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Cetera Investment Advisers Llc

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
AZ RA APPROVED 2025-09-05
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2025-09-05
  • AZ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-05
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2025-09-05

Branch Locations

Phoenix, AZ • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
1St Global Capital Corp. Phoenix AZ 04/2005 10/2019
1St Global Advisors, Inc. Phoenix AZ 07/2005 10/2019
Avantax Insurance Services, Inc. Phoenix AZ 07/2005 09/2025
Pk Financial Strategies Phoenix AZ 06/2010 Present
Avantax Advisory Services Phoenix AZ 10/2019 09/2025
Avantax Investment Services, Inc. Phoenix AZ 10/2019 09/2025
Cetera Wealth Services, Llc Phoenix AZ 09/2025 Present
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2025 Present
  • 04/2005 → 10/2019
    1St Global Capital Corp.
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 07/2005 → 10/2019
    1St Global Advisors, Inc.
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 07/2005 → 09/2025
    Avantax Insurance Services, Inc.
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 06/2010 → Present
    Pk Financial Strategies
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 10/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 10/2019 → 09/2025
    Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Schaumburg, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2019-10-25 → 2025-09-05
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Irving, TX
    Phoenix, AZ
    Dallas, TX
  • 2010-06-21 → 2022-12-31
    Pk Financial Strategies, Llc
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 2005-07-27 → 2019-10-25
    1St Global Advisors Inc
    Phoenix, AZ
    Phoenix, AZ
    Phoenix, AZ
Other Businesses

1) RENTAL PROPERTY POSITION: OWNER NATURE: RENTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: null START DATE: 08/20/2010 ADDRESS: Phoenix AZ , DESCRIPTION: Rental real estate 2) DB GOLF, LLC POSITION: PRESIDENT NATURE: null INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 0 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 06/01/2005 ADDRESS: Phoenix AZ , DESCRIPTION: SHELL COMPANY TO HANDLE REVENUE 3) MARINO INSURANCE POSITION: ADVISOR NATURE: HEALTH INSURANCE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: ADDRESS: Phoenix AZ 85012, DESCRIPTION: ADVISOR REFERS CLIENTS TO HAVE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE AUDITED 4) PK FINANCIAL STRATEGIES, LLC POSITION: REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISER NATURE: FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 160 START DATE: 06/01/2010 DESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT RELATED 5) ADVANTAGE INSURANCE SOLUTIONS POSITION: Representative for Property/Casualty risk management business NATURE: The business handles the home/auto/umbrella coverage for our clients and we share the revenue of this business as I am licensed for PC business. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 2 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 06/21/2018 ADDRESS: 5300 N. Central Ave, Phoenix AZ 85012, DESCRIPTION: I request Advantage Insurance Solutions to run an insurance audit on my financial client. They send me a report showing the outcome of current coverage and whether my client should change their coverage. I support this transaction if the client needs to change coverage. 6) MARINO INSURANCE POSITION: ADVISOR NATURE: HEALTH INSURANCE INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 05/01/2005 ADDRESS: 5300 N Central Ave Ste 110, Phoenix AZ 85012, DESCRIPTION: ADVISOR REFERS CLIENTS TO HAVE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE AUDITED

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2005-07-15
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1996-06-10
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2005-07-15
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1996-06-10

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