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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

EDGAR MARVIN HAWKINS

Advisor at KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL | The Villages, FL

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Relationships: 8
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 28, 2003 to Sep 15, 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: Jul 13, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jul 13, 1998
First registration: Jan 28, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: TED HAWKINS
IAPD individual key: 2837427

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	Dec 22, 2017	n/a	yes	FT. LAUDERDALE, FL\|The Villages, FL	Current employment
SII INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 24, 2009	Dec 21, 2017	no	DARIEN, CT\|APPLETON, WI\|DARIEN, CT	Previous registration
QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 4, 2008	Jul 10, 2009	no	DARIEN, CT	Previous registration
ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 20, 2006	Dec 31, 2007	no	DARIEN, CT\|CINCINNATI, OH	Previous registration
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 24, 2005	Apr 4, 2006	no	NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	n/a	May 12, 2004	Jul 21, 2005	no	TARRYTOWN, NY	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 14, 2003	Dec 19, 2003	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 28, 2003	Apr 11, 2003	no	DARIEN, CT	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
SII INVESTMENTS, INC.	KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 21, 2017	Dec 22, 2017	1	Firm change	Other
QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	SII INVESTMENTS, INC.	Jul 10, 2009	Jun 24, 2009	-16	Firm change	Other
ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Dec 31, 2007	Jan 4, 2008	4	Firm change	Other
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	Apr 4, 2006	Mar 20, 2006	-15	Firm change	Other
1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Jul 21, 2005	Aug 24, 2005	34	Firm change	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	Dec 19, 2003	May 12, 2004	145	Firm change	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Apr 11, 2003	Apr 14, 2003	3	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
2225:140808:CT:2017-12-21	Dec 21, 2017	Dec 22, 2017	DARIEN, CT	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 22, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SII INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 24, 2009 to Dec 21, 2017factForm ADV
→ QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 4, 2008 to Jul 10, 2009factForm ADV
→ ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2006 to Dec 31, 2007factForm ADV
→ PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2005 to Apr 4, 2006factForm ADV
→ 1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 12, 2004 to Jul 21, 2005factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 14, 2003 to Dec 19, 2003factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 28, 2003 to Apr 11, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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