Ashwin Kumar Bhatt

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

• 12/1993 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Houston, TX
• 06/1994 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Houston, TX
• 10/1995 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  Houston, TX
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Houston, TX
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 1994-06-13 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Houston, TX

Other Businesses

1) KASTURI AND ASHWIN BHATT FOUNDATION~'NIR'~5080 Cedar Creek Drive~Houston~TX~77056~Nonprofit~Secretary~5/13/2015~1hrs~0hrs~manage financials and accounting

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1994-12-22
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1992-05-14

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner