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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

TAMARA DENISE SNIDER

Advisor at MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

FRISCO, TX | ALPHARETTA, GA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 15, 2009 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: Jul 13, 2009earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 13, 2009
First registration: Jul 15, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: TAMARA D COTTINGHAM|TAMI SNIDER
IAPD individual key: 4259746

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	Nov 2, 2017	n/a	yes	ALPHARETTA, GA\|FRISCO, TX	Current employment
STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 2, 2014	Oct 31, 2017	no	FRISCO, TX\|FRISCO, TX	Previous registration
FORTITUDE ADVISORY GROUP L.L.C.	Independent wealth	Apr 10, 2012	Apr 25, 2014	no	GIG HARBOR, WA	Previous registration
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 6, 2011	Jan 30, 2012	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Jul 15, 2009	Nov 17, 2009	no	Dallas, TX	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
STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Oct 31, 2017	Nov 2, 2017	2	Firm change	Other
FORTITUDE ADVISORY GROUP L.L.C.	STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	Apr 25, 2014	Jun 2, 2014	38	Firm change	Other
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	FORTITUDE ADVISORY GROUP L.L.C.	Jan 30, 2012	Apr 10, 2012	71	Firm change	Other
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Nov 17, 2009	Jul 6, 2011	596	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
153184:142457:TX:2017-10-31	Oct 31, 2017	Nov 2, 2017	FRISCO, TX	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 2, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
→ STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2014 to Oct 31, 2017factForm ADV
→ FORTITUDE ADVISORY GROUP L.L.C.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 10, 2012 to Apr 25, 2014factForm ADV
→ NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 6, 2011 to Jan 30, 2012factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2009 to Nov 17, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

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