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Johann James Smith

Cetera Investment Advisers LLC

Iowa City, IA

CRD 4144527

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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:

Current Employers
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IA RA APPROVED 2026-07-16
  • IA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-07-16

Branch Locations

1700 1St Ave Eastdale Plaza #4, Iowa City, IA 52240 • 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
Bringham Young University Provo UT 08/1998 Present
Smith Accounting Iowa City IA 01/2000 Present
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Iowa City IA 07/2000 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services Iowa City IA 12/2001 09/2025
Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services Iowa City IA 12/2001 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc El Segundo CA 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 07/2026 Present
  • 08/1998 → Present
    Bringham Young University
    Provo, UT
  • 01/2000 → Present
    Smith Accounting
    Iowa City, IA
  • 07/2000 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Iowa City, IA
  • 12/2001 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
    Iowa City, IA
  • 12/2001 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
    Iowa City, IA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 07/2026 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Other Businesses

1) PIPAC 1521 Technology Parkway Suite A, PO Box 729~Cedar Falls~IA~50613~Independent Insurance Agent~Insurance Sales Agent~4/10/2003~2hrs~1hrs~Sales of Health and Life Insurance. 2) Johann Smith LLC 1700 S 1st Ave Unit 4~Iowa City~IA~52240~Accounting/Bookkeeping (No Tax Preparation)~Owner/Sole Proprietor~1/1/2012~25hrs~10hrs~Bookkeeping and payroll for clients 3) Insurance Rep 1700 S 1st Ave Unit 4~Iowa City~IA~52240~Independent Insurance Agent~Insurance Sales Agent~3/3/2004~1hrs~0hrs~Sales of Life and Health Insurance 4) Smith Accounting Service~'NIR'~1700 S 1st Ave , Eastdale Plaza Unit 4~Iowa City~IA~52240~Tax Preparation/Accounting~Accountant/Bookkeeper~12/1/2000~160hrs~128hrs~Bookkeeping and Taxes 7) STEWARDS PLANNING GROUP POSITION: Registered Rep NATURE: Financial Planning Firm INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 20 START DATE: 08/01/2025 ADDRESS: 1700 1st Ave, Eastdale Plaza #4, Iowa City IA 52240, United States DESCRIPTION: registered rep Meet with clients Review accounts Collect Data Service Clients

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2026-06-24
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2000-09-22
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2026-06-24
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2000-09-22

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