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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

ANDREW JOY BENTON

Advisor at BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

ST. LOUIS, MO | Lincoln, NE

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 13, 1994 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
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: Jun 27, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jun 27, 1987
First registration: Jan 13, 1994
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1685427

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
BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 18, 2020	n/a	yes	Lincoln, NE\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO	Current employment
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	National bd RIA	Apr 17, 2009	Sep 29, 2020	no	LINCOLN, NE	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 1, 2008	Apr 20, 2009	no	LINCOLN, NE	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Oct 7, 2005	Jan 1, 2008	no	LINCOLN, NE\|LINCOLN, NE\|ST. LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 13, 1994	Oct 3, 2005	no	LINCOLN, NE	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
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Sep 29, 2020	Sep 18, 2020	-11	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	Apr 20, 2009	Apr 17, 2009	-3	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 1, 2008	Jan 1, 2008	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	Oct 3, 2005	Oct 7, 2005	4	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
31194:146936:NE:2020-09-29	Sep 29, 2020	Sep 18, 2020	LINCOLN, NE	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 18, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 17, 2009 to Sep 29, 2020factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2008 to Apr 20, 2009factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2005 to Jan 1, 2008factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 1994 to Oct 3, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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