Thomas Swigert is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His career includes over three decades at Avantax Advisory Services and related Avantax entities. Outside of advising, he serves as President of Swigert & Associates, Inc., an accounting and tax preparation firm, and is involved as an unpaid ordained elder and volunteer on the Endowment Committee at Northminster Presbyterian Church. He also holds a CEO position with a family farming estate trust and serves as a board director for a nonprofit focused on chemical dependency prevention. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm providing a multi-manager platform that supports independent advisors serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services with a focus on flexible program options and scale, operating with over 10,000 advisors and more than $256 billion in assets under management.