This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.

Current firm class

broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

May 14, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

39derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

13derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

May 14, 1987

First registration

Apr 25, 1996

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

RICH SCHEFFER

IAPD individual key

1660018

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:0809c483-14fe-e1e6-e676-08f9b4520289

First observed

Apr 25, 1996

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 4 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.