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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

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

Branch Locations

1188 Bishop Street Ste 2105, Honolulu, HI 96813 • 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
Cs Accounting & Tax Services Inc Honolulu HI 11/2011 12/2022
Hd Vest Investment Services Honolulu HI 10/2015 06/2018
Jms Accounting & Consulting, Llc Honolulu HI 04/2010 05/2019
Hd Vest Advisory Services Honolulu HI 07/2017 06/2018
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. Honolulu HI 05/2018 09/2019
Summit Financial Group, Inc. Honolulu HI 05/2018 12/2019
Cetera Advisor Networks Llc Honolulu HI 09/2019 12/2019
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Honolulu HI 12/2019 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Honolulu HI 12/2019 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Services, Llc Honolulu HI 12/2019 09/2025
Cs Property Holdings Llc Honolulu HI 08/2016 12/2022
Vision Wealth Strategies, Llc Honolulu HI 01/2018 12/2022
A Bite To Eat, Inc. Honolulu HI 09/2015 Present
Cs Accounting & Tax Services, Inc Honolulu HI 11/2011 Present
Cs Property Holdings Llc Honolulu HI 08/2016 Present
Vision Wealth Strategies, Llc Honolulu HI 01/2018 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Honolulu HI 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 11/2011 → 12/2022
    Cs Accounting & Tax Services Inc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 10/2015 → 06/2018
    Hd Vest Investment Services
    Honolulu, HI
  • 04/2010 → 05/2019
    Jms Accounting & Consulting, Llc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 07/2017 → 06/2018
    Hd Vest Advisory Services
    Honolulu, HI
  • 05/2018 → 09/2019
    Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.
    Honolulu, HI
  • 05/2018 → 12/2019
    Summit Financial Group, Inc.
    Honolulu, HI
  • 09/2019 → 12/2019
    Cetera Advisor Networks Llc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 12/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Honolulu, HI
  • 12/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Honolulu, HI
  • 12/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Services, Llc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 08/2016 → 12/2022
    Cs Property Holdings Llc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 01/2018 → 12/2022
    Vision Wealth Strategies, Llc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 09/2015 → Present
    A Bite To Eat, Inc.
    Honolulu, HI
  • 11/2011 → Present
    Cs Accounting & Tax Services, Inc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 08/2016 → Present
    Cs Property Holdings Llc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 01/2018 → Present
    Vision Wealth Strategies, Llc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2019-12-11 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Honolulu, HI
  • 2018-05-30 → 2020-05-20
    Summit Financial Group Inc
    Honolulu, HI
  • 2017-07-07 → 2018-06-08
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Honolulu, HI
Other Businesses

1) A BITE TO EAT, INC. POSITION: President NATURE: A Bite To Eat, Inc (ABTE) is a small non-profit whose mission is to provide food and blankets to homeless primarily in downtown Honolulu. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 09/29/2015 ADDRESS: 1188 Bishop Street, Ste 2105, Honolulu HI 96813, United States DESCRIPTION: As Executive Director I collect donations, purchase the food or food cards and distribute to the homeless. As the organization is very small there are no employees or volunteers yet. 2) CS ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES, INC POSITION: President NATURE: Accounting Services/Tax Preparation INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 11/29/2011 ADDRESS: 1188 Bishop Street, Ste 2105, Honolulu HI 96813, United States DESCRIPTION: I supervise all aspects of growing, managing and marketing the company including staffing decisions as well as client services and customer relationship building. 3) CS PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC POSITION: Member NATURE: Rental Property INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 08/12/2016 ADDRESS: 1188 Bishop Street, Ste 2105, Honolulu HI 96813, United States DESCRIPTION: Decision maker for all aspects. Coordinate maintenance, collect rent, advertise vacancy if needed. 4) VISION WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC POSITION: Member NATURE: This entity is used solely for the purpose of investment services offered through Avantax. For example, marketing and branding. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 60 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 40 START DATE: 01/03/2018 ADDRESS: 1188 Bishop Street, Ste 2105, Honolulu HI 96813, United States DESCRIPTION: I do the branding, marketing and promotion of the company, including client meetings. All investment services are offered through my affiliation with Avantax. 5) BNI HAWAII CHAPTER 808 ALAKAI NA KOA POSITION: Secretary / Treasurer NATURE: A business networking group comprised of small business owners supporting each other through education, encouragement and source of referrals. No profit motive. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 6 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 6 START DATE: 12/07/2022 ADDRESS: 1188 Bishop Street, Ste 2105, Honolulu HI 96813, United States DESCRIPTION: Record attendance, be part of the leadership team, assist with tracking payment of $15 monthly cost from each member to pay for meeting room rental.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2017-06-16
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2015-12-21
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2017-06-16
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2015-12-21
Designations
Other Names
  • James Smith
  • James Matthew Smith
  • Matt Smith
  • James Matthew Smith

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