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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
MD RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
TX RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • MD RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

Richardson, TX • United States

1370 Lamberton Drive Suite 15, Silver Spring, MD 20902 • 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
Watermark Community Church Dallas TX 08/2015 06/2017
Better Inc. Richardson TX 07/2017 Present
Mega Group Ltd Richardson TX 07/2017 Present
Cx Institutional, Llc Plano TX 11/2022 02/2024
Mega Shopping Center, Llc Richardson TX 07/2017 Present
Schmerling Financial Group Richardson TX 02/2024 Present
Avantax Advisory Services Richardson TX 02/2024 09/2025
Credent Wealth Management Plano TX 11/2022 02/2024
Avantax Investment Services Inc. Richardson TX 08/2024 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Silver Spring MD 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 08/2015 → 06/2017
    Watermark Community Church
    Dallas, TX
  • 07/2017 → Present
    Better Inc.
    Richardson, TX
  • 07/2017 → Present
    Mega Group Ltd
    Richardson, TX
  • 11/2022 → 02/2024
    Plano, TX
  • 07/2017 → Present
    Mega Shopping Center, Llc
    Richardson, TX
  • 02/2024 → Present
    Schmerling Financial Group
    Richardson, TX
  • 02/2024 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Richardson, TX
  • 11/2022 → 02/2024
    Credent Wealth Management
    Plano, TX
  • 08/2024 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services Inc.
    Richardson, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Silver Spring, MD
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2024-02-13 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Silver Spring, MD
    Richardson, TX
    Dallas, TX
  • 2022-12-20 → 2024-02-23
    Auburn, IN
    Plano, TX
Other Businesses

1) Mega Shopping Center LLC; Member; I am part owner of Mega Shopping Center LLC, which is the 1% general partner of Mega Group Ltd, which owns a retail shopping center, which is also listed as an OBA.; IR; 4; 07/01/2017; 725 Downing Dr Richardson TX 75080; I participate in occasional teleconference meetings regarding our property.I work in QuickBooks to prepare our financial statements for our CPA to prepare tax returns.I pay the partners their guaranteed income and distributions.I am involved in any major decisions that need to be made and occasionally visit the property.I will sign legal documents as a member on behalf of the general partner. 2) Better Inc; Vice President; I am a 10% owner/shareholder of a 40 unit multi-family apartment complex, which is held inside Better Inc, an S Corporation. We have a management company that helps us run the day to day activities, but I am involved in the major decisions.; IR; 4; 07/01/2017; 725 Downing Dr Richardson TX 75080; I participate in weekly teleconference meetings regarding what's going on our property. I do the categorizing and reconciling in QuickBooks of our books before getting them to our CPA to prepare tax returns.I pay our shareholders their salary and distributions.I am involved in any major decisions that need to be made and occasionally will visit the property.I work with the on-site property manager to make sure things are taken are of.  3) Schmerling Financial Group; Financial Planner; Schmerling Financial Group provides comprehensive financial planning for clients, which entails analyzing each client's needs, assessing goals, and creating a plan for financial success in life. Services include investment planning, insurance planning, business planning, education planning, estate planning, tax planning, retirement planning, tax and accounting, and equity compensation planning.; IR; 130; 03/18/2024; 725 Downing Dr Richardson TX 75080; I will be doing prep work prior to client meetings.I will sit in client meetings and present the financial plan.I will doing follow up work after client meetings. I will work on client financial plans, including research, working in eMoney, Holistiplan, and other software.I will assist where needed in responding to client service requests. 4) Mega Group Ltd; Member; I am a part owner of a retail shopping center that is held in a Limited Partnership called Mega Group Ltd. ; IR; 4; 07/01/2017; 725 Downing Dr Richardson TX 75080; I participate in occasional teleconference meetings regarding what's going on our property. I do the categorizing and reconciling in QuickBooks of our books before getting them to our CPA to prepare tax returns.I pay the partners their guaranteed incomes and distributions.I am involved in any major decisions that need to be made and occasionally will visit the property.I work with the management company to make sure things are taken are of.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2024-10-04
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2022-12-20
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2024-10-04
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2022-12-20
Designations
Other Names
  • Lucy Ru-Shin Chang
  • Lucy Rushin Chang
  • Lucy Detwiler

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