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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:

Current Employers
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2026-08-14
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-08-14

Branch Locations

Sebastopol, CA • United States

Lpl Financial Llc

1055 Lpl Way, Fort Mill, SC 29715 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2025-07-10
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-07-10

Branch Locations

Sebastopol, CA • 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
Macnear Marine Survey'S And Appraisals Davis CA 12/1986 09/2022
Waddell & Reed Roseville CA 03/2011 09/2018
Various Insurance Carriers For W&R Insurance Agencies Davis CA 03/2011 07/2025
Kaiser Davis CA 03/2011 07/2025
Care Trust Networks Davis CA 03/2011 07/2025
Anthem Blue Cross Davis CA 03/2011 07/2025
Mass Mutual Davis CA 03/2011 07/2025
Robert Mclaughlin Sacramento CA 01/2018 09/2018
Next Financial Group, Inc. Sebastopol CA 09/2018 07/2025
Lpl Financial Llc Sebastopol CA 07/2025 08/2026
Macnear & Churgel Sebastopol CA 07/2020 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc El Segundo CA 08/2026 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 08/2026 Present
  • 12/1986 → 09/2022
    Macnear Marine Survey'S And Appraisals
    Davis, CA
  • 03/2011 → 09/2018
    Waddell & Reed
    Roseville, CA
  • 03/2011 → 07/2025
    Various Insurance Carriers For W&R Insurance Agencies
    Davis, CA
  • 03/2011 → 07/2025
    Kaiser
    Davis, CA
  • 03/2011 → 07/2025
    Care Trust Networks
    Davis, CA
  • 03/2011 → 07/2025
    Anthem Blue Cross
    Davis, CA
  • 03/2011 → 07/2025
    Mass Mutual
    Davis, CA
  • 01/2018 → 09/2018
    Robert Mclaughlin
    Sacramento, CA
  • 09/2018 → 07/2025
    Next Financial Group, Inc.
    Sebastopol, CA
  • 07/2025 → 08/2026
    Sebastopol, CA
  • 07/2020 → Present
    Macnear & Churgel
    Sebastopol, CA
  • 08/2026 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 08/2026 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2018-09-12 → 2025-07-10
    Next Financial Group, Inc.
    Sacramento, CA
    Sebastopol, CA
    Roseville, CA
  • 2011-05-11 → 2018-09-14
    Waddell & Reed
    Sacramento, CA
    Reno, NV
    Roseville, CA
    Seattle, WA
Other Businesses

1. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE START DATE: 02/2001 APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: INSURANCE AGENT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: SELLS FIXED INSURANCE PRODUCTS 2. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: SIERRA RIDGE ADVISOR GROUP INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES START DATE: 09/2018 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: FINANCIAL PLANNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 30 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: PROVIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES 3. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: MACNEAR & CHURGEL INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: SAME AS RESIDENTIAL LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS:PROPERTY RENTAL START DATE: 07/2020 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: RESPONSIBLE FOR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2011-05-10
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2005-05-09
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2011-05-10
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2005-05-09
Other Names
  • Steven Macnear
  • Steven Charles Macnear

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