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

Jan 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

11derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Dec 22, 2015

First registration

Dec 22, 2015

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

6437338

• Occurred

  Jan 22, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  David Michael Wahlen left Captrust for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2025-01-29)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:caaaa929-8a02-ef48-1f26-415b0bd9d377

First observed

Dec 22, 2015

Last observed

Sep 15, 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.