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Merit Financial Advisors

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IL RA APPROVED 2025-11-14
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-11-14

Branch Locations

20 N. Clark Street, Suite 2825, Chicago, IL 60602 • 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
Jackson National Life Distributors Llc Denver CO 07/2013 12/2018
Jackson National Life Distributors Llc Franklin TN 12/2018 05/2020
Adp Broker Dealer Inc Chicago IL 05/2020 10/2020
University Of Indiana Bloomington IN 10/2020 10/2021
Slalom Chicago IL 10/2021 08/2024
Commonwealth Financial Network Waltham MA 08/2024 05/2025
Blueprint Wealth Advisors Llc Chicago IL 08/2024 05/2025
Commonwealth Financial Network Waltham MA 05/2025 11/2025
Blueprint Wealth Advisors Llc Chicago IL 05/2025 11/2025
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments Albany NY 11/2025 Present
Merit Financial Advisors Alpharetta GA 11/2025 Present
  • 07/2013 → 12/2018
    Jackson National Life Distributors Llc
    Denver, CO
  • 12/2018 → 05/2020
    Jackson National Life Distributors Llc
    Franklin, TN
  • 05/2020 → 10/2020
    Adp Broker Dealer Inc
    Chicago, IL
  • 10/2020 → 10/2021
    University Of Indiana
    Bloomington, IN
  • 10/2021 → 08/2024
    Slalom
    Chicago, IL
  • 08/2024 → 05/2025
    Waltham, MA
  • 08/2024 → 05/2025
    Blueprint Wealth Advisors Llc
    Chicago, IL
  • 05/2025 → 11/2025
    Waltham, MA
  • 05/2025 → 11/2025
    Blueprint Wealth Advisors Llc
    Chicago, IL
  • 11/2025 → Present
    Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
    Albany, NY
  • 11/2025 → Present
    Alpharetta, GA
Previous Registrations
  • 2024-08-20 → 2025-11-18
    Chicago, IL
    Chicago, IL
    Chicago, IL
  • 2013-10-25 → 2016-03-29
    Curian Capital, Llc
    Denver, CO
Other Businesses

1. Merit Financial Advisors. Investment-related. At registered location. RIA. IAR. 11/2025. 160 hrs/month. 160 hrs during securities hrs. Service clients. 2. Fixed Insurance. Investment-related. At registered location. Fixed Insurance. Agent. 11/2025. 1 hr/month. 1 hr during securities hrs. Provide insurance advice based on the needs of clients.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2025-05-21
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2013-10-24
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2025-05-21
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2013-10-24
Other Names
  • Johnny Michael O'SHea
  • John Michael Oshea
  • John Michael O'SHea
  • John Oshea

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