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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

PETER MONKS

Advisor at KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 11, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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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: Apr 10, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 11derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Apr 10, 2008
First registration: Apr 11, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: PETER MONKS SCHUIERER|PETER MONKS SCHUIERER|PETER STEPHEN MONKS
IAPD individual key: 5374452

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
KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 13, 2015	n/a	yes	FT. LAUDERDALE, FL	Current employment
BUCKMAN ADVISORY GROUP LLC	Independent wealth	Apr 15, 2014	Jul 1, 2015	no	LITTLE SILVER, NJ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2011	Mar 18, 2014	no	NEW YORK, NY\|DELRAY BEACH, FL\|NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY\|BOCA RATON, FL\|FORT LAUDERDALE, FL\|NEW YORK, NY\|BOCA RATON, FL	Previous registration
EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 7, 2010	Apr 11, 2011	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 11, 2008	Oct 17, 2008	no	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	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
BUCKMAN ADVISORY GROUP LLC	KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Jul 1, 2015	Jul 13, 2015	12	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	BUCKMAN ADVISORY GROUP LLC	Mar 18, 2014	Apr 15, 2014	28	Firm change	Other
EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Apr 11, 2011	Jun 1, 2011	51	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	Oct 17, 2008	Oct 7, 2010	720	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 13, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BUCKMAN ADVISORY GROUP LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 15, 2014 to Jul 1, 2015factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2011 to Mar 18, 2014factForm ADV
→ EAGLE STRATEGIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2010 to Apr 11, 2011factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 11, 2008 to Oct 17, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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