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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)20 years in industry

LAURA SITHENS

Advisor at MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

ALPHARETTA, GA | Alpharetta, GA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 16, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

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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 5, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 11derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Apr 5, 2006
First registration: Oct 16, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: LAURA V. SITHENS|LAURA V GONZALEZ|LAURA V GONZALEZ|LAURA V SITHENS
IAPD individual key: 4068196

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	Jun 4, 2015	n/a	yes	Alpharetta, GA\|ALPHARETTA, GA	Current employment
ACG WEALTH INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 2, 2015	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
PFM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC	n/a	Feb 19, 2013	Dec 16, 2013	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
PFM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 16, 2006	Mar 28, 2013	no	ATLANTA, GA	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
ACG WEALTH INC.	MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Mar 2, 2015	Jun 4, 2015	94	Firm change	Other
PFM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC	ACG WEALTH INC.	Dec 16, 2013	Sep 9, 2013	-98	Firm change after gap	Other
PFM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	PFM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC	Mar 28, 2013	Feb 19, 2013	-37	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 4, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ACG WEALTH INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 9, 2013 to Mar 2, 2015factForm ADV
→ PFM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 19, 2013 to Dec 16, 2013factForm ADV
→ PFM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 16, 2006 to Mar 28, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

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