Jennifer Hanau has been Vice President of Avantax Planning Partners since August 2025, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Jennifer Hanau holds a Bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. is a Dubuque, IA firm with $7.57B under management, 8,370 clients and 200 advisers across 170 offices, as of its June 2026 filing.
Jennifer Hanau is President of Cetera RIA and Branches at Cetera Financial Group. She serves as RIA and Branches Channel Leader, overseeing independent RIA services, W-2 employee-based RIA models and supported independent businesses. Before joining Cetera she led Mariner Independent, and earlier held leadership roles at Fidelity Investments and spent eight years at Charles Schwab.
- Pinnacle Fund Management, Inc.– · under a yearChampaign, IL · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 122020
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 12 August 2004 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 7 July 2004 |
| Series 65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 14 January 2003 |
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
- Name
- Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
- Full name
- Jennifer Leigh Hanau
- CRD
- 2898698
- Firm
- Avantax Planning Partners · CRD 106237
- Role
- Vice President
- Registration
- Broker registration; no current adviser registration
- Disciplinary history
- Not yet shown here · SEC record · BrokerCheck
- Firm bio
- cetera.com
Where does Jennifer Hanau work?
Jennifer Hanau has been Vice President of Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. since August 2025, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Jennifer Hanau have a current investment-adviser registration?
Jennifer Hanau has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.
What exams has Jennifer Hanau passed?
Jennifer Hanau has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 65, Series 7 and Series 63. The earliest, the Series 65, was passed in January 2003. FINRA credited Jennifer Hanau with the SIE, which began in October 2018.
Where was Jennifer Hanau previously registered as an investment adviser?
Jennifer Hanau has past investment-adviser registrations through Pinnacle Fund Management, Inc., January 2003 to November 2003, across 1 firm.
Is Jennifer Hanau registered with FINRA?
Yes. Jennifer Hanau has a current broker registration, under CRD 2898698.
Source: FINRA BrokerCheck
How can I verify Jennifer Hanau’s record?
Search CRD 2898698 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) and FINRA’s broker search (brokercheck.finra.org), which publish Jennifer Hanau’s full registration record.
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