Benjamin Thomas Murphy

Employer firm

Merit Financial Advisors CRD 142457

$23.9B regulatory AUM 3 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• Educational seminars

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 07/2011 → 08/2025
  Hoyle Partain And Company Llc
  Snyder, TX
• 10/2014 → 08/2025
  Commonwealth Financial Network
  Waltham, MA
• 10/2014 → 08/2025
  Global Wealth Advisors
  Midland, TX
• 08/2025 → Present
  Merit Financial Advisors
  Alpharetta, GA
• 08/2025 → Present
  Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
  Madison, NY

Previous Registrations

• 2017-02-06 → 2026-01-02
  Global Wealth Advisors
  Snyder, TX
  Snyder, TX
  Lewisville, TX
  Midland, TX
• 2015-01-02 → 2025-08-20
  Commonwealth Financial Network
  Lewisville, TX
  Midland, TX

Other Businesses

1) Merit Financial Advisors. Investment-related. At registered location. RIA. Financial Advisor. Start date: 08/2015. 160 hrs/month; all during trading hours. Provide advice to clients. 2. Tax Preparation, Partain Spear, LLC; Located at 2721 81st St, Lubbock, TX 79423, as of 1/01/2011; Less than 10% of time spent during business hours; Not conducted at branch; Not investment related 3. Murphy Brothers Cattle Company, LLC, manager of finance and 50% owner of family owned private entity created for operating cattle ranch, not conducted at branch, not investment-related. 4. Owner of rental property located in Snyder, TX; As of 08/15/2018; Approximately 2% time spent during securities trading hours per month; Not conducted at branch location; Investment related. 5. Co-owner, Brent Murphy, LLC; private entity established as a holding company for Brent Murphy Family LP; Located in Ira, TX; as of 01/05/2025; 1% of time spent during business hours; Not conducted at branch location; investment related. 6. Co-owner; Brent Murphy Family, LP; an entity created for the purpose of owning farmland located in Ira, TX , as of 01/05/2025; 2% time spent during business hours; Not conducted at branch; Investment related.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2014-11-25

Designations

• Personal Financial Specialist