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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

Jordan Paul Gates

Advisor at KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL | Tigard, OR

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 28, 1993 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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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: Jun 9, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 9, 1987
First registration: Dec 28, 1993
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JORDAN P GATES
IAPD individual key: 1683213

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
KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 1, 2025	n/a	yes	Tigard, OR\|FT. LAUDERDALE, FL	Current employment
MAIN STREET ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Nov 25, 2014	Jan 5, 2021	no	HAYS, KS	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 18, 2010	Dec 31, 2020	no	HAYS, KS\|Tigard, OR\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
MAIN STREET ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 7, 2007	Nov 24, 2014	no	LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|SHERWOOD, OR	Previous registration
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 30, 2003	Apr 27, 2007	no	LAKE OSWEGO, OR	Previous registration
VERAVEST INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Dec 28, 1993	Jan 29, 2003	no	LAKE OSWEGO, OR	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
MAIN STREET ADVISORS, LLC	KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Jan 5, 2021	Jan 1, 2025	1,457	Firm change after gap	Other
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	MAIN STREET ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 31, 2020	Nov 25, 2014	-2,228	Firm change after gap	Other
MAIN STREET ADVISORS, LLC	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Nov 24, 2014	Aug 18, 2010	-1,559	Firm change after gap	Other
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC	MAIN STREET ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 27, 2007	Aug 7, 2007	102	Firm change	Other
VERAVEST INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC	Jan 29, 2003	Jun 30, 2003	152	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MAIN STREET ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 25, 2014 to Jan 5, 2021factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 18, 2010 to Dec 31, 2020factForm ADV
→ SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2003 to Apr 27, 2007factForm ADV
→ VERAVEST INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 28, 1993 to Jan 29, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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