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Merit Financial Advisors

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2026-01-29
LA RA APPROVED 2026-01-28
WA RA APPROVED 2022-10-03
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2026-01-29
  • LA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-28
  • WA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2022-10-03

Branch Locations

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

6415 E Lake Sammamish Pkwy Se Suite 100, Issaquah, WA 98029 • 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
Russell Investments Seattle WA 04/2014 01/2017
Umpqua Investments Seattle WA 03/2019 01/2020
Build Asset Management, Llc Seattle WA 01/2020 03/2021
Triad Investment Management Issaquah WA 05/2021 09/2022
Lpl Financial, Llc Issaquah WA 05/2021 08/2024
Russell Investments Seattle WA 01/2017 06/2018
Russell Investments Seattle WA 06/2018 03/2019
Merit Financial Advisors Alpharetta GA 09/2022 Present
Pks Investments Albany NY 08/2024 Present
  • 04/2014 → 01/2017
    Seattle, WA
  • 03/2019 → 01/2020
    Umpqua Investments
    Seattle, WA
  • 01/2020 → 03/2021
    Build Asset Management, Llc
    Seattle, WA
  • 05/2021 → 09/2022
    Triad Investment Management
    Issaquah, WA
  • 05/2021 → 08/2024
    Lpl Financial, Llc
    Issaquah, WA
  • 01/2017 → 06/2018
    Seattle, WA
  • 06/2018 → 03/2019
    Seattle, WA
  • 09/2022 → Present
    Alpharetta, GA
  • 08/2024 → Present
    Pks Investments
    Albany, NY
Previous Registrations
  • 2021-05-27 → 2022-10-04
    Triad Investment Management
    Issaquah, WA
  • 2020-03-10 → 2021-03-01
    Seattle, WA
  • 2019-03-21 → 2020-01-22
    Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Llc
    Seattle, WA
  • 2014-04-28 → 2019-03-22
    Seattle, WA
  • 2011-07-05 → 2014-04-17
    Capital One Advisors, Llc
    Mclean, VA
Other Businesses

1. Merit Financial Group dba Merit Financial Advisors. Investment Related. At registered location. IAR. 09/30/2022. 20.20. I provide investment advisory services through Merit Financial Group, an independent investment advisor firm. 2.Fixed Insurance. Investment related. At registered location. Insurance. Agent. 8/15/2024.10. 10. Provide insurance advice based on the needs of the client(s) 3. PKS. Investment Related. At the registered location. RR of BD. Commission compensation.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2011-06-30
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2011-06-30
Other Names
  • Tom Bakamus
  • Tom Aaron Bakamus

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