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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)20 years in industry

SCOTT CHRISTOPHER LINDEN

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

O'FALLON, MO | ST LOUIS, MO

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 14, 2006 to Sep 15, 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 14, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 14, 2006
First registration: Sep 14, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: SCOTT C LINDEN
IAPD individual key: 5156411

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	Oct 16, 2023	n/a	yes	ST LOUIS, MO\|O'FALLON, MO	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 19, 2020	Oct 17, 2023	no	CHESTERFIELD, MO	Previous registration
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 30, 2011	Dec 1, 2020	no	Troy, MO\|SAINT PETERS, MO\|O'Fallon, MO\|O'Fallon, MO\|Saint Charles, MO\|Ellisville, MO\|Eureka, MO	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Aug 30, 2011	no	Clayton, MO	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 14, 2006	Jun 1, 2009	no	CLAYTON, MO	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Oct 17, 2023	Oct 16, 2023	-1	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Dec 1, 2020	Nov 19, 2020	-12	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Aug 30, 2011	Sep 30, 2011	31	Firm change	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 16, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 19, 2020 to Oct 17, 2023factForm ADV
→ U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2011 to Dec 1, 2020factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Aug 30, 2011factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 14, 2006 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 17, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Scott Christopher Linden left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2023-10-16)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago