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Merit Financial Advisors

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2025-12-16
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-12-16

Branch Locations

21700 East Copley Dr, Ste 120, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 • 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
Lyft Los Angeles CA 11/2014 03/2020
Uber Los Angeles CA 07/2015 03/2020
Merced College Merced CA 08/2016 12/2016
University Of California- Merced Merced CA 01/2017 05/2019
Copenhagen University Copenhagen 08/2018 01/2019
Copenhagen Business School Copenhagen 08/2018 01/2019
Equitable Advisors Llc New York NY 09/2021 05/2022
Unemployment Los Angeles CA 03/2020 09/2021
Nylife Securities Llc Glendale CA 08/2022 12/2023
New York Life Insurance Company Glendale CA 06/2022 12/2023
Fisher Investments Camas WA 03/2024 12/2025
Merit Financial Advisors Alpharetta GA 12/2025 Present
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments Albany NY 01/2026 Present
  • 11/2014 → 03/2020
    Lyft
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 07/2015 → 03/2020
    Uber
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 08/2016 → 12/2016
    Merced College
    Merced, CA
  • 01/2017 → 05/2019
    University Of California- Merced
    Merced, CA
  • 08/2018 → 01/2019
    Copenhagen University
    Copenhagen
  • 08/2018 → 01/2019
    Copenhagen Business School
    Copenhagen
  • 09/2021 → 05/2022
    Equitable Advisors Llc
    New York, NY
  • 03/2020 → 09/2021
    Unemployment
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 08/2022 → 12/2023
    Nylife Securities Llc
    Glendale, CA
  • 06/2022 → 12/2023
    New York Life Insurance Company
    Glendale, CA
  • 03/2024 → 12/2025
    Camas, WA
  • 12/2025 → Present
    Alpharetta, GA
  • 01/2026 → Present
    Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
    Albany, NY
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

1) Merit Financial Advisors. Investment-related. At registered location. RIA. Financial Advisor. Start date: 12/2025. 160 hrs/month; all during trading hours. Provide advice to clients. 2) Fixed Insurance. Investment-related. At registered location. Fixed / Traditional Insurance. Agent. Start date: 12/2025. 1 hrs/month all during trading hours. Sales of fixed / traditional insurance products. 3) Amazon Influencers Program; Not investment-related; 410 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109; Digital Creator; 11/2023; 0 hours monthly and during securities trading hours; Amazon item links are created on a digital Amazon storefront which I place in my videos so viewers can locate items I use for automotive repairs, etc. (NON-Investment related) 4) Google Adsense (Youtube); Not investment-related; 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043; Digital Creator; 12/2022; 1 hour monthly; 0 hours during securities trading hours; Produced videos that now generate royalties. Videos are NON-Investment related. Content is on automotive repairs, & how-to.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2026-06-30
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2023-11-14
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2026-06-30
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2023-11-14

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