Nicole Marie Mackowiak

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

• 05/2000 → Present
  Porte Brown Llc
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 01/2013 → 10/2019
  1St Global Capital Corp.
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 01/2013 → 10/2019
  1St Global Advisors Inc.
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 01/2013 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Services
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 10/2009 → Present
  Porte Brown Wealth Management, Llc
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 2013-04-23 → 2019-10-25
  1St Global Advisors Inc
  Elk Grove Village, IL

Other Businesses

1) PORTE BROWN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC POSITION: Operations Manager NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 10/01/2009 ADDRESS: 845 Oakton St., Elk Grove Village IL 60007, United States DESCRIPTION: Run the day to day operations of Porte Brown Wealth Management. Paperwork, service issues, planning for clients.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2013-04-22

Other Names

• Nicole Marie Gronn
• Nicky Mackowiak