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David Doherty

31 Years of Experience
San Antonio, TX

David Doherty is a registered investment advisor at Merit Financial Advisors, based in San Antonio, TX, with 31 years of industry experience. David operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, and 2 more. Their firm serves 14,417 clients with $11B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
243 advisors
Number of Clients
14,417 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$734K average
Assets Under Management
$10.6B

Fee Structure

Merit Financial Group charges an annual investment advisory fee of up to 2.50% of the assets in your account. This fee is negotiable and can depend on the investment advisor representative, the value of your account, the types of assets, the complexity of your portfolio, your financial situation, how actively your portfolio is traded, anticipated future assets, your relationship with the advisor, and any additional services you request. Clients of independent contractor advisors pay an additional platform fee of 0.25% or 0.35% depending on who manages the account.

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Location

8610 N New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio, TX, 78217

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business Activities

David owns ADKF Financial Services LLC, a CPA firm, since 1991, dedicating full-time hours to it. He is also a trustee, spending minimal time on this activity, and an owner of ADKF since 1998, spending about 10-20% of his time on it.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merit Financial Advisors
February 2026 - Present · 3 mos
Previous Registrations
Commonwealth Financial Network
August 2013 - August 2025 · 12 yrs
Securian Financial Services, INC.
May 2010 - August 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos
1st Global Advisors INC
March 1994 - April 2010 · 16 yrs 1 mo
State Registrations1 state
TX
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Exams
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