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

PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC

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

Sep 8, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

15derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S63

First exam

Sep 8, 2011

First registration

Apr 7, 2016

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

5891760

• Occurred

  Mar 19, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Brian Mercado left Jsf Financial, Llc for Private Advisor Group, Llc (registered 2025-11-07)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:ca46c3fd-a322-3a9d-c0ca-a6eeba6f652d

First observed

Apr 7, 2016

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.