Garrett Foss Dearden

Current Employers

Employment History

• 06/2022 → 01/2024
  Laurette M. Dearden, Cpa, Cfp, Ricp
  Laurel, MD
• 06/2018 → 08/2022
  U.S. Army
  Fort Hood, TX
• 06/2014 → 02/2017
  Looney's Pub
  College Park, MD
• 09/2013 → 05/2018
  University Of Maryland
  College Park, MD
• 01/2023 → 07/2025
  Avantax Investment Services Inc.
  Laurel, MD
• 01/2023 → 07/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Laurel, MD
• 08/2022 → 04/2024
  U.S. Army Reserves
  White Plains, MD
• 01/2024 → Present
  Dearden Financial Services Llc
  Laurel, MD
• 07/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  El Segundo, CA
• 07/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2023-07-19 → 2025-09-08
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Laurel, MD

Other Businesses

1) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: DEARDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC; INVESTMENT RELATED: YES, ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION, NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES, START DATE: 9/2025, POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL, APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40, APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: DBA FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES & TAX & ACCOUNTING SERVICES. ENROLLED AGENT; 2) 8814 MED LLC POSITION: Owner/Member NATURE: 8814 MED LLC will provide Physician related services and consulting related to Orthopedic surgery and surgical device engineering. 8814 MED LLC will receive 1099 income as an outside contractor to various entities seeking expertise in Orthopedic surgery and medical matters. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 04/01/2025 ADDRESS: 8729 Fairhaven Pl, Jessup MD 20794 DESCRIPTION: Handle accounting and financial reporting of the LLC to FED and State entities. Ensure tax compliance with LLC services to entities that hire the LLC on a contractor basis. 3) LT RICHARD COLLINS III FOUNDATION POSITION: Board Member NATURE: Join a non profit board for the Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III Foundation. Assist the foundation in promotion of the goals of the organization. Namely in education of ROTC cadets at local HBCUs and nearby Maryland institutions. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 04/26/2025 ADDRESS: po box 4687, 1296 Cronson Blvd, Crofton MD 21114, United States DESCRIPTION: Advise the board on how to mentor junior ROTC cadets as they go to commission into the armed forces. (I am a previous Army ROTC cadet at UMD and veteran officer of the Army) Assist in event planning for the cadets. Expand the relationship between Bowie State University and the University of Maryland in the goal of preserving the legacy of LT Richard Collins III. 4) JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION POSITION: Board Member NATURE: Board member to the Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Foundation. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 07/31/2025 ADDRESS: 5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia MD 21044, United States DESCRIPTION: Serve on the board of the Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Foundation in it's support of the hospital, physicians, nurses, staff, and community. 5) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: BMRA INC; INVESTMENT RELATED: NO; ADDRESS: 9817 GODWIN DRIVE, STE 202, MANASSAS, VA 20110; NATURE OF BUSINESS: RETIREMENT EDUCATION SEMINAR; START DATE: 11/2025; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 4; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 4; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: PROVIDE RETIREMENT PLANNING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN A GROUP SETTING;

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2023-07-19

Designations

Other Names

• Garrett Dearden
• Garrett F Dearden