This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

Current firm class

broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Jul 19, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

15derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Jul 19, 2011

First registration

Mar 16, 2016

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

TARA ELIZABETH DEMPSEY|TARA ELIZABETH CARLSON|TARA DEMPSEY CARLSON|Tara Carlson

IAPD individual key

5668845

• Occurred

  Mar 3, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Tara Dempsey Carlson left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Kestra Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-02-27)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:0682f3d9-5c72-a9be-2b9a-3bf95f10b241

First observed

Mar 16, 2016

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 4 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.