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

WEALTH STRATEGIES GROUP

Current firm class

former SEC adviserderived

Book size

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

Industry start

Jun 1, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

25derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Jan 2, 2004

First registration

Apr 19, 2006

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

4735704

• Occurred

  Dec 20, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Mark Patrick Yates left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Wealth Strategies Group (registered 2026-06-22)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:68bd9d05-4ca4-c7e1-1f1f-d5765e106a01

First observed

Apr 19, 2006

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 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.