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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)31 years in industry

DAVID KENT PREWETTE

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 30, 2013 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: Oct 20, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 31derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Oct 20, 1994
First registration: May 30, 2013
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KENT PREWETTE
IAPD individual key: 1233778

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	Aug 1, 2023	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 4, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	no	Charlotte, NC\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 30, 2015	Jul 12, 2023	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|NASHVILLE, TN	Previous registration
FINANCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY INC	Independent wealth	Jan 9, 2014	Apr 27, 2015	no	VIRGINIA BEACH, VA\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, N.C., INC.	State registered	May 30, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, 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
ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Jul 20, 2023	Aug 1, 2023	12	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 12, 2023	Apr 4, 2023	-99	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
FINANCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY INC	CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 27, 2015	Apr 30, 2015	3	Firm change	Other
SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, N.C., INC.	FINANCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY INC	Dec 31, 2013	Jan 9, 2014	9	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 1, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ARETE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 4, 2023 to Jul 20, 2023factForm ADV
→ CENTER STREET ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 30, 2015 to Jul 12, 2023factForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 9, 2014 to Apr 27, 2015factForm ADV
→ SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, N.C., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 30, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 20, 2023
Advisor changed firm
David Kent Prewette left Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2023-08-01)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 12, 2023
Advisor changed firm
David Kent Prewette left Center Street Advisors, Inc. for Arete Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-04-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago