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{0}------------------------------------------------ # CETERA FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS LLC (SEC I.D. No. 8-27082) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Filed pursuant to Rule 17a-5(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a Public Document {1}------------------------------------------------ Public **UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549** OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: ϯϮϯϱͲϬϭϮϯ Expires: EŽǀ͘ϯϬ͕ϮϬϮϲ Estimated average burden hours per response: # **ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART III** SEC FILE NUMBER 8-27082 | Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | FACING PAGE | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--| | | 01/01/2024 | | 12/31/2024 | | | FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING _____________________ AND ENDING ______________________ | MM/DD/YY | | MM/DD/YY | | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | Cetera<br>NAME OF FIRM: _______________________________________________________________________ | Financial<br>Specialists | LLC | | | | TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):<br>܆<br>܆<br>Broker-dealer<br>■<br>܆ Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer | ܆<br>Security-based swap dealer | Major security-based swap participant | | | | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | | | | | | 1450<br>American<br>Lane,<br>_____________________________________________________________________________________ | 6th<br>Floor,<br>Suite<br>#650 | | | | | | (No. and Street) | | | | | Schaumburg<br>_____________________________________________________________________________________ | IL | | 60173 | | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | Rodney<br>Dowell<br>_____________________________________________________________________________________ | (310)<br>341-1853 | | rodney.dowell@cetera.com | | | (Name) | (Area Code – Telephone Number) | | (Email Address) | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing*<br>Deloitte<br>&<br>Touche<br>LLP | | | | | | _________________________________________…Read the full text as markdown