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Merit Financial Advisors

2400 Lakeview Parkway Suite 550, Alpharetta, GA 30009 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
LA RA APPROVED 2026-01-28
PA RA APPROVED 2025-02-07
  • LA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-28
  • PA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-02-07

Branch Locations

11 E. Chocolate Avenue Suite 201, Hershey, PA 17033 • United States

2400 Lakeview Parkway Suite 550, Alpharetta, GA 30009 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
James,Smith,Durkin & Connelly,Llp Hummelstown PA 07/1997 Present
First Financial Group, Inc. Hummelstown PA 06/2000 12/2019
National Planning Corp Hummelstown PA 06/2000 10/2016
Gregory Richards, Llc Hummelstown PA 09/2006 10/2016
Triad Advisors, Inc. Norcross GA 10/2016 08/2024
Triad Hybrid Solutions Norcross GA 10/2016 02/2025
Osaic Wealth, Inc. Hershey PA 08/2024 02/2025
Merit Financial Group Dba Merit Financial Advisors Alpharetta GA 02/2025 Present
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments Albany NY 02/2025 Present
  • 07/1997 → Present
    James,Smith,Durkin & Connelly,Llp
    Hummelstown, PA
  • 06/2000 → 12/2019
    First Financial Group, Inc.
    Hummelstown, PA
  • 06/2000 → 10/2016
    National Planning Corp
    Hummelstown, PA
  • 09/2006 → 10/2016
    Gregory Richards, Llc
    Hummelstown, PA
  • 10/2016 → 08/2024
    Triad Advisors, Inc.
    Norcross, GA
  • 10/2016 → 02/2025
    Triad Hybrid Solutions
    Norcross, GA
  • 08/2024 → 02/2025
    Osaic Wealth, Inc.
    Hershey, PA
  • 02/2025 → Present
    Merit Financial Group Dba Merit Financial Advisors
    Alpharetta, GA
  • 02/2025 → Present
    Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
    Albany, NY
Previous Registrations
  • 2016-10-28 → 2025-02-11
    Hummelstown, PA
    Atlanta, GA
  • 2017-02-01 → 2017-02-01
    Triad Advisors Llc
    Hershey, PA
    Hershey, PA
    Hummelstown, PA
    Atlanta, GA
  • 2004-02-23 → 2016-11-09
    National Planning Corporation
    Mechanicsburg, PA
    Hummelstown, PA
    Hummelstown, PA
Other Businesses

1. Merit Financial Advisors. Investment-related. At registered location. RIA. IAR. 2/2025. 160 hrs/month. 160 hrs during securities hrs. Service clients. 2. Fixed Insurance. Not investment related. At registered location. Insurance. Agent. 2/2025. 1 hr/month. 1 hr during securities hrs. Provide insurance advice based on the needs of clients. 3. Hershey American Legion Post 386. Not investment related. 166 E Derry Road, Hershey, PA 17033. Charitable/non-profit organization. Judge Advocate. 06/2023. 1 hr/month. 0 hrs during securities hrs. Advise post officers and executive committee members on American Legion constitution and bylaws and perform other duties as are usually incident to the office. 4. James, Smith, Dietterick & Connelly LLP. Not investment related. 11 East Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033. Legal Services. Attorney. 12/2005. 1 hr/month. 0 hrs during securities hrs. Consult on estate planning matters, including wills, trusts and powers of attorney. 5. Valle del Sol Phase 6 Homeowners Association. Non-Investment Related. 508 W. Cordova Road Santa Fe New Mexico, 87505. Non-Profit. Board Member/ Treasurer. 8/2025. 0. 0. Review financial activities as performed by management company, prepare financial statements, prepare annual budget, sign checks as needed to pay vendors. 6. PKS. Investment Related. At the registered location. RR of BD. Commission compensation.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 1999-09-21
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    1999-09-21
Designations
Other Names
  • Greg Richards

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