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Current Employers
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
NY RA APPROVED 2025-09-06
  • NY RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-06

Branch Locations

255 Executive Dr., Ste 400, NY 11803 • 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
Zbs Group Llp Plainview NY 11/2010 Present
Zbs Payroll, Inc Plainview NY 06/2016 Present
Zbs Tax & Accounting, Inc Plainview NY 01/2018 Present
Avantax Advisory Services Plainview NY 09/2021 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc Plainview NY 09/2021 09/2025
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America Plainview NY 08/2019 Present
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Plainview NY 07/2023 09/2025
Michael & Company, Cpas P.C. Plainview NY 12/2023 Present
Zbs Press Realty Inc Plainview NY 06/2024 Present
Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services. Plainview NY 09/2021 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc El Segundo CA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 11/2010 → Present
    Zbs Group Llp
    Plainview, NY
  • 06/2016 → Present
    Zbs Payroll, Inc
    Plainview, NY
  • 01/2018 → Present
    Zbs Tax & Accounting, Inc
    Plainview, NY
  • 09/2021 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Plainview, NY
  • 09/2021 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
    Plainview, NY
  • 08/2019 → Present
    The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America
    Plainview, NY
  • 07/2023 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Plainview, NY
  • 12/2023 → Present
    Michael & Company, Cpas P.C.
    Plainview, NY
  • 06/2024 → Present
    Zbs Press Realty Inc
    Plainview, NY
  • 09/2021 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services.
    Plainview, NY
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2022-02-08 → 2025-09-08
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Plainview, NY
    Dallas, TX
Other Businesses

1) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: ZBS GROUP LLP, INVESTMENT RELATED: NO, ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION, NATURE OF BUSINESS: TAX AND ACCOUNTING, START DATE: 01/2010, POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: TAX PARTNER, APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 30, APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 30, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: MANAGE TAX AND ACCOUNTING PRACTICE, WORK WITH CLIENTS, OVERSEE STAFF.; 2) MICHAEL & COMPANY, CPAS P.C. POSITION: Owner NATURE: Financial Advisory business will be through Avantax. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 20 START DATE: 09/01/2024 ADDRESS: 255 Executive Drive, Suite 400, Plainview NY 11803, United States DESCRIPTION: General manager, officer. Control over all management decisions. Gaining and servicing clients. Selecting and paying vendors. 3) NINTH STREET ESPRESSO POSITION: EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANT NATURE: RETAIL COFFEE SHOP INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 01/01/2017 ADDRESS: 255 Executive Drive, Suite 400, Plainview NY 11803, United States DESCRIPTION: SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OVER CHECKING ACCOUNT TO DISBURSE VENDOR PAYMENTS. 4) ZBS PRESS REALTY INC POSITION: Owner NATURE: Corporation that owns the lease to the office space that is rented to advisor CPA firm; ZBS Group LLP as sole tenant. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 06/01/2024 ADDRESS: 255 Executive Drive, Suite 400, Plainview NY 11803, United States DESCRIPTION: None. Passive owner. 5) 5Z HOLDINGS LLC POSITION: Member NATURE: Investment in Private Equity.Investment disclosed in OBA titled 168 N Water Holdings LLC INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 07/15/2024 ADDRESS: 255 Executive Drive, Suite 400, Plainview NY 11803, United States DESCRIPTION: Prepare and file tax returns. 6) THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POSITION: Agent NATURE: Life Insurance INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 08/01/2019 ADDRESS: 255 Executive Drive, Suite 400, Plainview NY 11803, United States DESCRIPTION: 4 Active Life Insurance Policies. All future life insurance policies will be through Avantax. 7)ZBS Tax & Accounting Inc. dba Petrocelli Zaidman; President; Tax reparation services including filing and tax planning.; NIR; 20; 01/03/2018; 255 Executive Drive plainview NY 11803; Preparation of tax returns. Client relationship management. Bookkeeping. Tax Planning. Manage employee assignments.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2023-11-02
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2022-02-08
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2023-11-02
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2022-02-08
Other Names
  • Michael Adam Zaidman
  • Michael A Zaidman
  • Michael Zaidman

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