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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Analystdual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

John Francis Sharkey

Advisor at M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, INC.

MADISON, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 2:03 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 16, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, 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: Jul 1, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 3, 2001
First registration: Apr 16, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: John Sharkey
IAPD individual key: 1825282

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
M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 6, 2026	n/a	yes	MADISON, NJ	Current employment
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Oct 6, 2025	Jan 13, 2026	no	SADDLE BROOK, NJ\|Lincroft, NJ\|SADDLE BROOK, NJ	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 9, 2022	Sep 27, 2024	no	Saddle Brook, NJ\|LINCROFT, NJ	Previous registration
EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 15, 2022	Nov 29, 2022	no	EDISON, NJ	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Nov 4, 2019	Jul 22, 2022	no	EDISON, NJ	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 1, 2018	Oct 16, 2019	no	Warren, NJ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 16, 2004	Jun 5, 2017	no	PENNINGTON, NJ\|PENNINGTON, NJ\|JERSEY CITY, NJ\|NEW YORK, NY\|PRINCETON, NJ\|RED BANK, NJ\|RED BANK, NJ\|PENNINGTON, NJ\|RED BANK, NJ	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
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, INC.	Jan 13, 2026	Jan 6, 2026	-7	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Sep 27, 2024	Oct 6, 2025	374	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Nov 29, 2022	Dec 9, 2022	10	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	Jul 22, 2022	Sep 15, 2022	55	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 16, 2019	Nov 4, 2019	19	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Jun 5, 2017	Aug 1, 2018	422	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 6, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 6, 2025 to Jan 13, 2026factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 9, 2022 to Sep 27, 2024factForm ADV
→ EAGLE STRATEGIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 15, 2022 to Nov 29, 2022factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 16, 2004 to Jun 5, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 13, 2026
Advisor changed firm
John Francis Sharkey left Equitable Advisors, Llc for M Holdings Securities, Inc. (registered 2026-01-06)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 27, 2024
Advisor changed firm
John Francis Sharkey left Mml Investors Services, Llc for Equitable Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-10-06)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Nov 29, 2022
Advisor changed firm
John Francis Sharkey left Eagle Strategies Llc for Mml Investors Services, Llc (registered 2022-12-09)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jul 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
John Francis Sharkey left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Eagle Strategies Llc (registered 2022-09-15)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago