Stephen William Gierl

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

• 01/2005 → 06/2020
  Independent Insurance Sales
  Seven Fields, PA
• 02/2005 → 06/2020
  Gierl Augustine & Associates Llc
  Seven Fields, PA
• 02/2007 → 06/2020
  Gierl Augustine Investment Management, Inc
  Seven Fields, PA
• 09/2014 → 11/2017
  Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
  Albany, NY
• 06/2004 → 06/2020
  Augustine, Gierl & Augustine
  Seven Fields, PA
• 01/2020 → 02/2024
  Stratos Wealth Advisors, Llc
  Seven Fields, PA
• 02/2024 → Present
  Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.
  Seven Fields, PA
• 11/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Seven Fields, PA
• 02/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services
  Seven Fields, PA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2024-12-05 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Seven Fields, PA
  Dallas, TX
• 2020-01-02 → 2024-02-01
  Stratos Wealth Advisors Llc
  Pittsburgh, PA
  Seven Fields, PA
• 2007-02-22 → 2020-06-19
  Gierl Augustine Investment Management, Inc.
  Seven Fields, PA
• 2007-02-16 → 2007-07-09
  Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.
  Sarver, PA
• 2000-08-09 → 2007-02-20
  Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
  Sarver, PA
  Pittsburgh, PA
  Pittsburgh, PA

Other Businesses

1) February 2005-Present Gierl Augustine & Associates, LLC 344 North Pike Road, Sarver PA 16055 Insurance Sales; Less than one hour per month during trading hours 2) June 2004-Present Augustine, Gierl & Augustine 310 Seven Field Blvd Suite 161, Seven Fields PA 16046 Property Management; 1/3 owner; Less than one hour per month during trading hours

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1990-07-13
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1983-01-18

Other Names

• Steve Gierl