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

Dec 1, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

15derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Mar 7, 2023

First registration

Mar 10, 2023

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Matthew P Brown

IAPD individual key

7668121

• Occurred

  Feb 9, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Matthew Paul Brown left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2026-02-17)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:e248031d-fa76-7ffe-6916-b3f8093ded7d

First observed

Mar 10, 2023

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.