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

Apr 1, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

23derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S65

First exam

Oct 25, 2023

First registration

Apr 5, 2024

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

7885616

• Occurred

  Mar 31, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Layla Rene Vanderslice left Your Retirement Coach for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2026-03-17)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:e107224a-e07f-3e25-5851-0685ad088e69

First observed

Apr 5, 2024

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 4 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.