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RIA Intelligence

Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

Michele Christine Hammann

Merit Financial AdvisorsBD affiliatedMeriden, Ks IA-onlyIAPD 7025129

Personal Financial Specialist

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Michele Christine Summers

At current firm

0 y

since Jan 9, 2026

In the industry

21 y

since Feb 1, 2005 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Merit Financial Advisors BD affiliated current
since Jan 9, 2026 · Lawrence, Ks
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC BD affiliated
Sep 11, 2020 to Feb 25, 2026 · West Chester, Pa
Avantax Advisory Services former
Oct 25, 2019 to Sep 17, 2020 · Irving, Tx
1st Global Advisors Inc former
Jan 15, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019 · Topeka, Ks

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC to Merit Financial Advisors
left Feb 25, 2026, registered Jan 9, 2026 (-47 days) · RIA to RIA · moved with a team
Avantax Advisory Services to Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC
left Sep 17, 2020, registered Sep 11, 2020 (-6 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA · moved with a team
1st Global Advisors Inc to Avantax Advisory Services
left Oct 25, 2019, registered Oct 25, 2019 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move

Signals

Michele Christine Hammann left Wealthcare Advisory Partners Llc for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2026-01-09)
Feb 25, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address