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

Mar 12, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

19derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

16derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

3

Exams

S66

First exam

Mar 12, 2007

First registration

Jun 15, 2007

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

DAVID S ELDER

IAPD individual key

5273111

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:92b6a3fb-6468-4138-5ca3-a53850da551d

First observed

Jun 15, 2007

Last observed

Sep 14, 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.