Mark Shelson is listed as an executive officer on 18 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jan 2015 and May 2020: Cetera Advisor Networks LLC /CA (El Segundo, CA — investing — 2015–2020; $62.4M reported sold to 245 investors), Cetera Advisors LLC /CO (Greenwood Village, CO — investing — 2015–2020; $35.3M reported sold to 117 investors) and CETERA FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS LLC (Schaumburg, IL — investing — 2015–2020; $8.35M reported sold to 37 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 5 years. Across those companies the filings report $106M sold in total.
Listed alongside Greg Olson (18 shared filings), Stan Smiley (18 shared filings), Adam Antoniades (12 shared filings), Kristy Haley (9 shared filings), Brett Harrison (8 shared filings) and 21 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Mark. Each name links to their own page.
All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Cetera (4 issuers, $252M reported sold, 2010–2024).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Cetera has 4 companies on file and $252M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 2 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.
We compared 18 public filings for Mark Shelson and found 11 differences, 9 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: Cetera Advisors, LLC and Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC (Oct 24, 2022); Regulator action naming a team member: Cetera Advisors, LLC and Cetera Advisor Networks LLC (Oct 15, 2019); and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.