James Michael Bruno

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

• 06/1976 → Present
  Bruno Associates
  Westlake Village, CA
• 06/1986 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
  Westlake Village, CA
• 09/1994 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Westlake Village, CA
• 12/1989 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  Westlake Village, CA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Westlake Village, CA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL
• 01/1986 → Present
  Bruno Financial Inc
  Westlake Village, CA

Previous Registrations

• 1999-09-24 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  West Lake Village, CA

Other Businesses

1) B/C Legacy Properties, LLC~'NIR'~141 Duesenberg Drive Suite 8~Westlake Village~CA~91362~Rental Property~Owner~1/1/2007~1hrs~1hrs~I lease the condo to my firm and manage all utilities. 2) CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS COUNCIL ON AGING POSITION: Commissioner NATURE: The Council on Aging acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council on matter regarding older adults. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 3 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 3 START DATE: 09/07/2023 ADDRESS: 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks CA 91362, United States DESCRIPTION: Meet monthly to review and discuss issues pertaining to senior City residents and make recommendations to City Council. 3) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: BRUNO FINANCIAL INC.; INVESTMENT RELATED: YES, ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION, NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES, START DATE: 1/1986, POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER, APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40, APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: DBA FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES;

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1999-08-12
• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1999-08-11

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner

Other Names

• James Michael Bruno
• Jim Bruno