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

May 23, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

29derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

19derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

3

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

May 23, 1997

First registration

Jan 17, 2003

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

RICK Lee KENT|RICK KENT

IAPD individual key

2871310

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:a1b2fd16-d954-d5eb-3f4e-eac439f8d86c

First observed

Jan 17, 2003

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.