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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
MA RA APPROVED 2025-10-14
TX RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • MA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-10-14
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

Houston, TX • United States

73 Cheoh Road, Cotuit, MA 02635 • 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
Ps Consultants Houston TX 01/1983 Present
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Houston TX 11/1994 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc Houston TX 11/2016 09/2025
Star Financial Services Houston TX 09/2005 Present
Kerats Inc Dba Star Finacial Ser Houston TX 09/2005 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Houston TX 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 01/1983 → Present
    Ps Consultants
    Houston, TX
  • 11/1994 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Houston, TX
  • 11/2016 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
    Houston, TX
  • 09/2005 → Present
    Star Financial Services
    Houston, TX
  • 09/2005 → Present
    Kerats Inc Dba Star Finacial Ser
    Houston, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Houston, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2000-07-07 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Houston, TX
    Cotuit, MA
    Osterville, MA
    Houston, TX
Other Businesses

1) Fiduciary Appointment-Trustee~208 Lago Vista~Kemah~TX~77565~1/26/2016~40hrs~10hrs~Investment, Management, Caretaking of Parents,and subsequent inheritance for Siblings and possible decedents. 2) Bayfront Towers Condo~401 Lakeside Lane, 351 Lakeside Ln~Houston~TX~77058~Other~Other~1/1/2004~3hrs~0hrs~Provide input ideas labor on various projects Kerats, Inc. dba Star Financial Ser~PO BOX 580473~HOUSTON~TX~77258-0473~Tax Preparation/Accounting~President~9/15/2005~80hrs~80hrs~MARKETING, PROMOTIONING, ALL ASPECTS OF TAX ADVISORY SERVICES. THIS IS THE SAME AS STAR FINANCIAL SERVICES. 3) PS Consultants~401 Lakeside Lane # 310B, PO Box 580473~Houston~TX~77258-0473~Professional Services - Business/Individual~Personal/Business Services~1/1/1983~1hrs~0hrs~Owner, management, sales, entity has been a catch all for what does not go into Kerats, Inc/STAR Financial Services - formerly real estate commissions - for tax purposes. 4) Patricia S Starek Complex Trust~PO Box 580473~Houston~TX~77258-0473~Other~Other~6/17/2011~1hrs~1hrs~Trustee of own trust; Inheritance from Anthony Starek Management Trust 5) Star Financial Services~PO BOX 580473~HOUSTON~TX~77258-0473~Tax Preparation/Accounting~President~9/15/2005~80hrs~80hrs~Promoting, Preparing, Managing tax advisory services 6) PATRICIA S STAREK 2018 TRUST POSITION: TRUSTEE & BENEFICIARY NATURE: BENEFICIARY TRUST ORIGINALLY FROM THE STAREK FAMILY TRUST - RECEIVED DISTRIBUTIONS. INVESTMENT HOLDINGS FROM PARENTS' TRUST. PATRICIA IS TRUSTEE OF HER BENEFICIARY TRUST. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 11/17/2023 ADDRESS: 401 Lakeside Ln, #310 B, Houston TX 77058;DESCRIPTION: MANAGING INVESTMENT HOLDINGS

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1999-11-30
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1995-02-27
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1999-11-30
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1995-02-27
Other Names
  • Patricia Susan Starek
  • Patricia Susan Kneale

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