Melinda Laurel Bell

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

• 06/2010 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Stillwater, OK
• 08/2011 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Stillwater, OK
• 07/2010 → 09/2020
  Danny Cochran Cpa Pc
  Stillwater, OK
• 06/2014 → 09/2020
  Mutual Of Omaha
  Stillwater, OK
• 08/2012 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  Stillwater, OK
• 09/2020 → Present
  Cochran Bell Llc
  Stillwater, OK
• 09/2020 → Present
  Cochran Bell Llc, Dba Cochran Bell Wealth And Tax Strategy
  Stillwater, OK
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Stillwater, OK
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2011-08-24 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Stillwater, OK

Other Businesses

1) University Heights Baptist Church; 323 S Knoblock, Stillwater; OK 74074; Other; 7/2/2001; 2hrs; 0hrs; University Committee Chairman. 3) Cochran Bell LLC; 816 S Main, Stillwater, OK 74074; Accounting Services/Tax Preparation; Owner; 9/30/2020; 120hrs; 100hrs; I am an Enrolled Agent. I meet with clients and prepare tax returns and provide bookkeeping service. 4) COCHRAN BELL LLC, DBA COCHRAN BELL WEALTH AND TAX STRATEGY; Owner: Tax Return Preparation, Bookkeeping and Accounting Services; INVESTMENT RELATED: No; ;120; 100; STARTED 09/30/2020; 816 South Main, Stillwater OK 74074, Us; I am a Enrolled Agent. I meet with clients and prepare tax returns and provide bookkeeping services.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2011-07-08
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2010-12-05

Other Names

• Melinda L Cochran
• Melinda Laurel Cochran
• Melinda Laurel Bell