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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IL RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2025-09-05
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

227 South Seventh Street, Springfield, IL 62701 • 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
Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp Springfield IL 04/2022 09/2022
Adi Global Melville NY 04/2021 04/2022
Usa Clean Decatur IL 01/2020 04/2020
H. D. Smith / Amerisourcebergen Conshohocken PA 04/2011 08/2019
Avantax Investment Services Inc Springfield IL 06/2022 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Springfield IL 06/2022 09/2025
Town And Country Bank Springfield IL 04/2020 07/2020
Unemployment Rochester IL 07/2020 04/2021
Unemployment Rochester IL 09/2019 12/2019
Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp Springfield IL 04/2022 11/2022
Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp Springfield IL 07/2022 Present
Esp Wealth Management, Llc Springfield IL 04/2022 Present
Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services Springfield IL 09/2022 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Springfield IL 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 04/2022 → 09/2022
    Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp
    Springfield, IL
  • 04/2021 → 04/2022
    Adi Global
    Melville, NY
  • 01/2020 → 04/2020
    Usa Clean
    Decatur, IL
  • 04/2011 → 08/2019
    H. D. Smith / Amerisourcebergen
    Conshohocken, PA
  • 06/2022 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services Inc
    Springfield, IL
  • 06/2022 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Springfield, IL
  • 04/2020 → 07/2020
    Town And Country Bank
    Springfield, IL
  • 07/2020 → 04/2021
    Unemployment
    Rochester, IL
  • 09/2019 → 12/2019
    Unemployment
    Rochester, IL
  • 04/2022 → 11/2022
    Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp
    Springfield, IL
  • 07/2022 → Present
    Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp
    Springfield, IL
  • 04/2022 → Present
    Esp Wealth Management, Llc
    Springfield, IL
  • 09/2022 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
    Springfield, IL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Springfield, IL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2022-07-27 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Springfield, IL
  • 2005-02-17 → 2005-09-21
    Springfield, IL
Other Businesses

1) F.A.E. 2021 IR TRUST; Co-trustee; As Trustee, owner of the assets, handling trust assets, the tax filings, the distribution of assets; IR; HRS 1; HRS 1; 10/19/2021; 227 South Seventh Street, Springfield IL 62701; As Trustee, owner of the assets, handling trust assets, the tax filings, the distribution of assets 2) ECK, SCHAFER & PUNKE, LLP; Financial Advisor; CPA firm providing tax, audit and accounting . Firm operates a wealth management service, Avantax as BD; IR; HRS 160; HRS 130; 07/27/2022; 227 South Seventh Street, Springfield IL 62701; I help clients with the planning /management of financial assets. Management, and new account set ups & admin tasks 3) DANA THOMAS HOUSE FOUNDATION; Board Member / Finance Committee Member; The foundation operates a gift shop and raises money for the maintenance and improvement of the historic Dana Thomas House; NIR; HRS 4; HRS 2; 09/21/2023; Dana-Thomas House Foundation, 302 E. Lawrence Avenue, Springfield IL 62703; The board is responsible, fundraising, education efforts, operational duties of the foundation (including a gift shop), property management of property owned, and cooperation with the State of IL, the owner of the historic site, to support the site. As a Finance Committee Member, I provide guidance and expertise to the financial operations of the foundation. The finance committee monitors /reports on the fiscal health of the foundation. The committee will at times make recommendations to the board regarding investable assets. I will recuse myself from any specific investment advice to avoid a conflict of interest. 4)GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS; Finance Committee Member; Serving as finance committee member. 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; NIR; HRS 1; HRS 1; 07/01/2017; 907 Clocktower Drive, Springfield IL 62704; As a member , I add my knowledge and time to the review, management, and oversight of the organizations fiscal performance. Recommendations to the board regarding investment /cash management. Specific investment decisions are left to the third-party manager, the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln. I act as a directed member for investment related activity. Girls on the Run maintains two bank accounts, a cd ladder with local institutions, and an endowment fund with the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln 5) ESP WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC; Financial Advisor; Financial Services Entity; IR; HRS 40; HRS 130; 04/13/2022; 227 South Seventh Street, Springfield IL 62701; My role in this firm is as a Financial Advisor and encompasses all the normal duties of financial advising and wealth managment services. 6) SHG HIGHSCHOOL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE POSITION: Member NATURE: The SHG Investment Committee is responsible for the oversight of the high school's prepaid tuition endowment and its general endowment. Tasked with oversight of the investment portfolio(s) which includes establishing an investment policy, selecting and monitoring the investment manager/advisor, and overseeing all investments, record keeping, and admin expenses. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 3 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 12/03/2024 ADDRESS: 1200 West Washington, Springfield IL 62702 DESCRIPTION: Add expertise, knowledge, and analytical skills in supporting committee's directive. Non investment selection decisions.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2022-07-27
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2022-07-27
Other Names
  • Albert Oscar Eck
  • Al Oscar Eck

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