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Current Employers
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

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

Branch Locations

3440 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, TX 77703 • United States

909 Ne Loop 410 Suite 715, San Antonio, TX 78209 • 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
Ekc Advisors, Llp Beaumont TX 05/2022 11/2022
Unemployed Orange TX 02/2022 04/2022
Tas Environmental Services Lp Orange TX 08/2018 07/2019
Donovan Industrial Orange TX 07/2011 08/2018
Avantax Investment Services Inc. Beaumont TX 06/2022 09/2025
Avantax Advisory Services Beaumont TX 06/2022 09/2025
Amper, Llc Orange TX 06/2019 01/2022
Ekc Advisors, Llp Beaumont TX 05/2022 Present
Ekc Advisors, Pllc Beaumont TX 05/2022 Present
Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services Beaumont TX 08/2024 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Beaumont TX 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 05/2022 → 11/2022
    Ekc Advisors, Llp
    Beaumont, TX
  • 02/2022 → 04/2022
    Unemployed
    Orange, TX
  • 08/2018 → 07/2019
    Tas Environmental Services Lp
    Orange, TX
  • 07/2011 → 08/2018
    Donovan Industrial
    Orange, TX
  • 06/2022 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services Inc.
    Beaumont, TX
  • 06/2022 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Beaumont, TX
  • 06/2019 → 01/2022
    Amper, Llc
    Orange, TX
  • 05/2022 → Present
    Ekc Advisors, Llp
    Beaumont, TX
  • 05/2022 → Present
    Ekc Advisors, Pllc
    Beaumont, TX
  • 08/2024 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
    Beaumont, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Beaumont, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2022-10-31 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Dallas, TX
    Beaumont, TX
Other Businesses

1) AMPER, LLC POSITION: Manager NATURE: Holding company for C&I Oil of Beaumont. This entity is no longer active. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 06/11/2019 ADDRESS: 7683 Garrison Road, Orange TX 77630, United States DESCRIPTION: No responsibilities for this company. It acted as a holding company. 2) THE GIVING COUCH POSITION: Board member NATURE: This is a Christian based nonprofit organization that focuses on spreading information and education on bible readings with an emphasis on women. They also share motivational and inspirational testimonies in regards to Christian based faith. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 02/03/2022 ADDRESS: 10021 Woodpark Circle, Orange TX 77630; I am a board member with hands off duties. I meet with the other board members quarterly to discuss the overall health and vision of the organization. This may include budgeting, marketing, and activities that the organization's team members plan and put into action. 3) EDGAR, KIKER & CROSS, PC CPAS AND CONSULTANTS POSITION: I do not hold a position with Edgar, Kiker & Cross, PC CPAs. I am technically an employee but my position is with EKC Advisors, LLP NATURE: I am technically an employee of Edgar, Kiker & Cross, PC CPAs as they pay payroll for EKC Advisors, LLP. Then EKCAdvisors pays expenses back to Edgar, Kiker & Cross, PC CPAs. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 05/23/2022 ADDRESS: 3440 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont TX 777031896, United States DESCRIPTION: I have no duties or responsibilities for Edgar, Kiker & Cross, PC CPAs. 4) EKC ADVISORS, PLLC POSITION: Associate Financial Advisor NATURE: Financial Services INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 05/18/2022 ADDRESS: 3440 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont TX 777031896, United States DESCRIPTION: My duties toEKC Advisors, LLP will include setting up new clients and preparing meetings for financial advisors to meet with clients. I will be providing financial and planning advice and placing trades for clients that follow the rules, policies, and procedures that are derived by Avantax by following RegBI, client suitability, and investment objectives that place the client's needs first. I will alsoreview compliance related topics. I will also keep client info up to date and assist in our filing systemto beaccurate and organized. Please note that while I am compensated by EKC CPA, I have no duties tied to EKC CPA. 5) AVANTAX INSURANCE AGENCY AND/OR AVANTAX INSURANCE SERVICES POSITION: agent NATURE: Avantax Insurance Entities for selling Avantax approved Insurance products. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 08/19/2024 ADDRESS: 3440 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont TX 777031896, United States DESCRIPTION: Offer and sale of insurance products through Avantax Insurance Entities that are approved through Avantax featuredpartners.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2022-10-31
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2022-10-31
Other Names
  • Donovan R Weldon
  • Donovan Weldon
  • Donovan Ray Weldon
  • Donovan Ray Weldon

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