John Samuel Karrant

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

• 03/2016 → 05/2017
  Wilbanks Securities
  Oklahoma City, OK
• 03/2016 → 05/2017
  Wilbanks Securities Advisory
  Oklahoma City, OK
• 05/2017 → 01/2020
  Cabot Lodge Securities Llc
  Pocola, OK
• 07/2017 → 01/2020
  Cl Wealth Management Llc
  Pocola, OK
• 01/2020 → 09/2025
  Avantax Investment Services, Inc
  Fort Smith, AR
• 01/2020 → 09/2025
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Fort Smith, AR
• 01/2020 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
  Fort Smith, AR
• 11/2023 → Present
  Absolute Asset Management
  Fort Smith, AR
• 06/2024 → 09/2025
  Avantax Insurance Agency And/Or Avantax Insurance Services
  Fort Smith, AR
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Fort Smith, AR
• 09/2025 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2020-01-17 → 2025-09-05
  Avantax Advisory Services
  Fort Smith, AR
  Bella Vista, AR
  Fayetteville, AR
  Bentonville, AR
  Fort Smith, AR
• 2017-07-20 → 2020-01-21
  Cl Wealth Management Llc
  Fort Smith, AR
  Pocola, OK
  Schaumburg, IL
• 2016-03-10 → 2017-06-27
  Wilbanks Securities Advisory
  Pocola, OK
  Oklahoma City, OK
• 2013-02-13 → 2016-02-05
  Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
  Ft. Smith, AR
  Fort Smith, AR
  Fayetteville, AR
  Rogers, AR
• 2006-06-09 → 2013-02-13
  Morgan Keegan & Company, Llc
  Ft. Smith, AR
• 2001-05-18 → 2006-06-14
  Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
  Fort Smith, AR

Other Businesses

1) ABSOLUTE ASSET MANAGEMENT POSITION: Owner NATURE: New name I will be using to conduct my business with Avantax. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 200 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 130 START DATE: 11/15/2023 ADDRESS: 4304 South Phoenix, Fort Smith AR 72903, United States DESCRIPTION: Handling clients investments and the day to day work required to provide these services. 2) BELLE CHASSE SUB-DIVISION POSITION: Developer/Owner NATURE: Belle Chasse Subdivision and Karrant Development are one in the same. Karrant Development build and owned several sub division. Belle Chasse is the only one Karrant Development still has ownership in. My wife and I still own 7 lots and do not plan to sell any of them unless we face some type of emergency. My participation is that I answer around a dozen phone calls from individuals or real estate agents asking if I would sell a lot. I probably spent a total of 1 hour a year on these calls. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 10/01/1999 ADDRESS: 4200 Jenny Lind Rd, Ste B, Fort Smith AR 72901, United States DESCRIPTION: See above #5 3) KARRANT DEVELOPMENT POSITION: Owner NATURE: Lot sales within Belle Chasse Sub-Division. I currently only own 5 lots within the 77 lots the comprise this sub-division INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 03/01/2000 ADDRESS: 511 Two Sisters Court, Fort Smith AR 72916, United States DESCRIPTION: Answer questions to prospective lot buyers. 4) THE K FAMILY TRUST DTD 9-23-2019 POSITION: Trustee NATURE: General Family Trust. My wife is also a Trustee and handles the business of the trust. We talk about a few things on occasion over dinner and I answer her questions. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 09/23/2019 ADDRESS: 511 Two Sisters Court, Fort Smith AR 72916, United States DESCRIPTION: Help my wife as she is 16 years younger and needs to keep up with this as she will probably out live me. surance

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1992-07-23
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1987-10-06

Other Names

• John Sam Karrant
• John Samuel Karrant