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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IL RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2025-09-05
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

227 South Seventh Street, Springfield, IL 62701 • 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
Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp Springfield IL 01/1999 01/2023
1St Global Capital Corp Springfield IL 07/2013 10/2019
1St Global Advisors, Inc Springfield IL 07/2013 10/2019
Avantax Insurance Services, Inc. Springfield IL 07/2018 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Springfield IL 10/2019 09/2025
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Springfield IL 10/2019 09/2025
Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp Springfield IL 01/1999 Present
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Springfield IL 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 01/1999 → 01/2023
    Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp
    Springfield, IL
  • 07/2013 → 10/2019
    1St Global Capital Corp
    Springfield, IL
  • 07/2013 → 10/2019
    1St Global Advisors, Inc
    Springfield, IL
  • 07/2018 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
    Springfield, IL
  • 10/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Springfield, IL
  • 10/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Springfield, IL
  • 01/1999 → Present
    Eck, Schafer & Punke, Llp
    Springfield, IL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Springfield, IL
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Springfield, IL
  • 2013-09-27 → 2019-10-25
    1St Global Advisors Inc
    Springfield, IL
    Springfield, IL
Other Businesses

1) ESP WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC POSITION: WEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 8 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: July 2013 DESCRIPTION: Provide investment alternatives to clients 2) ESP PROPERTIES LLC POSITION: OWNER NATURE: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 10/01/2014 ADDRESS: Springfield IL 62701, United States DESCRIPTION: OFFICE BUILDING RENTED TO ECK,SCHAFER & PUNKE, LLP, NORMAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RENTAL PROPERTY 3) ESP INVESTORS POSITION: GENERAL PARTNER NATURE: SOCIAL INVESTMENT CLUB INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 07/01/1999 ADDRESS: 227 South 7th Street, Springfield IL 62701, United States DESCRIPTION: I have no duties or responsibilities. This is an investment club. 4) JAR INVESTMENTS, INC. POSITION: Shareholder NATURE: The entity will provide baseball and softball instruction. We will have coaches providing pitching, catching and hitting lessons. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 8 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 11/01/2020 ADDRESS: 4913 Blackwolf Road, SPRINGFIELD IL 62711, United States DESCRIPTION: I will be one of the 3 owners functioning in a management capacity. I will primarily be tasked with handling the accounting for the business, including paying bills and recording income deposits. I will also handle the occasional management task, such as dealing with our landlord. 5) ESP PROPERTIES II, LLC POSITION: Partner NATURE: This partnership owns commercial property that is currently being renovated to provide office space for Eck, Schafer & Punke, LLP. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 2 START DATE: 07/16/2024 ADDRESS: 227 South Seventh Street, Springfield IL 62701, United States DESCRIPTION: I am one of the partners. My duties involve keeping the commercial property in good rental condition. 6) ECK, SCHAFER & PUNKE, LLP POSITION: Partner NATURE: Office of certified public accountants INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 200 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 01/15/1999 227 South Seventh Street, Springfield IL 62701, Preparation and review of tax returns. Preparation and review of attest services (audit and reviews) for clients.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2013-09-27
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2013-09-27
Other Names
  • Jim Hogge

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