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

MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

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

Aug 1, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

15derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Feb 16, 2022

First registration

Mar 21, 2023

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Arin Eskandari

IAPD individual key

7442998

• Occurred

  Aug 3, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Arin Hovanesian left Commonwealth Financial Network for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2026-08-03)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
• Occurred

  Jun 30, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Arin Hovanesian left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2025-08-26)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:0727ffbc-477d-b7ec-5f24-77baecfd8905

First observed

Mar 21, 2023

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.