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

Jul 26, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

19derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Jul 26, 2007

First registration

Jan 16, 2008

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

5330414

• Occurred

  Aug 24, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Matthew Ryan Thomas left Cetera Advisor Networks Llc for Kovack Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-08-23)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:a96df27c-7a40-c963-053e-378988e370b4

First observed

Jan 16, 2008

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.