Douglas Scott Collins

Employer firm

Cetera Investment Advisers LLC CRD 105644

$257B regulatory AUM 24,019 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• Educational seminars

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 09/1992 → Present
  Nisivoccia & Company, Llp
  Mount Arlington, NJ
• 10/2007 → 10/2019
  1St Global Capital Corp
  Mount Arlington, NJ
• 09/2008 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
  Mount Arlington, NJ
• 12/2007 → 10/2019
  1St Global Advisors, Inc.
  Mount Arlington, NJ
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Mount Arlington, NJ
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Mount Arlington, NJ
• 08/2008 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
  Mount Arlington, NJ
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Mount Arlington, NJ
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Arlington, NJ
• 2007-12-05 → 2019-10-25
  1St Global Advisors Inc
  Mount Arlington, NJ

Other Businesses

1) NISIVOCCIA & COMPANY, LLP (FORMERLY INNOVATIVE WEALTH CARE ADVISORS, LLC) POSITION: Partner NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 01/01/2000 DESCRIPTION: Provide financial services to clients 2) NISIVOCCIA WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC POSITION: REFERRING PARTNER NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 02/23/2015 ADDRESS: Mt Arlington NJ DESCRIPTION: MARKETING AND EXPENSE SHARING OF THE FINANCIAL SERVCES BUSINESS 3) LAKELAND BANK POSITION: ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER NATURE: BANKING INSTITUTION INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 03/01/2009 ADDRESS: Oak Ridge NJ DESCRIPTION: QUARTERLY MEETING WITH OTHER ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS THE BANK'S OFFICERS ASK FOR INPUT TO HELP WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS 4) AHS INVESTMENT CORP. POSITION: Board Member NATURE: AHS Inv Corp. is the for profit subsidiary of a local non-profit Hospital system that primarily deals with residential real estate holdings for the health care professionals of the system. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 08/01/2017 ADDRESS: 200 The American Rd. Morris Plains NJ DESCRIPTION: General board member activities. 5) DEACON FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC. POSITION: Trustee NATURE: Private foundation will engage in charitable, religious, scientific, literacy and educational purposes. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 12/01/2019 ADDRESS: 99 Demarest Road #3, Sparta NJ 07871 DESCRIPTION: As a member of the board have a vote in the Foundations activities, policies and supporting programs. 6)THE HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD POSITION: Member of Board of Trustees NATURE: A general board member to assist in the oversight of the not for profit organization. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 2 START DATE: 01/26/2021 ADDRESS: 798 Willow Grove Street, Hackettstown NJ 07840, DESCRIPTION: Attend quarterly board meetings and possibly become involved in a sub-committee of the board. 7) WEALTHSPRING FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC POSITION: owner NATURE: This is a proposed acquisitions vehicle of various financial services and tax practices. The vehicle was created so that we could operate these acquired businesses and not confuse them with the Nisivoccia LLP brand. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 01/01/2022 ADDRESS: 9 Ryan Court, Long Valley NJ 07853 DESCRIPTION: passive investor NTER FOUNDATION POSITION: board of trustees member NATURE: The foundation is organized for the mission of continuously improving the health of the local community by improving the services of the Newton Medical Center INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 11/12/2024 ADDRESS: 175 High Street, Newton NJ 07860 DESCRIPTION: Serving as an ambassador of the Foundation and Newton Medical Center to individuals becoming knowledgeable about the hospital and the work the foundation does to support the hospital

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2007-12-04