0001621225-19-000006.txt : 20190813 0001621225-19-000006.hdr.sgml : 20190813 20190813141206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001621225-19-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190813 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190813 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190813 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Merit Financial Group, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001621225 IRS NUMBER: 453686413 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-18446 FILM NUMBER: 191019846 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2400 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 550 CITY: ALPHARETTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30009 BUSINESS PHONE: 678-867-7050 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2400 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 550 CITY: ALPHARETTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30009 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Merit Financial Advisors, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20141001 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false false false 0001621225 XXXXXXXX 06-30-2019 06-30-2019 Merit Financial Group, LLC

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