Christopher J Werden

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

• 07/2016 → 04/2018
  Bb&T Bank
  Charleston, SC
• 07/2016 → 04/2018
  Bb&T Investment Services, Inc.
  Charleston, SC
• 01/2018 → 04/2018
  Bb&T Securities, Llc
  Charleston, SC
• 04/2018 → Present
  Cetera Advisors Llc
  Denver, CO
• 03/2024 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL
• 07/2026 → Present
  Lowcountry Financial Group
  Denver, CO

Previous Registrations

• 2018-01-02 → 2018-03-16
  Bb&T Securities, Llc
  Charlotte, NC
  Charleston, SC
• 2016-07-29 → 2018-01-02
  Bb&T Investment Services, Inc.
  Charlotte, NC
  Charleston, SC
• 2012-11-05 → 2016-07-27
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Mount Pleasant, SC
  Mount Pleasant, SC
  Mount Pleasant, SC
  Mount Pleasant, SC

Other Businesses

(1) FIXED INSURANCE WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES, INVESTMENT RELATED, SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION, FIXED INSURANCE, START DATE: 4/2018, INSURANCE AGENT , APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: VARIES, APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: VARIES, SELLS, ANNUITIES AND LONG TERM CARE. (2) SUTHERLAND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INVESTMENT RELATED, SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, STARTED 04/2018 REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40, 32.5 DURING TRADING HOURS BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: DBA FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES; (3) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: LOWCOUNTRY FINANCIAL GROUP; INVESTMENT RELATED: YES, ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION, NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES, START DATE: 7/2026, POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL, APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40, APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: DBA FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES; (4) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: CHRIS WERDEN LLC INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: PASS THROUGH S-CORP START DATE: 09/2019 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 2 ; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 2 ; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: SETUP FOR TAX PURPOSES ; (5) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: SUTHERLAND WERDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES ; INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION ; NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES ; START DATE: 11/2020 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER / FINANCIAL ADVISOR ; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 ; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5 ; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: FINANCIAL ADVISORY BUSINESS ;

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2012-11-01

Other Names

• Chris Werden
• Christopher James Werden