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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner14 years in industry

ERIC PRESTON SCRUGGS

Advisor at COVENANT WEALTH ADVISORS

STONEHAM, MA | RICHMOND, VA | Stoneham, MA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 6, 2012 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: COVENANT WEALTH ADVISORS
Current firm class: independent 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, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 31, 2012
First registration: Sep 6, 2012
Dual registered: no
Other names: ERIC SCRUGGS
IAPD individual key: 6082402

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
COVENANT WEALTH ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Jun 9, 2026	n/a	yes	RICHMOND, VA\|Stoneham, MA	Current employment
HARK FINANCIAL PLANNING	State registered	Mar 30, 2023	n/a	yes	STONEHAM, MA	Current employment
Ndvr	Former SEC adviser	Feb 8, 2021	Mar 14, 2023	no	Boston, MA	Previous registration
SHEPHERD KAPLAN LLC	Asset manager	Jun 14, 2017	Aug 27, 2020	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Independent wealth	Sep 6, 2012	Apr 5, 2017	no	RESTON, VA	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
Ndvr	HARK FINANCIAL PLANNING	Mar 14, 2023	Mar 30, 2023	16	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
SHEPHERD KAPLAN LLC	Ndvr	Aug 27, 2020	Feb 8, 2021	165	Firm change	Other
ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	SHEPHERD KAPLAN LLC	Apr 5, 2017	Jun 14, 2017	70	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ COVENANT WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 9, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ HARK FINANCIAL PLANNINGRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 30, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NDVRRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 8, 2021 to Mar 14, 2023factForm ADV
→ SHEPHERD KAPLAN LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2017 to Aug 27, 2020factForm ADV
→ ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 6, 2012 to Apr 5, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 14, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Eric Preston Scruggs left Ndvr for Hark Financial Planning (registered 2023-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago