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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)34 years in industry

ERIC SCOTT WILLIFORD

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

BELMONT, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 8, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Aug 26, 1992earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63|S66
First exam: Aug 26, 1992
First registration: Jul 8, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2268189

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 29, 2023	n/a	yes	BELMONT, NC	Current employment
ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 31, 2007	Dec 31, 2008	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 3, 2005	Jun 6, 2005	no	BELMONT, NC	Previous registration
NCF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jul 8, 2003	Jan 3, 2005	no	BELMONT, NC	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Dec 31, 2008	Jun 29, 2023	5,293	Firm change after gap	Other
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	Jun 6, 2005	Aug 31, 2007	816	Firm change after gap	Other
NCF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Jan 3, 2005	Jan 3, 2005	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 29, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 31, 2007 to Dec 31, 2008factForm ADV
→ SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2005 to Jun 6, 2005factForm ADV
→ NCF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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