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Hoss Esmaeili

17 Years of Experience
Raleigh, NC
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance

Hoss Esmaeili is a registered investment advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, based in Raleigh, NC, with 17 years of industry experience. Hoss 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

Raleigh, NC

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
June 2025
Denied
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Hoss is the President of Clever Financial Services Inc, LLC and CEO of Clever Financial LLC, offering various financial planning services; these activities take nearly full-time. Hoss also works as an insurance agent for Avantax Insurance Agency/Services and sells fixed indexed annuities, dedicating about 10-20% of his time to each.

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
November 2023 - September 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos
Avantax Investment Services, INC.Broker
November 2023 - September 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, INC.
April 2021 - November 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Cambridge Investment Research, INC.Broker
April 2021 - November 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Lincoln Financial Securities CorporationBroker
December 2019 - April 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos
Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation
December 2019 - April 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
November 2017 - January 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCBroker
November 2017 - January 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos
PNC Investments
November 2012 - November 2017 · 5 yrs
PNC InvestmentsBroker
November 2012 - November 2017 · 5 yrs
Edward Jones
November 2008 - September 2012 · 3 yrs 10 mos
Edward JonesBroker
October 2008 - September 2012 · 3 yrs 11 mos
State Registrations8 states
CACTDCMONCNYPATX
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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