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

Oct 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

12derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Feb 20, 2015

First registration

Sep 23, 2019

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

4662702

• Occurred

  Aug 23, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Darwin Junior Dees left Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. for Kovack Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-08-23)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:93d6a654-fa3f-1055-5ef2-755dda96866e

First observed

Sep 23, 2019

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 5 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.