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

FOCUS ADVISORY, LTD.

Current firm class

state registeredderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Nov 21, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

35derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner|Personal Financial Specialist

Exams

S63

First exam

Nov 21, 1990

First registration

Nov 24, 2003

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

2110089

• Occurred

  Jul 25, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  John Elson Howard left Mercer Global Advisors Inc. for Focus Advisory, Ltd. (registered 2025-07-28)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
• Occurred

  Sep 20, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  John Elson Howard left Resource Planning Group, Ltd. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2022-12-19)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:986a2fa2-d0af-826b-155a-d14372d7ab86

First observed

Nov 24, 2003

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 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.