Steven Matthew Buchanan

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

• 11/2009 → Present
  Buchanan & Company Pllc
  Bartonville, TX
• 06/2012 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Lantana, TX
• 02/2014 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Lantana, TX
• 03/2014 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  Lantana, TX
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Lantana, TX
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2014-02-27 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Lantana, TX
  Flower Mound, TX
  Dallas, TX
  Lantana, TX

Other Businesses

1) Buchanan & Company PLLC~'NIR'~2650 FM 40/E, Ste 145~Bartonville~TX~76226~Tax Preparation/Accounting~Owner/Sole Proprietor~11/1/2009~180hrs~180hrs~Provides accounting, bookkeeping,tax preparation and payroll services 2) Fiduciary Appointment-Trustee~'NIR'~430 S. Bruner Street~Hinsdale~IL~60521~7/31/2019~0hrs~0hrs~Trustee 3) BUCHANAN WEALTH PARTNERS LLC; POSITION: Owner NATURE: This LLC, Buchanan Wealth Partners, LLC, will be used for my business with Avantax. Buchanan Wealth Partners LLC is a new entity created for my (Avantax) wealth management business currently in operation. I own a CPA firm Buchanan & Company, PLLC that will stay in place and has been disclosed. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 130 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 09/22/2022; 2201 Spinks Rd, Ste 254, Flower Mound TX 75022, Owner, Financial Advisor and Insurance producer 4) The Buchanan Family Trust; Trustee; Fiduciary Appointment; NIR; 0; 07/31/2019; 430 S. Bruner Street Hinsdale IL 60521; Trustee; 5) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: BUCHANAN & COMPANY, PLLC; INVESTMENT RELATED: NO; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION; NATURE OF BUSINESS: CPA SERVICES; START DATE: 11/2009; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: CPA; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 15; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 15; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: PROVIDE CPA SERVICES;

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2014-02-24
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2012-10-21