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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)30 years in industry

LESTER SCOTT PYLE

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

SAN CLEMENTE, CA | NEWPORT BEACH, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 11, 2002 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: Jul 1, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63
First exam: Jul 1, 1996
First registration: Oct 11, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: L SCOTT PYLE
IAPD individual key: 2747911

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	NEWPORT BEACH, CA\|SAN CLEMENTE, CA	Current employment
CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLC	Institutional manager	Nov 20, 2020	Aug 3, 2026	no	Irvine, CA\|NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Previous registration
CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLC	Institutional manager	Jun 6, 2007	Jul 12, 2017	no	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Previous registration
U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 14, 2002	Jan 5, 2007	no	FULLERTON, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
WALNUT STREET ADVISERS INC	n/a	Oct 11, 2002	Nov 25, 2002	no	FULLERTON, CA	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
CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Aug 3, 2026	Jun 29, 2023	-1,131	Firm change after gap	Other
U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC	CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 5, 2007	Jun 6, 2007	152	Firm change	Other
WALNUT STREET ADVISERS INC	U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 25, 2002	Nov 14, 2002	-11	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 29, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 20, 2020 to Aug 3, 2026factForm ADV
→ U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 14, 2002 to Jan 5, 2007factForm ADV
→ WALNUT STREET ADVISERS INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 11, 2002 to Nov 25, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 3, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Lester Scott Pyle left Creative Planning Institutional Advisors, Llc for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2023-06-29)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago