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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)15 years in industry

MICHAEL LEE ESCOBAR

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

HASLET, TX | COLLEYVILLE, TX

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 13, 2011 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: Feb 13, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Feb 13, 2011
First registration: Jun 13, 2011
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 5743023

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	Sep 5, 2025	n/a	yes	HASLET, TX\|COLLEYVILLE, TX	Current employment
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	May 17, 2022	Sep 5, 2025	no	COLLEYVILLE, TX\|Haslet, TX	Previous registration
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 14, 2015	May 18, 2022	no	COLLEYVILLE, TX\|COLLEYVILLE, TX\|FORT WORTH, TX\|KELLER, TX\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|COLLEYVILLE, TX	Previous registration
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Independent wealth	Jun 13, 2011	Aug 22, 2014	no	IRVING, TX	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
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Sep 5, 2025	Sep 5, 2025	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	May 18, 2022	May 17, 2022	-1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Aug 22, 2014	Apr 14, 2015	235	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 5, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 17, 2022 to Sep 5, 2025factForm ADV
→ SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 14, 2015 to May 18, 2022factForm ADV
→ MUTUAL OF OMAHA INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 13, 2011 to Aug 22, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 18, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Michael Lee Escobar left Sagepoint Financial, Inc. for Avantax Advisory Services (registered 2022-05-17)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago