIR'~18 BUTTERMILK BRIDGE RD~WASHINGTON~NJ~07882~Tax Preparation/Accounting~Owner/Sole Proprietor~8/2/2004~40hrs~30hrs~ACCOUNTANT 2) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: BLUE VALLEY FINANCIAL LLC; INVESTMENT RELATED: NO; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION; NATURE OF BUSINESS: ACOUNTING AND TAX PREP SERVICES; START DATE: 04/2026; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: ACOUNTING AND TAX PREP SERVICES;

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2011-12-06
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2004-08-31
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2011-12-06
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2004-08-31

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