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

Sep 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

11derivedfrom 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

First exam

Jul 11, 2025

First registration

Sep 2, 2025

Dual registered

no

Other names

Ryan G Waldrip

IAPD individual key

8052372

• Occurred

  Aug 6, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Ryan Garrick Waldrip left Empower Advisory Group, Llc for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2026-08-11)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
• Occurred

  Jul 10, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Ryan Garrick Waldrip left Edward Jones for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2026-07-30)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:6130da8d-e12b-186a-c956-ba4b40404bb4

First observed

Sep 2, 2025

Last observed

Sep 15, 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.