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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

JOHN EDWARD SCOTT

Advisor at REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC

Tampa, FL | WILMINGTON, DE

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 28, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: REALTA INVESTMENT 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: Jun 28, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Sep 15, 2001
First registration: Jun 28, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1636317

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 1, 2025	n/a	yes	WILMINGTON, DE\|Tampa, FL	Current employment
CALTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Independent wealth	Aug 27, 2018	Jun 7, 2024	no	Tampa, FL\|TAMPA, FL\|TAMPA, FL	Previous registration
KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 12, 2004	Aug 9, 2018	no	FT. LAUDERDALE, FL\|ZEPHYRHILLS, FL\|TAMPA, FL\|Tampa, FL	Previous registration
KOVACK SECURITIES INC.	n/a	Oct 12, 2004	Aug 15, 2006	no	FT. LAUDERDALE, FL\|Tampa, FL\|LITHIA, FL\|THE VILLAGES, FL	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jun 28, 2001	Sep 30, 2004	no	TAMPA, FL	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
CALTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.	REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC	Jun 7, 2024	Jan 1, 2025	208	Firm change	RIA to ibd
KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	CALTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Aug 9, 2018	Aug 27, 2018	18	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
KOVACK SECURITIES INC.	KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Aug 15, 2006	Oct 12, 2004	-672	Firm change after gap	Other
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	KOVACK SECURITIES INC.	Sep 30, 2004	Oct 12, 2004	12	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CALTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 27, 2018 to Jun 7, 2024factForm ADV
→ KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 12, 2004 to Aug 9, 2018factForm ADV
→ KOVACK SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 12, 2004 to Aug 15, 2006factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 28, 2001 to Sep 30, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 7, 2024
Advisor changed firm
John Edward Scott left Calton & Associates, Inc. for Realta Investment Advisors, Inc (registered 2025-01-01)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago