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Cecil Staples

32 Years of Experience
Palestine, TX
BrokerSells Insurance

Cecil Staples is a PFS-designated registered investment advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, based in Palestine, TX, with 32 years of industry experience. Cecil operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their firm serves 584,487 clients with $160B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
10345 advisors
IM Fee
Planning only
Assets Under Management
$163.8B
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Location

Palestine, TX

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Cecil is a CPA and owner/sole proprietor of Staples & Associates, PC, focusing on tax preparation and accounting, taking nearly full-time. He also owns rental properties and is a managing member of Staples Investments LLC and Staples Wealth Management LLC, the latter being his primary wealth management business, taking the majority of his time. Cecil also has the ability to sell equity indexed annuities.

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 Investment Services, INC.Broker
August 2009 - September 2025 · 16 yrs 1 mo
Avantax Advisory Services
August 2009 - September 2025 · 16 yrs 1 mo
Gunnallen Financial, INC
October 2004 - August 2009 · 4 yrs 10 mos
Gunnallen Financial, INCBroker
October 2004 - August 2009 · 4 yrs 10 mos
Staples & Associates, P.C., Cpas
July 2003 - August 2009 · 6 yrs 1 mo
Oxford Financial GroupBroker
June 2001 - July 2004 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Rushmore Securities CorporationBroker
April 1994 - July 2001 · 7 yrs 3 mos
Rushmore Securities CorporationBroker
March 1994 - March 1994 · 0 mos
Signal Securities, INC.Broker
February 1994 - April 1994 · 2 mos
State Registrations5 states
COLAOKTXUT
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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