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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

ROBERT BENTON PENN

Advisor at PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC

Lynchburg, VA | Hunt Valley, MD

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 3, 2019 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC
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 1, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 11
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Jan 21, 2015
First registration: Jul 3, 2019
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BENTON PENN|R BENTON PENN
IAPD individual key: 3225731

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
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 30, 2026	n/a	yes	Lynchburg, VA\|Hunt Valley, MD\|Lynchburg, VA	Current employment
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 6, 2025	Mar 24, 2026	no	Birmingham, AL\|LYNCHBURG, VA\|Birmingham, AL\|LYNCHBURG, VA	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Jun 14, 2024	Mar 11, 2025	no	ROANOKE, VA\|ROANOKE, VA\|Lynchburg, VA\|ROANOKE, VA	Previous registration
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 27, 2023	Jun 17, 2024	no	HARVEST, AL\|Conshohocken, PA\|HARVEST, AL\|HUNTSVILLE, AL	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 18, 2019	Jan 13, 2023	no	Glen Allen, VA\|LYNCHBURG, VA\|WEST POINT, MS\|HUNTSVILLE, AL	Previous registration
ALLSTATE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 3, 2019	Aug 30, 2019	no	Charlottesville, VA\|Chantilly, VA	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
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Mar 24, 2026	Mar 30, 2026	6	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Mar 11, 2025	Mar 6, 2025	-5	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 17, 2024	Jun 14, 2024	-3	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Jan 13, 2023	Jan 27, 2023	14	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
ALLSTATE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Aug 30, 2019	Sep 18, 2019	19	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 30, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025factForm ADV
→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 27, 2023 to Jun 17, 2024factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2019 to Jan 13, 2023factForm ADV
→ ALLSTATE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 3, 2019 to Aug 30, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 24, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Robert Benton Penn left Principal Securities, Inc. for Park Avenue Securities Llc (registered 2026-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 11, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Robert Benton Penn left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Principal Securities, Inc. (registered 2025-03-06)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jun 17, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Robert Benton Penn left Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Llc for Equitable Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-06-14)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 13, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Robert Benton Penn left Mml Investors Services, Llc for Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Llc (registered 2023-01-27)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago