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

Jun 13, 1988earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

38derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Jun 13, 1988

First registration

Apr 18, 2012

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

1811024

• Occurred

  May 23, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  John Franklin Keene left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2023-05-23)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:0adaf4ba-1052-aabd-e86f-79b315c9ef55

First observed

Apr 18, 2012

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 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.