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

Apr 1, 1983earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

43derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

26derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

2

Registered states

1

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Feb 28, 2000

First registration

Mar 22, 1992

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

MELISSA SHAW ARMSTRONG|MELISSA SHAW

IAPD individual key

1390408

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:f0b86971-82cd-92fb-7069-1f0995d5c03f

First observed

Mar 22, 1992

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.