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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

DOUGLAS ANTONY GIBSON

Advisor at PKS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

ALBANY, NY | Houston, TX | SCHAUMBURG, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 23, 2010 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: PKS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 19, 2009earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Feb 19, 2009
First registration: Jul 23, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DOUGLAS GIBSON
IAPD individual key: 5626771

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
PKS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Independent wealth	May 1, 2026	n/a	yes	Houston, TX\|ALBANY, NY	Current employment
WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 16, 2021	n/a	yes	Houston, TX\|SCHAUMBURG, IL\|SCHAUMBURG, IL	Current employment
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Nov 9, 2011	May 17, 2021	no	BELLAIRE, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|THE WOODLANDS, TX	Previous registration
INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 1, 2011	Nov 17, 2011	no	TOMBALL, TX\|SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 23, 2010	Apr 14, 2011	no	HOUSTON, TX	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
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.	May 17, 2021	May 16, 2021	-1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 17, 2011	Nov 9, 2011	-8	Firm change	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.	Apr 14, 2011	Apr 1, 2011	-13	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ PKS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
May 16, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 9, 2011 to May 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2011 to Nov 17, 2011factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 23, 2010 to Apr 14, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

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