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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

DAVID A FLYNN

Advisor at GWN SECURITIES INC.

SARASOTA, FL | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 30, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: GWN SECURITIES 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 15, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 15, 1999
First registration: Nov 30, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DAVID A. FLYNN
IAPD individual key: 4016927

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
GWN SECURITIES INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 4, 2016	n/a	yes	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|SARASOTA, FL	Current employment
STONEX ADVISORS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 30, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Previous registration
STERNE AGEE INVESTMENT ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 1, 2013	Jan 30, 2015	no	YOUNGSTOWN, OH\|GLASTONBURY, CT	Previous registration
SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, N.C., INC.	State registered	Jan 10, 2013	Jun 28, 2013	no	GLASTONBURY, CT\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 15, 2006	Dec 31, 2012	no	FT. LAUDERDALE, FL	Previous registration
KOVACK SECURITIES INC.	n/a	Nov 30, 2005	Aug 15, 2006	no	FT. LAUDERDALE, FL\|GLASTONBURY, CT	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
STONEX ADVISORS INC.	GWN SECURITIES INC.	Dec 31, 2015	Jan 4, 2016	4	Firm change	Other
STERNE AGEE INVESTMENT ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	STONEX ADVISORS INC.	Jan 30, 2015	Jan 30, 2015	0	Bulk transfer	Other
SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, N.C., INC.	STERNE AGEE INVESTMENT ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	Jun 28, 2013	Jul 1, 2013	3	Firm change	Other
KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, N.C., INC.	Dec 31, 2012	Jan 10, 2013	10	Firm change	Other
KOVACK SECURITIES INC.	KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Aug 15, 2006	Aug 15, 2006	0	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
174182:128929:AL:2015-12-31	Dec 31, 2015	Jan 4, 2016	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ GWN SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 4, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ STONEX ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 30, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015factForm ADV
→ STERNE AGEE INVESTMENT ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 1, 2013 to Jan 30, 2015factForm ADV
→ SOUTHEAST INVESTMENTS, N.C., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 10, 2013 to Jun 28, 2013factForm ADV
→ KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 15, 2006 to Dec 31, 2012factForm ADV
→ KOVACK SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 30, 2005 to Aug 15, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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