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

LPL FINANCIAL 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 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

11derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66

First exam

Oct 8, 2018

First registration

Oct 9, 2018

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Diego Mercado Morales|DIEGO MERCADO|DIEGO A MERCADO

IAPD individual key

6959630

• Occurred

  Jul 15, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Diego A Mercado left Wells Fargo Advisors for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2026-07-06)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
• Occurred

  Feb 5, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Diego A Mercado left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2024-02-01)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:da0b7d60-a06a-8d6c-cace-8366f5801687

First observed

Oct 9, 2018

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.