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Registered advisor
David Lynn Nicholas
Feed of 09/14/2026
At current firm
0 y
since Feb 5, 2026
In the industry
36 y
since Feb 12, 1990 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
2
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
2
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S65, S63
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. BD affiliated currentsince Feb 5, 2026 · Scottsboro, Al
- Kovack Advisors, Inc. BD affiliatedJun 30, 2011 to Feb 10, 2026 · Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
- Edward Jones national BDJun 25, 1992 to May 12, 2011 · Scottsboro, Al
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Kovack Advisors, Inc. to Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.left Feb 10, 2026, registered Feb 5, 2026 (-5 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another · moved with a team
- Edward Jones to Kovack Advisors, Inc.left May 12, 2011, registered Jun 30, 2011 (49 days) · Other
Signals
- David Lynn Nicholas left Kovack Advisors, Inc. for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2026-02-05)Feb 10, 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
- 36derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address