Ali Kazemi

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

• 07/2009 → 06/2018
  Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network Llc
  Piedmont, CA
• 06/2018 → 04/2021
  Sagepoint Financial, Inc.
  San Francisco, CA
• 04/2021 → 06/2024
  Lpl Financial Llc
  Piedmont, CA
• 03/2022 → Present
  In-Home Supportive Services
  Oakland, CA
• 07/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services Inc.
  Piedmont, CA
• 07/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Piedmont, CA
• 07/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc
  Piedmont, CA
• 08/2009 → Present
  Kian Financial Services, Inc.
  Sacramento, CA
• 07/2010 → Present
  Kazemi Family Trust
  Piedmont, CA
• 03/2022 → Present
  In-Home Supportive Services
  Oakland, CA
• 06/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
  Piedmont, CA
• 08/2009 → Present
  Kian Financial Services, Inc.
  Sacramento, CA
• 07/2010 → Present
  Kazemi Family Trust
  Piedmont, CA
• 03/2022 → Present
  In-Home Supportive Services
  Oakland, CA
• 06/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
  Piedmont, CA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Piedmont, CA
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2024-07-10 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Piedmont, CA
  Dallas, TX
• 2021-04-29 → 2024-07-17
  Lpl Financial Llc
  Piedmont, CA
  Piedmont, CA
  San Diego, CA
  Piedmont, CA
  Sacramento, CA
• 2018-06-13 → 2021-04-29
  Osaic Services, Inc.
  San Francisco, CA
  Phoenix, AZ
  San Francisco, CA
• 2009-07-23 → 2018-06-14
  Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, Llc
  Ft Lauderdale, FL
  San Francisco, CA
  Oakland, CA
  Ft Lauderdale, FL
  Walnut Creek, CA
• 2000-10-11 → 2009-07-30
  Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
  Berkeley, CA
  Walnut Creek, CA
  Berkeley, CA
  Pinole, CA
  Albany, CA
  Hercules, CA
  Berkeley, CA

Other Businesses

1) KAZEMI FAMILY TRUST POSITION: Trustee NATURE: This is our Family Revocable Trust that controls our family home and bank accounts. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 07/14/2010 ADDRESS: 190- Estates Drive, Piedmont, CA 94611, United States DESCRIPTION: This trust is set up purely for our children, as beneficiaries. My wife and I are the sole trustees. I have no duties in relation to our family trust. 2) KIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. POSITION: Chief Executive Officer NATURE: I will move over only commissions needed to pay office expenses from doing Avantax business and taxes to this entity, Kian Financial Services, Inc. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 08/24/2009 ADDRESS: 3610 AMERICAN RIVER DR, SUITE 120, SACRAMENTO, CA 95864, United States DESCRIPTION: pay Avantax business expenses, pay rent, pay licensing and technology fees, pay registration fees, pay any advertising or marketing expenses, and pay taxes 3) IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES POSITION: Associate NATURE: The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program provides in-home assistance to eligible aged, blind, and disabled individuals as an alternative to out-of-home care and enables recipients to remain safely in their own homes.? INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 80 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 03/15/2022 ADDRESS: 6955 Foothill Blvd #100 Oakland, CA 94605 (510) 263-2420, Oakland, CA 94605, United States DESCRIPTION: Personal care services like dressing, bathing, feeding, and toileting. Paramedical services like helping with injections, wound care, colostomy, and catheter care under the direction of a licensed medical professional. House cleaning, Cooking, Shopping, Laundry, Accompaniment to and from medical appointments. 4) SENTINEL FINANCIAL GROUP POSITION: owner. NATURE: I will offer financial planning, investment planning, retirement planning, and tax planning services under this DBA name. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 100 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 100 START DATE: 07/15/2024 ADDRESS: 190 Estates Drive, Piedmont, CA 94611, United States DESCRIPTION: I will meet with clients, review investment performance, and update their financial suitability and financial goals.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1998-11-18
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1992-10-01

Other Names

• S Hossein Ali Kazemi
• Sepi A Kazemi
• Sepi Kazemi
• Sepi Ali Kazemi