This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

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

Jul 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Oct 12, 2016

First registration

Dec 2, 2019

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Chelsea Victoria Brown|Chelsea Victoria Smith|Chelsea Smith

IAPD individual key

6694199

• Occurred

  Feb 21, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Chelsea Victoria Smith left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2023-06-29)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:6ef42375-ee3c-6dfb-ba5b-ca936084f431

First observed

Dec 2, 2019

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.