Bruce Newell Townsend

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

• 02/2011 → 11/2017
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Auburn Hills, MI
• 03/2017 → 11/2017
  Bank Of America, N.A.
  Auburn Hills, MI
• 11/2017 → 02/2025
  Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc
  Birmingham, MI
• 02/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Services Llc
  Saint Cloud, MN
• 02/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Farmington Hls, MI

Previous Registrations

• 2017-11-29 → 2025-02-12
  Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc
  Birmingham, MI
• 2011-06-29 → 2017-11-30
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Auburn Hills, MI
  Hillsboro Beach, FL

Other Businesses

1. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE FOR RALPH AND PHYLLIS TOWNSEND TRUST.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2011-06-25
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1991-10-15