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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

MATTHEW BRYAN DUPON

Advisor at MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Pasadena, CA | ALPHARETTA, GA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 7, 1999 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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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: May 8, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: May 8, 1998
First registration: Sep 7, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MATTHEW BRIAN DUPON|MATTHEW BRIAN DUPON
IAPD individual key: 3006902

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	Jul 31, 2026	n/a	yes	ALPHARETTA, GA\|Pasadena, CA	Current employment
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	National bd RIA	Nov 1, 2013	Aug 3, 2026	no	PASADENA, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|Sierra Madre, CA\|Flower Mound, TX	Previous registration
HINDS FINANCIAL GROUP INC	Independent wealth	May 12, 2010	Dec 12, 2013	no	LAKEWOOD, CO	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 7, 1999	Nov 7, 2013	no	PASADENA, CA\|PASADENA, CA	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
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Aug 3, 2026	Jul 31, 2026	-3	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
HINDS FINANCIAL GROUP INC	COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	Dec 12, 2013	Nov 1, 2013	-41	Firm change after gap	Other
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	HINDS FINANCIAL GROUP INC	Nov 7, 2013	May 12, 2010	-1,275	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 31, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 1, 2013 to Aug 3, 2026factForm ADV
→ HINDS FINANCIAL GROUP INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 12, 2010 to Dec 12, 2013factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 1999 to Nov 7, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 3, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Bryan Dupon left Commonwealth Financial Network for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2026-07-31)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago