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PFS
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PFS

James Smith

10 Years of Experience
Honolulu, HI
BrokerSells Insurance

James Smith is a PFS-designated registered investment advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, based in Honolulu, HI, with 10 years of industry experience. James 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

1188 Bishop Street, Ste 2105, Honolulu, HI, 96813

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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

James is an agent for Avantax Insurance Agency, selling annuities, and is also involved with several other businesses including a non-profit, an accounting and tax service, a property holding company, and a business networking group. He dedicates full-time hours to the accounting and tax service, and about a third of his time to Vision Wealth Strategies, LLC.

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
December 2019 - September 2025 · 5 yrs 9 mos
Avantax Advisory Services
December 2019 - September 2025 · 5 yrs 9 mos
Cetera Advisor Networks LLCBroker
September 2019 - December 2019 · 3 mos
Summit Financial Group INC
May 2018 - May 2020 · 2 yrs
Summit Brokerage Services, INC.Broker
May 2018 - September 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos
H.D. Vest Advisory Services, INC
July 2017 - June 2018 · 11 mos
Hd Vest Investment ServicesBroker
November 2015 - June 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos
State Registrations2 states
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AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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