Hsien Lin

Employer firm

Kovack Advisors, Inc. CRD 140808

$6.28B regulatory AUM 205 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Selection of other advisers

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 11/2015 → 09/2018
  Ubs Financial Services Inc.
  San Francisco, CA
• 11/2018 → 05/2025
  Western International Securities, Inc.
  Pasadena, CA
• 05/2025 → Present
  Kovack Securities, Inc.
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 05/2025 → Present
  Kovack Advisors, Inc.
  Fort Lauderdale, FL

Previous Registrations

• 2018-11-30 → 2025-05-08
  Western International Securities, Inc.
  Campbell, CA
• 2015-11-06 → 2018-10-22
  Ubs Financial Services Inc.
  San Francisco, CA
  Palo Alto, CA
• 1998-12-17 → 2015-11-06
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  San Jose, CA
  San Francisco, CA
  San Jose, CA
  San Jose, CA
  San Francisco, CA

Other Businesses

1) VARIABLE ANNUITIES - 10947 NORTHSEAL SQUARE, CUPERTINO, CA 95014; INVESTMENT RELATED; FINANCIAL ADVISOR; START DATE FEBRUARY 13, 2026; 1 HOUR/MONTH DEVOTED TO OTHER BUSINESS; 1 HOUR/MONTH DEVOTED TO OTHER BUSINESS DURING SECURITIES TRADING HOURS.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  1998-11-17

Other Names

• Melissa Lin
• Hsien Lin
• Melissa Lin