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Merit Financial Advisors

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED 2026-01-28
MD RA APPROVED 2025-10-03
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-28
  • MD RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-10-03

Branch Locations

2099 Gaither Road, Suite 110, Rockville, MD 20850 • United States

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

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Wealth Strategies Group Gaithersburg MD 06/1987 09/2025
National Planning Corporation Rockville MD 04/1999 08/2017
Aci Partners, Llc Rockville MD 06/2013 09/2025
Triad Advisors, Inc. Norcross GA 08/2017 08/2024
Osaic Wealth, Inc. Rockville MD 08/2024 09/2025
Merit Financial Advisors Alpharetta GA 09/2025 Present
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments Albany NY 10/2025 Present
  • 06/1987 → 09/2025
    Wealth Strategies Group
    Gaithersburg, MD
  • 04/1999 → 08/2017
    National Planning Corporation
    Rockville, MD
  • 06/2013 → 09/2025
    Aci Partners, Llc
    Rockville, MD
  • 08/2017 → 08/2024
    Triad Advisors, Inc.
    Norcross, GA
  • 08/2024 → 09/2025
    Osaic Wealth, Inc.
    Rockville, MD
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Alpharetta, GA
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
    Albany, NY
Previous Registrations
  • 2013-09-16 → 2025-12-04
    Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions, Llc
    Rockville, MD
    Rockville, MD
  • 1999-04-13 → 2017-08-02
    National Planning Corporation
    Annapolis, MD
    Gaithersburg, MD
    Rockville, MD
Other Businesses

1) Merit Financial Advisors. Investment related. At registered location. RIA. IAR. 10/3/2025. 160. 160 during securities trading hours. Service clients. 2) Fixed Insurance. Non-investment related. At registered location. Fixed insurance. Agent. 1. 1 during securities trading hours. Provide insurance advice based on the needs of client(s). 3) Tame Your Money Elephants. Non-Investment related. 4103 Aztec drive Johnson City, TN 37604. Author of book. 6/1/2016. 1. 0 during securities trading hours. I wrote the book and will be writing a second book. 4) M Group LLC. Non-Investment related. 4103 Aztec drive Johnson City, TN 37604. Fixed insurance. Agent. 1. 0. during securities trading hours. Deposit renewal Commissions Earned. 5) Montgomery Rental Management. Non-Investment related. 4103 Aztec drive Johnson City, TN 37604. Real Estate Rental. Owner. 1/1/1987. 8. 2 during securities trading hours. Manage our rental properties with my wife 6) National Capital Trolley Museum. Non-Investment related. 1313 Bonifont Road Silver Spring, MD 20905. Board of Directors. Board member. 5. 0 during securities trading hours. On the board of the non-profit museum.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1994-05-20
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1994-05-20
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