Ali Kazemi is a registered investment advisor, based in Piedmont, CA, with 37 years of industry experience.
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Piedmont, CA
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Regulatory History (3)
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Customer Dispute
September 2000Settled
Customer Dispute
August 2000Denied
Employment Separation After Allegations
November 1999Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Ali is the trustee of the Kazemi Family Trust, an insurance agent selling insurance products through Avantax, the CEO of Kian Financial Services, an associate with In-Home Supportive Services, and the owner of Sentinel Financial Group offering financial planning services. Selling insurance products through Avantax takes minimal time, while his work with In-Home Supportive Services takes about half of his time and Sentinel Financial Group takes nearly full-time.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Cetera Wealth Services, LLCBroker
September 2025 - Present · 8 mos
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
September 2025 - Present · 8 mos
Previous Registrations
Avantax Advisory Services
July 2024 - September 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos
Avantax Investment Services, INC.Broker
July 2024 - September 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos
LPL Financial LLC
April 2021 - July 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
April 2021 - July 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos
Sagepoint Financial, INC.
June 2018 - April 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos
Sagepoint Financial, INC.Broker
June 2018 - April 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLCBroker
July 2009 - June 2018 · 8 yrs 11 mos
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC
July 2009 - June 2018 · 8 yrs 11 mos
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.
October 2000 - July 2009 · 8 yrs 9 mos
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.Broker
September 2000 - July 2009 · 8 yrs 10 mos
Citicorp Investment ServicesBroker
June 1999 - November 1999 · 5 mos
Wells Fargo Securities INC.Broker
August 1998 - August 1999 · 1 yr
Citicorp Investment ServicesBroker
May 1994 - August 1998 · 4 yrs 3 mos
John Hancock Distributors, INC.Broker
June 1993 - August 1994 · 1 yr 2 mos
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance CompanyBroker
June 1993 - August 1994 · 1 yr 2 mos
Marketing One Securities, INC.Broker
September 1992 - May 1993 · 8 mos
Allmerica Investments, INC.Broker
May 1991 - October 1992 · 1 yr 5 mos
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesBroker
December 1987 - May 1991 · 3 yrs 5 mos
State Registrations8 states
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