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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

Christopher Clement Sherer

Kovack Advisors, Inc.BD affiliatedFt. Lauderdale, Fl dual registrantIAPD 1431750

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Christopher Clement Sherer

At current firm

0 y

since Jun 5, 2026

In the industry

33 y

since Oct 28, 1992 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S65, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Kovack Advisors, Inc. BD affiliated current
since Jun 5, 2026 · Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
Bfc Planning, Inc. BD affiliated
Feb 17, 2026 to Apr 20, 2026 · Stuart, Fl
Osaic Advisory Services, LLC BD affiliated
Nov 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2026 · Stuart, Fl
Arbor Point Advisors former
Jul 27, 2021 to Nov 8, 2024 · Stuart, Fl
Gunnallen Financial, Inc unclassified
Feb 18, 2004 to Mar 30, 2010 · Tampa, Fl
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. unclassified
May 2, 2003 to Feb 9, 2004 · Stuart, Fl

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Bfc Planning, Inc. to Kovack Advisors, Inc.
left Apr 20, 2026, registered Jun 5, 2026 (46 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Osaic Advisory Services, LLC to Bfc Planning, Inc.
left Feb 12, 2026, registered Feb 17, 2026 (5 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Arbor Point Advisors to Osaic Advisory Services, LLC
left Nov 8, 2024, registered Nov 8, 2024 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Gunnallen Financial, Inc to Arbor Point Advisors
left Mar 30, 2010, registered Jul 27, 2021 (4137 days) · Other
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. to Gunnallen Financial, Inc
left Feb 9, 2004, registered Feb 18, 2004 (9 days) · Other

Signals

Christopher Clement Sherer left Bfc Planning, Inc. for Kovack Advisors, Inc. (registered 2026-06-05)
Apr 20, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Christopher Clement Sherer left Osaic Advisory Services, Llc for Bfc Planning, Inc. (registered 2026-02-17)
Feb 12, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address