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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER TOD SMITH

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

DECATUR, AL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 28, 2005 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: Jan 21, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Jan 21, 2000
First registration: Jul 28, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: C Tod Smith|Tod Smith
IAPD individual key: 4067572

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	DECATUR, AL	Current employment
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Jul 10, 2025	Sep 5, 2025	no	Decatur, AL\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Feb 12, 2015	Jul 11, 2025	no	DECATUR, AL\|Cullman, AL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Feb 27, 2015	no	DECATUR, AL\|DECATUR, AL\|Huntsville, AL	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 4, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	DECATUR, AL	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Jul 28, 2005	Dec 21, 2007	no	FLORENCE, AL\|FLORENCE, AL	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
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Jul 11, 2025	Jul 10, 2025	-1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Feb 27, 2015	Feb 12, 2015	-15	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Dec 21, 2007	Dec 4, 2007	-17	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 5, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 10, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 12, 2015 to Jul 11, 2025factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Feb 27, 2015factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 4, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 28, 2005 to Dec 21, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 11, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Tod Smith left Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for Avantax Advisory Services (registered 2025-07-10)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago