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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

Diane Kathrine Taylor

Advisor at MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

ALPHARETTA, GA | Livingston, NJ

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 27, 2002 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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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 27, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63
First exam: Jun 22, 2019
First registration: Jun 27, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DIANE KATHERINE HVIZDAK|DIANE KATHERINE HONER|DIANE HONER|DIANE KATHERINE TAYLOR
IAPD individual key: 2619920

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
MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	May 11, 2026	n/a	yes	ALPHARETTA, GA\|Livingston, NJ	Current employment
SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 3, 2019	May 8, 2026	no	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Previous registration
SUMMIT EQUITIES INC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 24, 2017	Dec 27, 2018	no	PARSIPPANY, NJ	Previous registration
FREEDOM WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Jun 22, 2010	Aug 31, 2012	no	BOCA RATON, FL	Previous registration
SHAPIRO FINANCIAL SECURITY GROUP, INC.	Independent wealth	May 26, 2006	Feb 28, 2011	no	HAZLET, NJ	Previous registration
HAMEL ASSOCIATES,INC.	Independent wealth	Jun 27, 2002	Jan 20, 2006	no	LIVINGSTON, NJ	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
SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLC	MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS	May 8, 2026	May 11, 2026	3	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
SUMMIT EQUITIES INC	SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLC	Dec 27, 2018	Jan 3, 2019	7	Firm change	RIA to ibd
FREEDOM WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	SUMMIT EQUITIES INC	Aug 31, 2012	Apr 24, 2017	1,697	Firm change after gap	Other
SHAPIRO FINANCIAL SECURITY GROUP, INC.	FREEDOM WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Feb 28, 2011	Jun 22, 2010	-251	Firm change after gap	Other
HAMEL ASSOCIATES,INC.	SHAPIRO FINANCIAL SECURITY GROUP, INC.	Jan 20, 2006	May 26, 2006	126	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
299322:142457:NJ:2026-05-08	May 8, 2026	May 11, 2026	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Firm change
11039:299322:NJ:2018-12-21	Dec 27, 2018	Jan 3, 2019	PARSIPPANY, NJ	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 11, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2019 to May 8, 2026factForm ADV
→ SUMMIT EQUITIES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2017 to Dec 27, 2018factForm ADV
→ FREEDOM WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2010 to Aug 31, 2012factForm ADV
→ SHAPIRO FINANCIAL SECURITY GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 26, 2006 to Feb 28, 2011factForm ADV
→ HAMEL ASSOCIATES,INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 27, 2002 to Jan 20, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 8, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Diane Kathrine Taylor left Summit Financial, Llc for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2026-05-11)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago