Daniel Testa
Financial advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers · San Diego, CA
Last updated 2026-10-10
Claim your profileDaniel Testa is a financial advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers in San Diego, CA, CRD 7624211. Licenses and exams on the registration: Series 66. IAPD registration began 2022-12-09.
Registration
- CRD number
- 7624211
- Registration status
- Active
- IAPD registration
- 2022-12-09
- Industry Experience
- 3 years
- Work Experience
- 14 years
- States registered
- CA
Licenses and exams
- Series 66
Work history
- 2022-08 to 2024-10 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · San Diego, CA
- 2022-08 to 2024-10 · Bank of America, N.A. · San Diego, CA
- 2017-08 to 2018-09 · The Home Depot Inc · San Diego, CA
- 2017-11 to 2022-09 · Dynamic Worldwide Trading Inc/reorganize As Iron Mountain · San Diego, CA
- 2012-06 to 2017-08 · Student · Chula Vista, CA
- 2024-11 to 2025-10 · Edward Jones · St. Louis, MO
- 2025-11 to Present · Navy Federal Financial Group, LLC · San Diego, CA
- 2025-11 to Present · Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC · San Diego, CA
- 2026-06 to Present · California Coast Credit Union · San Diego, CA
- 2026-06 to Present · Cetera Investment Services LLC · St. Cloud, MN
- 2026-06 to Present · Cetera Investment Advisers LLC · San Diego, CA
Current employment
- Cetera Investment Advisers LLC · Schaumburg, IL
Cetera Investment Advisers
- Regulatory AUM
- $256,813,748,739
- Registered advisors
- 10,370
- Offices
- 7,392
- Clients per advisor
- 78.5 (Moderate)
- Average AUM per client
- $315.5K (Low)
- High-net-worth client ratio
- 9.7% (Low)
Cetera Investment Advisers: advisors, services and reported ETF investments
About
Daniel Testa is a financial advisor at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, operating as Cetera Investment Advisers in San Diego, CA. Reported securities licenses include Series 66. The latest record indicates 3 years of industry experience and 14 years of reported work history.
Cetera Investment Advisers' firm-level Form ADV reports 10,370 advisors across 7,392 offices; approximately 78.5 clients per advisor, average assets per client of $315,511, and regulatory AUM of $256.8B; client categories including Individuals (non-HNW), High net worth individuals, Pension and profit-sharing plans, Charitable organizations, State or municipal government entities, and Corporations or other businesses; services including Financial Planning Services, Portfolio Management: Individuals and Small Businesses, Portfolio Management: Businesses or Institutional Clients, Pension Consulting Services, and Selection of Other Advisers.
PortfolioFuture's firm-level 13F analysis covers $73.1B across 1,688 reported ETF positions for the 2026-06-30 reporting period. These are firm-level disclosures, not investments attributed to Daniel Testa personally.
Reported ETF positions
Cetera Investment Advisers reports 1,688 ETF positions worth $73.1B on Form 13F; the largest are listed.
| Fund | Reported value |
|---|---|
| IVV — iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $3.6B |
| VTV — Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF | $1.7B |
| QQQ — Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | $1.7B |
| AGG — iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | $1.5B |
| VOO — Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $1.5B |
Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
Noteworthy reported investments
Cetera Investment Advisers's strongest reported position on each research ranking. Institution-level evidence, not this advisor's or any client's holding.
| Ranking | Fund | Reported value | Percentile | Key figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Similar Fund Ranking | CGDV — Capital Group Dividend Value ETF | $900.6M | Top 99.9% | Peer conviction 86.4% · Active return +5.44% |
| Addressable Market | DYNF — iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF | $535.5M | Top 99.9% | Addressable AUM $14.9T · Peer conviction 86.8% |
| Residual Alpha | CGMU — Capital Group Municipal Income ETF | $142.1M | Top 99.8% | Residual alpha +0.94% · Residual Sharpe 0.22 |
| Diversification Benefits | IALT — iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | $97.9M | Top 99.4% | Replicability (R²) 33.8% · Residual Sharpe 1.52 |
Historical comparisons from the published research release formed 2026-10-02; not forecasts or recommendations. Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
What this firm offers
Filed by Cetera Investment Advisers on Form ADV.
Client services
- Financial Planning Services
- Individuals and Small Businesses
- Businesses or Institutional Clients
- Pension Consulting Services
- Selection of Other Advisers
- Educational Seminars or Workshops
Fee options
- Percentage of Assets Under Management
- Hourly Charges
- Fixed Fees (Other Than Subscription)
Business and affiliations
- Broker-Dealer or Municipal Securities Dea
- Other Investment Adviser (Incl. Financial
- Registered Municipal Advisor
- Trust Company
- Insurance Company or Agency
- Pension Consultant
Location
1060 University Ave, Suite A101, San Diego, CA 92103
1 advisor at this office.
Contact
The firm's filed contact details.
- Phone: 310-257-7880
- Website: vimeo.com/FIRSTALLIED
Official record
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