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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)32 years in industry

PAUL STANTON VIREN

Advisor at MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Spokane, WA | ALPHARETTA, GA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 15, 2000 to Sep 14, 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: Aug 24, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Aug 24, 1994
First registration: Feb 15, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2513965

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	Mar 8, 2024	n/a	yes	ALPHARETTA, GA\|Spokane, WA	Current employment
MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 6, 2016	Mar 8, 2024	no	Spokane, WA\|OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 8, 2009	Aug 16, 2024	no	SPOKANE, WA	Previous registration
ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	n/a	Dec 1, 2008	Sep 30, 2009	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.	n/a	Dec 1, 2008	Sep 8, 2009	no	BOSTON, MA\|SAN MATEO, CA\|SPOKANE, WA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC WEALTH ADVISORS GROUP	Former SEC adviser	Jul 18, 2007	Jul 6, 2016	no	SPOKANE, WA	Previous registration
FFR ADVISORY LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 31, 2004	Dec 31, 2010	no	SEAL BEACH, CA\|SPOKANE, WA	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 15, 2000	Jan 7, 2003	no	DES MOINES, IA	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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	Aug 16, 2024	Jul 6, 2016	-2,963	Firm change after gap	Other
MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Mar 8, 2024	Mar 8, 2024	0	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
STRATEGIC WEALTH ADVISORS GROUP	ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.	Jul 6, 2016	Dec 1, 2008	-2,774	Firm change after gap	Other
FFR ADVISORY LLC	STRATEGIC WEALTH ADVISORS GROUP	Dec 31, 2010	Jul 18, 2007	-1,262	Firm change after gap	Other
ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Sep 30, 2009	Sep 8, 2009	-22	Firm change	Other
ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.	ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	Sep 8, 2009	Dec 1, 2008	-281	Firm change after gap	Other
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	FFR ADVISORY LLC	Jan 7, 2003	May 31, 2004	510	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ MERIT FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 8, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 8, 2009 to Aug 16, 2024factForm ADV
→ MARINER ADVISOR NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 6, 2016 to Mar 8, 2024factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC WEALTH ADVISORS GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 18, 2007 to Jul 6, 2016factForm ADV
→ FFR ADVISORY LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 31, 2004 to Dec 31, 2010factForm ADV
→ ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 1, 2008 to Sep 30, 2009factForm ADV
→ ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 1, 2008 to Sep 8, 2009factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 15, 2000 to Jan 7, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 16, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Paul Stanton Viren left Lpl Financial Llc for Mariner Advisor Network (registered 2016-07-06)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 8, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Paul Stanton Viren left Mariner Advisor Network for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2024-03-08)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago