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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

517 Beahan Road, Rochester, NY 14624 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Rochester NY 01/1992 09/2025
Thomas A. Ferraro Jr., Cpa Rochester NY 05/1992 Present
Avantax Advisory Services Rochester NY 07/1993 09/2025
Boot Hill Rochester NY 04/1994 Present
Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc Rochester NY 07/1995 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services Rochester NY 10/1994 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Rochester NY 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 01/1992 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Rochester, NY
  • 05/1992 → Present
    Thomas A. Ferraro Jr., Cpa
    Rochester, NY
  • 07/1993 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Rochester, NY
  • 04/1994 → Present
    Boot Hill
    Rochester, NY
  • 07/1995 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
    Rochester, NY
  • 10/1994 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
    Rochester, NY
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Rochester, NY
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2021-08-31 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Rochester, NY
Other Businesses

1) Thomas A. Ferraro Jr., CPA 1320 Buffalo Road, Suite 109~Rochester~NY~14624~Tax Preparation/Accounting~Owner/Sole Proprietor~12/1/2009~180hrs~180hrs~owner- CPA 2) THOMAS A. FERRARO JR., CPA POSITION: Owner/Sole Proprietor NATURE: Tax Preparation/Accounting INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 180 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 05/01/1992 ADDRESS: 517 Beahan Road, Rochester, NY 14624, DESCRIPTION: CPA meet with clients to prepare tax returns and consult on tax issues. 3) MUSICIAN/ARTIST POSITION: Musician/artist NATURE: Bass Guitar player/singer INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 06/30/1968 ADDRESS: 19 Arrowhead Drive, Rochester, NY 14624, United States DESCRIPTION: Self-employed musician since 1992. 4) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: GATES HISTORICAL SOCIETY; INVESTMENT RELATED: NO; ADDRESS: 634 HINCHEY ROAD ROCHESTER, NY 14624; NATURE OF BUSINESS: NON PROFIT; START DATE: 12/2025; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: TREASURER/TREASURER IN WAITING; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 2; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: ON STAND-BY IN CASE THE CURRENT TREASURER IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR TERM;

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1992-03-09
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1992-03-09
Other Names
  • Thomas Anthony Ferraro

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