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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner39 years in industry

Duke Paterson Cope

Advisor at COPE PRIVATE WEALTH

BIRMINGHAM, AL

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 7, 1997 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: COPE PRIVATE WEALTH
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 10, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jun 10, 1987
First registration: May 7, 1997
Dual registered: no
Other names: DUKE PATERSON COPE|PAT COPE
IAPD individual key: 1643007

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
COPE PRIVATE WEALTH	State registered	Nov 17, 2020	n/a	yes	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Current employment
RFG ADVISORY, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 15, 2018	Nov 17, 2020	no	Birmingham, AL\|VESTAVIA HILLS, AL\|Birmingham, AL	Previous registration
PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 23, 2015	Nov 15, 2018	no	Birmingham, AL\|BIRMINGHAM, AL\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Feb 13, 2013	Apr 22, 2015	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Previous registration
MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 7, 1997	Feb 13, 2013	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL\|BIRMINGHAM, AL	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
RFG ADVISORY, LLC	COPE PRIVATE WEALTH	Nov 17, 2020	Nov 17, 2020	0	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	RFG ADVISORY, LLC	Nov 15, 2018	Nov 15, 2018	0	Firm change	RIA to RIA
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Apr 22, 2015	Apr 23, 2015	1	Firm change	Other
MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, LLC	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Feb 13, 2013	Feb 13, 2013	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
158401:309351:AL:2020-11-17	Nov 17, 2020	Nov 17, 2020	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ COPE PRIVATE WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 17, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RFG ADVISORY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 15, 2018 to Nov 17, 2020factForm ADV
→ PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2015 to Nov 15, 2018factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 13, 2013 to Apr 22, 2015factForm ADV
→ MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 1997 to Feb 13, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

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