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RIA / WealthAdvisorPersonal Financial Specialist21 years in industry

MICHELE CHRISTINE HAMMANN

Advisor at MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 15, 2019 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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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: Feb 1, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Personal Financial Specialist
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 15, 2019
First registration: Jan 15, 2019
Dual registered: no
Other names: Michele Christine Summers
IAPD individual key: 7025129

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	Jan 9, 2026	n/a	yes	Lawrence, KS\|Topeka, KS\|Salina, KS\|Overland Park, KS\|ALPHARETTA, GA\|Meriden, KS	Current employment
WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 11, 2020	Feb 25, 2026	no	WEST CHESTER, PA\|Lawrence, KS	Previous registration
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Oct 25, 2019	Sep 17, 2020	no	IRVING, TX	Previous registration
1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 15, 2019	Oct 25, 2019	no	TOPEKA, KS	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
WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC	MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Feb 25, 2026	Jan 9, 2026	-47	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC	Sep 17, 2020	Sep 11, 2020	-6	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Oct 25, 2019	Oct 25, 2019	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
171976:142457:KS:2026-02-25	Feb 25, 2026	Jan 9, 2026	LAWRENCE, KS	Firm change after gap
104556:171976:TX:2020-09-15	Sep 17, 2020	Sep 11, 2020	IRVING, TX	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 9, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 11, 2020 to Feb 25, 2026factForm ADV
→ AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2019 to Sep 17, 2020factForm ADV
→ 1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 15, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 25, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Michele Christine Hammann left Wealthcare Advisory Partners Llc for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2026-01-09)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:7cdd1c7b-a323-99e6-a887-9bcd297f1217
First observed: Jan 15, 2019
Last observed: Sep 15, 2026 6 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.

MICHELE CHRISTINE HAMMANN

Advisor at MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

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Firm

Class

Began

Ended

Current

Branch

Basis

MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Bd affiliated wealth

Jan 9, 2026

n/a

yes

Current employment

WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC

Bd affiliated wealth

Sep 11, 2020

Feb 25, 2026

WEST CHESTER, PA|Lawrence, KS

Previous registration

AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES

Former SEC adviser

Oct 25, 2019

Sep 17, 2020

IRVING, TX

Previous registration

1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC

Former SEC adviser

Jan 15, 2019

Oct 25, 2019

TOPEKA, KS

Previous registration

From

Left

Joined

Gap, days

Kind

Move type

WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC

MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Feb 25, 2026

Jan 9, 2026

-47

Firm change after gap

RIA to RIA

AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES

WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC

Sep 17, 2020

Sep 11, 2020

-6

Firm change

Ibd to RIA

1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC

AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES

Oct 25, 2019

Bulk transfer

Ibd to ibd

Team

Left

Joined

From

Kind

171976:142457:KS:2026-02-25

Feb 25, 2026

Jan 9, 2026

LAWRENCE, KS

Firm change after gap

104556:171976:TX:2020-09-15

Sep 17, 2020

Sep 11, 2020

IRVING, TX

Firm change