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

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

Jan 1, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

16derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S66

First exam

Oct 31, 2011

First registration

Sep 13, 2012

Dual registered

no

Other names

PHILIP N PIEDT

IAPD individual key

5532987

• Occurred

  Dec 19, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Philip Nathanael Piedt left Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors Llc for Kovack Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-12-26)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:88afa545-3735-6cac-54e1-4cdbaa892ed0

First observed

Sep 13, 2012

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.