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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

JOHN DOUGLAS BAXLEY

Advisor at MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Knoxville, TN | ALPHARETTA, GA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 26, 2003 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: Apr 28, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Apr 28, 1999
First registration: Aug 26, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DOUG BAXLEY|JOHN DOUGLAS BAXLEY|DOUG BAXLEY
IAPD individual key: 3214809

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 7, 2023	n/a	yes	Knoxville, TN\|ALPHARETTA, GA	Current employment
SILVER OAK SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 28, 2021	Nov 3, 2023	no	JACKSON, TN\|North Liberty, IA\|Knoxville, TN	Previous registration
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 4, 2019	May 24, 2021	no	Fairfield, IA	Previous registration
LADENBURG THALMANN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	Other adviser	Jan 10, 2017	Jul 2, 2019	no	Knoxville, TN	Previous registration
SSN ADVISORY, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 18, 2006	Dec 31, 2018	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
LANDOAK SECURITIES, LLC	n/a	Aug 26, 2003	Aug 11, 2006	no	KNOXVILLE, TN\|KNOXVILLE, TN	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
SILVER OAK SECURITIES, INC.	MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Nov 3, 2023	Nov 7, 2023	4	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	SILVER OAK SECURITIES, INC.	May 24, 2021	May 28, 2021	4	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
LADENBURG THALMANN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Jul 2, 2019	Sep 4, 2019	64	Firm change	RIA to ibd
SSN ADVISORY, INC.	LADENBURG THALMANN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	Dec 31, 2018	Jan 10, 2017	-720	Firm change after gap	Other
LANDOAK SECURITIES, LLC	SSN ADVISORY, INC.	Aug 11, 2006	Aug 18, 2006	7	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 7, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SILVER OAK SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 28, 2021 to Nov 3, 2023factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 4, 2019 to May 24, 2021factForm ADV
→ LADENBURG THALMANN ASSET MANAGEMENT INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 10, 2017 to Jul 2, 2019factForm ADV
→ SSN ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 18, 2006 to Dec 31, 2018factForm ADV
→ LANDOAK SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 26, 2003 to Aug 11, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 3, 2023
Advisor changed firm
John Douglas Baxley left Silver Oak Securities, Inc. for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2023-11-07)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago