DFX Intelligence

Data Factory

RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)46 years in industry

Scott Lawrence Olson

Advisor at IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC

Melbourne, FL | CHARLOTTE, NC

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on RIA / Wealth Management.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:ria:696e14e2-19f2-5f8b-8b49-d827813631ca

Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 26, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Current firm: IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC
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 18, 1980earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 46derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Aug 18, 1980
First registration: Nov 26, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 711256

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
IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 9, 2026	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC\|Melbourne, FL	Current employment
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 15, 2017	Apr 30, 2021	no	Melbourne, FL\|MELBOURNE, FL\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
FINANCIAL WEST GROUP	Former SEC adviser	Mar 9, 2016	Aug 11, 2017	no	MELBOURNE, FL\|WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA\|MELBOURNE, FL	Previous registration
SB ADVISORY, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 11, 2013	Oct 13, 2014	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Jan 11, 2011	Dec 31, 2023	no	MELBOURNE, FL	Previous registration
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Jan 11, 2011	Dec 31, 2020	no	MELBOURNE, FL	Previous registration
MERRIMAC CORPORATE SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Sep 17, 2010	Apr 17, 2013	no	MELBOURNE, FL\|ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL	Previous registration
WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 3, 2007	Nov 25, 2009	no	MELBOURNE, FL	Previous registration
MUTUAL SERVICE CORPORATION	n/a	Nov 26, 2001	Nov 15, 2007	no	MELBOURNE, FL	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
ATLANTIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	SB ADVISORY, LLC	Dec 31, 2023	Jun 11, 2013	-3,855	Firm change after gap	Other
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Apr 30, 2021	Jan 9, 2026	1,715	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
FINANCIAL WEST GROUP	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Aug 11, 2017	Aug 15, 2017	4	Firm change	Other
SB ADVISORY, LLC	FINANCIAL WEST GROUP	Oct 13, 2014	Mar 9, 2016	513	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRIMAC CORPORATE SECURITIES, INC.	ATLANTIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 17, 2013	Jan 11, 2011	-827	Firm change after gap	Other
WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.	MERRIMAC CORPORATE SECURITIES, INC.	Nov 25, 2009	Sep 17, 2010	296	Firm change	Other
MUTUAL SERVICE CORPORATION	WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.	Nov 15, 2007	Dec 3, 2007	18	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 9, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ATLANTIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 11, 2011 to Dec 31, 2023factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 15, 2017 to Apr 30, 2021factForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL WEST GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 9, 2016 to Aug 11, 2017factForm ADV
→ SB ADVISORY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 11, 2013 to Oct 13, 2014factForm ADV
→ MERRIMAC CORPORATE SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 17, 2010 to Apr 17, 2013factForm ADV
→ WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 3, 2007 to Nov 25, 2009factForm ADV
→ MUTUAL SERVICE CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 26, 2001 to Nov 15, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 31, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Scott Lawrence Olson left Atlantic Financial Advisors, Llc for Sb Advisory, Llc (registered 2013-06-11)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago