Our Broker Dealer - Cetera Wealth Services, LLC | Member FINRA/SIPC
Our firm’s financial professionals are Registered Representatives of Cetera Wealth Services, LLC (Cetera), a registered broker-dealer and Member FINRA/SIPC. Cetera is part of the network of independent broker-dealers owned by Cetera Financial Group, one of the nation’s largest families of broker-dealers and registered investment advisers. Cetera provides financial professionals with market research, investment products, compliance oversight, and client service platforms. Like all broker-dealers, Cetera undergoes regular audits and must maintain specific net capital requirements to help ensure it can meet its obligations to investors. Cetera does not manufacture or sell proprietary investment products.
For additional information about Cetera, please visit www.cetera.com.
The Parent Firm - Cetera Financial Group
As the second-largest independent financial advisor network in the country by number of financial professionals and a leading provider of investment programs to financial institutions, Cetera Financial Group provides award-winning wealth management and advisory platforms, comprehensive broker-dealer and advisory services along with innovative technology to its nationwide network of broker-dealers. The firm supports more than 8,000 independent and institutional financial professionals, including solo practitioners, teams, and ensemble organizations. Genstar Capital assumed majority ownership of Cetera and its broker-dealer network in 2018. The firm has a track record of helping companies accelerate growth, much like how Cetera partners with financial professionals in firms like ours to help them expand their services and grow their business. All of Cetera Financial Group’s broker-dealer firms are members of FINRA/SIPC.
Our Custodian - Pershing, LLC.
Pershing LLC is a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, the nation’s oldest continuously operating bank, and one of the world’s leading providers of securities services. The firm holds or “custodies” the assets in brokerage accounts for Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, as well as many other broker-dealers worldwide. Pershing LLC also provides account related administrative services including settlement of trades, tax and account record keeping, online account access, monthly statements, and data integration. The firm must also meet strict net capital requirements and is subject to regular audits, both internally and by independent firms, to ensure the appropriate handling, segregation, and protection of investor’s assets.