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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

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

Branch Locations

3033 Express Drive N Ste 101B, Islandia, NY 11749 • 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
American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Holbrook NY 07/2004 10/2024
American Portfolios Advisors, Inc Hauppauge NY 09/2014 10/2024
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Islandia NY 10/2024 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Islandia NY 10/2024 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Agency Llc Islandia NY 10/2024 09/2025
Jk Tax Strategies Islandia NY 12/2004 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Islandia NY 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 07/2004 → 10/2024
    American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.
    Holbrook, NY
  • 09/2014 → 10/2024
    American Portfolios Advisors, Inc
    Hauppauge, NY
  • 10/2024 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Islandia, NY
  • 10/2024 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Islandia, NY
  • 10/2024 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency Llc
    Islandia, NY
  • 12/2004 → Present
    Jk Tax Strategies
    Islandia, NY
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Islandia, NY
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2024-10-10 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Dallas, TX
    Islandia, NY
  • 2015-01-23 → 2024-10-11
    American Portfolios Advisors, Inc
    Holbrook, NY
Other Businesses

1) JK TAX STRATEGIES POSITION: President/Owner NATURE: Income Tax Preparation, I prepare tax returns for individuals and small businesses, then e-file these returns once complete. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 120 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 120 START DATE: 12/17/2004 ADDRESS: 4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Ste 420E, Holbrook NY 11741, United States DESCRIPTION: Prepare income tax returns, electronic filing of these returns and charging a fee. 2) JK TAX STRATEGIES POSITION: President/Owner NATURE: Entity for financial services, offered through Avantax. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 120 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 120 START DATE: 12/17/2004 ADDRESS: 4250 VETERANS HIGHWAY SUITE 120, Holbrook NY 11741, United States DESCRIPTION: Meet with clients, discuss goals, objectives, solutions all in the planning process.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2015-01-22
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1992-04-14
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2015-01-22
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1992-04-14
Other Names
  • James G Kaufmann
  • James Gerard Kaufmann
  • Jim Kaufmann
  • James Kaufmann

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