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Pfg Advisors

3200 N. Central Ave Suite #200, Phoenix, AZ 85012 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2018-12-10
AZ RA APPROVED 2015-04-24
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2018-12-10
  • AZ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2015-04-24

Branch Locations

4491 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705 • United States

5280 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712-2115 • United States

1183 W Irvington Rd Suite 191, Tucson, AZ 85714 • United States

4911 E. Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711 • United States

5801 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85711 • United States

8235 S. Houghton Rd., Tucson, AZ 85747 • 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
Lpl Financial Llc Tucson AZ 01/2013 10/2017
Pfg Advisors Tucson AZ 04/2015 Present
Securities America, Inc. Tucson AZ 10/2017 06/2024
Osaic Wealth, Inc. Tucson AZ 06/2024 11/2025
United Planners Scottsdale AZ 11/2025 Present
James A Merkel Tucson AZ 01/2019 Present
  • 01/2013 → 10/2017
    Tucson, AZ
  • 04/2015 → Present
    Tucson, AZ
  • 10/2017 → 06/2024
    Securities America, Inc.
    Tucson, AZ
  • 06/2024 → 11/2025
    Osaic Wealth, Inc.
    Tucson, AZ
  • 11/2025 → Present
    United Planners
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • 01/2019 → Present
    James A Merkel
    Tucson, AZ
Previous Registrations
  • 2013-05-14 → 2017-10-11
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
    Tucson, AZ
Other Businesses

1.) PFG ADVISORS - IAR - REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR - PHOENIX, AZ - SINCE 01/2013 - INVESTMENT RELATED 2.) JAMES A MERKEL - INSURANCE AGENT - NON-VARIABLE INSURANCE - TUCSON, AZ - SINCE 01/2019 - INVESTMENT RELATED 3.) PYRAMID FCU - INVESTMENT ADVISOR - DBA NAME FOR MARKETING PURPOSES ONLY - TUCSON, AZ - SINCE 10/2014 - INVESTMENT RELATED

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2013-05-13
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2003-01-16
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2013-05-13
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2003-01-16

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