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Luke Watson

Advisor at Cetera

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Location

Mccormick, SC

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

11 years

About

Luke Watson is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including Avantax and Cambridge Investment Research, and is also involved in aviation-related businesses where he provides contract pilot services and manages aircraft operations. Additionally, he holds a leadership role as Vice President at Cooley Construction Company LLC, focusing on financial review and strategic initiatives. Cetera Investment Advisers serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services utilizing advisor-managed accounts, model portfolios, and third-party solutions.

Client services

Based on Cetera

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Cetera

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving & philanthropy

Occupation focus

Based on Cetera

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

Demographic focus

Based on Cetera

HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Approaching retirement

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning and consulting negotiated with client

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: Up to 2.75% $250,001 - $500,000: Up to 2.50% $500,001 - $750,000: Up to 2.00% $750,001 - $1,000,000: Up to 1.75% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: Up to 1.50% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: Up to 1.25% $5,000,001+: As low as 0.75% (varies by program)

Project-based

Hourly consulting and financial planning rates negotiated with client

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: Minimum program fees ranging from $99 to $199 annually depending on program Fee-only: Flat or hourly fees for financial planning and consulting services, negotiated case-by-case

Location

Mccormick, SC

Most active in

South Carolina · Texas

Work history

Cooley Construction Company LLC

2025 - Present (1 year)

Cetera Wealth Services, LLC

2025 - Present (1 year)

Cetera

2025 - Present (1 year)

Polaris Aviation Solutions LLC

2024 - Present (2 years)

Ataraxia Aviation, LLC

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Avantax Insurance Agency, LLC

2023 - 2025 (2 years)

Avantax Advisory Services

2023 - 2025 (2 years)

Avantax Investment Services Inc.

2023 - 2025 (2 years)

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

Northeastern Aviation

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

Air Charter Express, Inc.

2021 - 2024 (3 years)

Air Charter Express, Inc.

2021 - 2024 (3 years)

Watson Aviation Flight Management LLC

2021 - Present (5 years)

CAE Simuflite

2018 - 2022 (4 years)

Watson Aviation Holdings Inc.

2017 - Present (9 years)

Volans Tigris Enterprises, LLC

2015 - Present (11 years)

Aaron L Watson LLC

2014 - Present (12 years)

Aaron L Watson PC

2014 - Present (12 years)

Avantax Advisory Services

2014 - 2022 (8 years)

Avantax Investment Services, Inc.

2013 - 2022 (9 years)

Aaron L. Watson, PC

2013 - 2023 (10 years)

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Business activities & affiliations

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Bradley P

Series 63, Series 65

Mc Cormick, SC

ValMark Advisers, Inc.

Bradley Peterson is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Distributors, New York Life Insurance Company, and WealthStone Family Office, among others. Outside of advisory work, he serves on the Board of Directors and several committees of the Savannah Lakes Village Property Owners Association, a volunteer role involving oversight of investment and community amenities. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios implemented with mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, along with proprietary platforms and sub-advisory services.

Annuities College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business succession planning Wealth management Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Aaron W

Series 63, Series 65

Mccormick, SC

Cetera

Aaron Watson is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Avantax and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and he manages his own investment and financial planning entity, Aaron L. Watson LLC, which he has operated since 2006. Outside of advising, he is involved in aviation transportation through ownership of Watson Aviation Holdings Inc., a family-owned business. Cetera Investment Advisers serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, combining advisor-managed accounts, firm-sponsored model portfolios, and third-party solutions, with distinctive retirement and fiduciary capabilities integrated into its broad institutional platform.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Approaching retirement
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