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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
LA RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
  • LA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

2000 Kaliste Saloom Rd Ste 300 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70508 • 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
Darnall, Sikes Gardes & Frederick Lafayette LA 04/1981 01/2018
1St Global Capital Corp. Lafayette LA 05/2006 10/2019
1St Global Advisors, Inc. Lafayette LA 08/2006 10/2019
Avantax Insurance Services, Inc. Lafayette LA 08/2007 09/2025
Darnall, Sikes & Frederick Cpas Lafayette LA 01/2018 Present
Avantax Advisory Services Lafayette LA 10/2019 09/2025
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Lafayette LA 10/2019 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Lafayette LA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 04/1981 → 01/2018
    Darnall, Sikes Gardes & Frederick
    Lafayette, LA
  • 05/2006 → 10/2019
    1St Global Capital Corp.
    Lafayette, LA
  • 08/2006 → 10/2019
    1St Global Advisors, Inc.
    Lafayette, LA
  • 08/2007 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
    Lafayette, LA
  • 01/2018 → Present
    Darnall, Sikes & Frederick Cpas
    Lafayette, LA
  • 10/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Lafayette, LA
  • 10/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Lafayette, LA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Lafayette, LA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Lafayette, LA
  • 2006-09-01 → 2019-10-25
    1St Global Advisors Inc
    Lafayette, LA
Other Businesses

1) DSG&F REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, LLC POSITION: OWNER NATURE: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 5/8/2007 DESCRIPTION: Real estate 2) DARNALL, SIKES & FREDERICK POSITION: ACCOUNTANT NATURE: Name change only. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 175 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 175 START DATE: 04/01/1981 ADDRESS: 2000 Kaliste SAloom Road, Suite 300, Lafayette LA 70503, United States DESCRIPTION: Name change only. 3) DARNALL SIKES WEALTH PARTNERS LLC (formerly DSF WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC) POSITION: Member and Financial Advisor NATURE: Entity used to market wealth management services INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 2 START DATE: 07/09/2018 ADDRESS: 2000 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Suite 300, Lafayette LA 70508, United States DESCRIPTION: Normal duties associated with a Financial Advisor 4) COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ACADIANA POSITION: Board Member NATURE: The Community Foundation of Acadiana is a local non-profit organization that helps facilitate community giving. It allows individuals, businesses and other non-profit entities theopportunity to set up various funds both self directed and designated funds as well as scholarship funds, permanent and non-permanent funds. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 01/01/2020 ADDRESS: 1035 Camellia Boulevard, Suite 100, Lafayette LA 70508, United States DESCRIPTION: I have been asked to serve as a non-paid volunteer board memebr. All of the board members are volunteers who serve a three year term without pay. I do not currently have an officers position. 5) CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF ACADIANA POSITION: Board member, Treasurer NATURE: This is a non profit museum that caters to young children with activities and other educational programs. It is open to the public. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 01/01/2020 ADDRESS: 201 East Congress Street, Lafayette LA 70501, United States DESCRIPTION: I am a member of the board of directors that meet 4 times per year to provide guidance to the Executive Director. We all serve on the board in a non paying position. 6) DSF WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC; FINANCIAL SERVICES ROLE; FINANCIAL SERVICES; IR; ; 08/01/2006; Lafayette LA ; WILL BE MEETING AND SERVICING CLIENTS.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2006-08-02
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2006-08-02

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