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

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

May 13, 1986earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

40derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

6

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S63

First exam

May 13, 1986

First registration

Jun 20, 2002

Dual registered

no

Other names

Steven Patrick Ford

IAPD individual key

1444439

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:cd3426d6-6eb2-afc2-5408-e600bbb33fb8

First observed

Jun 20, 2002

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 5 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.