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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)30 years in industry

KEVIN MARK NAST

Advisor at J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.

Naples, FL | TAMPA, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 16, 2010 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Current firm: J. W. COLE 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: Apr 4, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Apr 4, 1996
First registration: Jul 16, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2704544

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
J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 30, 2024	n/a	yes	TAMPA, FL\|Naples, FL	Current employment
CONTINUUM ADVISORY, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 24, 2018	Nov 30, 2021	no	Northville, MI\|EAGLE, ID\|Plymouth, MI	Previous registration
SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 13, 2016	Jan 29, 2018	no	ALLENTOWN, PA\|N CHESTERFIELD, VA\|NORTHVILLE, MI	Previous registration
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 16, 2010	May 13, 2016	no	NORTHVILLE, MI\|RICHMOND, VA\|NORTHVILLE, MI\|NORTHVILLE, MI	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
CONTINUUM ADVISORY, LLC	J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 30, 2021	Jan 30, 2024	791	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.	CONTINUUM ADVISORY, LLC	Jan 29, 2018	Jan 24, 2018	-5	Firm change	Other
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.	May 13, 2016	May 13, 2016	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
283155:112294:MI:2021-11-30	Nov 30, 2021	Jan 30, 2024	PLYMOUTH, MI	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTINUUM ADVISORY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 24, 2018 to Nov 30, 2021factForm ADV
→ SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2016 to Jan 29, 2018factForm ADV
→ TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 16, 2010 to May 13, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:9aeeb723-b025-2a6d-6810-dab161fb1883
First observed: Jul 16, 2010
Last observed: Sep 15, 2026 6 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.

KEVIN MARK NAST

Advisor at J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.

Naples, FL | TAMPA, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Firm

Class

Began

Ended

Current

Branch

Basis

J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.

Bd affiliated wealth

Jan 30, 2024

n/a

yes

TAMPA, FL|Naples, FL

Current employment

CONTINUUM ADVISORY, LLC

Independent wealth

Jan 24, 2018

Nov 30, 2021

Northville, MI|EAGLE, ID|Plymouth, MI

Previous registration

SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.

Former SEC adviser

May 13, 2016

Jan 29, 2018

ALLENTOWN, PA|N CHESTERFIELD, VA|NORTHVILLE, MI

Previous registration

TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Bd affiliated wealth

Jul 16, 2010

May 13, 2016

NORTHVILLE, MI|RICHMOND, VA|NORTHVILLE, MI|NORTHVILLE, MI

Previous registration

From

Left

Joined

Gap, days

Kind

Move type

CONTINUUM ADVISORY, LLC

J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.

Nov 30, 2021

Jan 30, 2024

791

Firm change after gap

RIA to ibd

SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.

CONTINUUM ADVISORY, LLC

Jan 29, 2018

Jan 24, 2018

-5

Firm change

Other

TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.

May 13, 2016

Bulk transfer

Other

Team

Left

Joined

From

Kind

283155:112294:MI:2021-11-30

Nov 30, 2021

Jan 30, 2024

PLYMOUTH, MI

Firm change after gap