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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

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

Branch Locations

1450 American Lane 6Th Floor, Suite 650, Schaumburg, IL 60173-2096 • 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 Yes
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Fidelity Investments Westlake TX 06/2007 08/2018
Unemployed Denton TX 08/2018 10/2018
Union Gospel Mission Dallas TX 10/2018 02/2019
Denton Independent School District Denton TX 08/2019 05/2020
Union Gospel Mission Of Dallas Dallas TX 05/2020 09/2021
Unemployed Denton TX 02/2019 08/2019
Avantax Advisory Services Dallas TX 03/2024 09/2025
Ads Tax Prep Denton TX 01/2024 Present
Ads Budget Coaching Denton TX 01/2024 Present
Ads Estate Planning Prep Denton TX 03/2024 Present
Cetera Investment Services Llc St Cloud MN 08/2024 Present
Cetera Financial Specialists Llc Schaumburg IL 08/2024 Present
Cetera Advisors Llc Greenwood Village CO 08/2024 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc El Segundo CA 08/2024 Present
Avantax Investment Services Inc Dallas TX 09/2021 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Dallas TX 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
Ads Inheritance Education Coppell TX 06/2026 Present
  • 06/2007 → 08/2018
    Fidelity Investments
    Westlake, TX
  • 08/2018 → 10/2018
    Unemployed
    Denton, TX
  • 10/2018 → 02/2019
    Union Gospel Mission
    Dallas, TX
  • 08/2019 → 05/2020
    Denton Independent School District
    Denton, TX
  • 05/2020 → 09/2021
    Union Gospel Mission Of Dallas
    Dallas, TX
  • 02/2019 → 08/2019
    Unemployed
    Denton, TX
  • 03/2024 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Dallas, TX
  • 01/2024 → Present
    Ads Tax Prep
    Denton, TX
  • 01/2024 → Present
    Ads Budget Coaching
    Denton, TX
  • 03/2024 → Present
    Ads Estate Planning Prep
    Denton, TX
  • 08/2024 → Present
    Cetera Investment Services Llc
    St Cloud, MN
  • 08/2024 → Present
    Cetera Financial Specialists Llc
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 08/2024 → Present
    Cetera Advisors Llc
    Greenwood Village, CO
  • 08/2024 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 09/2021 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services Inc
    Dallas, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Dallas, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 06/2026 → Present
    Ads Inheritance Education
    Coppell, TX
Previous Registrations
  • 2024-03-06 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Dallas, TX
Other Businesses

1) OAA#: 53826 | Org Name:Artiz Stroud LLC | Org Addr:denton, TX, US | Nature of Bus:Life Coaching | Invst Rel:N | Title:Owner and Professional Life Coach. | Duties:I will be the lead life coach so obtaining clients, teaching classes, and making videos. | Start Dt:03/15/2018 | Total Hrs p/m:20 | Sec Trdng Hrs p/m:0 2) OAA#: 53827 | Org Name:Shepherd Effect | Org Addr:Denton, TX, US | Nature of Bus:Equipping fathers on how to reflect the Good Shepherd. | Invst Rel:N | Title:Co-owner/President | Duties:Provide content, star in videos, and teach classes. | Start Dt:03/14/2018 | Total Hrs p/m:20 | Sec Trdng Hrs p/m:0 3) ADS ESTATE PLANNING PREP POSITION: Owner and Coach NATURE: I will be coaching my clients on all the necessary documents needed to prepare for estate planning. They will receive a checklist and I will provide suggestions on where to store it. I will not be the one creating any estate documents like wills, trusts, or powers of attorneys. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 28 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 3 START DATE: 03/11/2024 ADDRESS: 191 Duchess Drive, Apt1125, Denton TX 76208, United States DESCRIPTION: -I will be coaching individual/families on the documents needed to prepare for estate planning.They will receive a checklist and I will provide suggestions on where to store it.?-I will also be making content in the form of videos and written content to share on social media, facebook to be exact.-I will be setting up the systems and procedures of running the business and then run it.-I will be marketing content via facebook and soliciting for clients. 4) ADS BUDGET COACHING POSITION: I will be a budget coach NATURE: I will be helping couple budget their time, talents, and personal home budgets. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 20 START DATE: 01/01/2024 ADDRESS: 191 Duchess Drive, APT1125, Denton TX 76208, United States DESCRIPTION: -I will be creating content to post on social media to get clientele.-I will be conducting budgeting sessions and providing couples solutions.-I will be basically doing everything that an self-employed individual does to get clientele, which stems from creating content, posting it on my personal Facebook page. I will conduct budget sessions and give feedback on ways clients can improve their personal budget situation. I will also help others discover what their talent/gifting is and budget that and their time. 5) ADS TAX PREP POSITION: Tax Preparer NATURE: ADS Tax Prep will be my business name as a self-employed tax preparer approved by the IRS. I will be preparing W2 workers taxes and e-filing them to the IRS. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 32 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 16 START DATE: 01/01/2024 ADDRESS: 191 Duchess Drive, APT1125, Denton TX 76208, United States DESCRIPTION: I will be preparing W2 workers taxes and e-filing them withthe IRS. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: ADS INHERITANCE EDUCATION INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: 191 DUCHESS DRIVE APT1125 DENTON TX 76208; NATURE OF BUSINESS: EDUCATION START DATE: 6/21/026 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: CEO APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 5 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: PROVIDE WORK BOOK FOR ORGANIZING FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2024-03-04
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2007-08-09
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2024-03-04
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2007-08-09
Other Names
  • Aritz D Stroud
  • Aritz D Stroud
  • Artiz D Stroud

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