Lorence H Merritt

Employer firm

Independent Financial Partners CRD 125112

$16.3B regulatory AUM

Reported services (Item 5G)

Financial planning
Portfolio management (individuals)
Pension consulting
Selection of other advisers
Educational seminars
NON-DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT ADVICE

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Current Employers

Independent Financial Partners

3030 North Rocky Point Drive West Suite 700, Tampa, FL 33607 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
IL	RA	APPROVED	2010-10-19

IL RA
APPROVED

Since 2010-10-19

Branch Locations

Highland Park, IL • 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

Organization	City	State	From	To
Sheridan Road Advisors, Llc	Northbrook	IL	12/2006	03/2018
Lpl Financial Llc	Northbrook	IL	11/2010	03/2018
Independent Financial Partners	Northbrook	IL	10/2010	Present
The Merritt Advisory Group	Highland Park	IL	03/2018	Present

12/2006 → 03/2018

Sheridan Road Advisors, Llc

Northbrook, IL
11/2010 → 03/2018

Lpl Financial Llc

Northbrook, IL
10/2010 → Present

Independent Financial Partners

Northbrook, IL
03/2018 → Present

The Merritt Advisory Group

Highland Park, IL

Previous Registrations

2010-09-29 → 2010-12-31

Sheridan Road Advisors, Llc

Northbrook, IL
2008-03-03 → 2010-12-01

Nrp Advisors, Inc.

Northbrook, IL
2006-12-12 → 2008-10-16

Nrp Financial, Inc.

Northbrook, IL

Bryan, OH

Bryan, OH

Northbrook, IL
1997-09-02 → 2006-12-13

Equitable Advisors, Llc

Northbrook, IL

Northbrook, IL

Northbrook, IL

Other Businesses

1. 12/02/2010 - COMMUNITY, CIVIC AND CHARITABLE BOARD - 1% TIME SPENT- SALE & RENEWAL COMMSSION INCOME OF FIXED LIFE/ANNUITY PRODUCTS. 2. 11/25/2013 - INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS - REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR - PROVIDE FINANCIAL ADVICE FOR A FEE OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT. - 90% OF TIME SPENT -Highland Park, IL 3. 06/07/2016 * IFP Insurance Group * Non-Variable Insurance * inv rel * 1795 Lake Cook Rd, #308, Highland Park, IL 60035 * a. Broker b. IFP Insurance Group c. Yes d. No * start 06/02/2016 * 1 hr/mo during secs trdg hrs. 4. Temple Beth Israel - 3601 West Dempster Street, Skokie, IL 60076 - Co-Chair of Legacy Fundraising, Member of the congregation, not investment related, Start Date 1/10/2022, 8 hr/mo, 1 hr/mo during trading hours - Responsible for building a committee to build relationships with congregants for the purpose of fundraising for the future generations of the synagogue. Not a member of the finance committee of the synagogue.

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	1999-06-03
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	1991-06-22

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

1999-06-03
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

1991-06-22

Designations

Chartered Financial Consultant

Other Names

Lory Merritt

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