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DARSHAN PRAKASH MAKIM

Advisor at POINTOAK RETIREMENT ADVISORS

MCLEAN, VA

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 11, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: POINTOAK RETIREMENT ADVISORS
Current firm class: institutional managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Mar 7, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom 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|S66
First exam: Mar 7, 2006
First registration: Apr 11, 2006
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 5043274

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
POINTOAK RETIREMENT ADVISORS	Institutional manager	Sep 3, 2021	n/a	yes	MCLEAN, VA	Current employment
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 5, 2016	Aug 31, 2021	no	Vienna, VA\|Vienna, VA\|AUSTIN, TX	Previous registration
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 10, 2014	Sep 22, 2016	no	FALLS CHURCH, VA\|AUSTIN, TX\|FALLS CHURCH, VA\|Vienna, VA\|McLean, VA	Previous registration
FINANCIAL TELESIS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 25, 2012	Sep 10, 2014	no	SAN RAFAEL, CA\|WASHINGTON, DC\|FALLS CHURCH, VA	Previous registration
KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 28, 2009	Jan 25, 2012	no	WASHINGTON, DC\|WASHINGTON, DC	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 22, 2008	May 26, 2009	no	VIENNA, VA\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|WASHINGTON, DC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 11, 2006	May 30, 2008	no	WASHINGTON, DC	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
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	POINTOAK RETIREMENT ADVISORS	Aug 31, 2021	Sep 3, 2021	3	Firm change	Ibd to new firm
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Sep 22, 2016	May 5, 2016	-140	Bulk transfer	Other
FINANCIAL TELESIS, INC.	NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Sep 10, 2014	Sep 10, 2014	0	Firm change	Other
KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	FINANCIAL TELESIS, INC.	Jan 25, 2012	Jan 25, 2012	0	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.	May 26, 2009	May 28, 2009	2	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 30, 2008	May 22, 2008	-8	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ POINTOAK RETIREMENT ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 3, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 5, 2016 to Aug 31, 2021factForm ADV
→ NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 2014 to Sep 22, 2016factForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL TELESIS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 25, 2012 to Sep 10, 2014factForm ADV
→ KOVACK ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 28, 2009 to Jan 25, 2012factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 22, 2008 to May 26, 2009factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 11, 2006 to May 30, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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