Pauline Joy Staab

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

• 02/1990 → 12/2016
  Borhart Spellmeyer & Company
  Elgin, IL
• 11/2017 → 10/2019
  1St Global Capital Corp.
  Elgin, IL
• 11/2017 → 10/2019
  1St Global Advisors, Inc.
  Elgin, IL
• 12/2016 → Present
  Porte Brown Llc
  Elgin, IL
• 11/2017 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
  Elgin, IL
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Elgin, IL
• 10/2019 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Eligin, IL
• 01/2018 → Present
  Porte Brown Wealth Management
  Elgin, IL
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Elgin, IL
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Elgin, IL
• 2017-11-30 → 2019-10-25
  1St Global Advisors Inc
  Elgin, IL
• 2008-04-01 → 2016-11-30
  Clearwater Capital Partners
  Hoffman Estates, IL

Other Businesses

1) PORTE BROWN LLC POSITION: Partner NATURE: Public Accounting Firm INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 180 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 12/01/2016 ADDRESS: 1752 Capital Street, Suite 400, Elgin IL 60124, United States DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities include attest, tax, and general consulting 2) PORTE BROWN WEALTH MANAGEMENT POSITION: Advisor NATURE: Refer clients to Ron, Abe, and Nicky INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 4 START DATE: 01/01/2018 ADDRESS: 1752 Capital Street, Suite 400, Elgin IL 60124, United States DESCRIPTION: Referring advisor

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2017-12-21
• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2006-10-25