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RIA / WealthAdvisor19 years in industry

RICHARD PATRICK MCDONALD

Advisor at BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

ST. LOUIS, MO

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 27, 2007 to Sep 14, 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 25, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65
First exam: Jun 25, 2007
First registration: Jul 27, 2007
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 5391660

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	May 18, 2026	n/a	yes	ST. LOUIS, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO	Current employment
MONETA GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Dec 10, 2010	May 11, 2026	no	ST. LOUIS, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|St. Louis, MO\|St. Louis, MO	Previous registration
BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 27, 2007	Jan 21, 2010	no	ST LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
FOCUS ADVISOR SOLUTIONS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 27, 2007	Jan 21, 2010	no	ST. LOUIS, MO	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
MONETA GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	May 11, 2026	May 18, 2026	7	Firm change	RIA to ibd
FOCUS ADVISOR SOLUTIONS, LLC	BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLC	Jan 21, 2010	Jul 27, 2007	-909	Firm change after gap	Other
BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLC	MONETA GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 21, 2010	Dec 10, 2010	323	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 18, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MONETA GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 10, 2010 to May 11, 2026factForm ADV
→ FOCUS ADVISOR SOLUTIONS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 27, 2007 to Jan 21, 2010factForm ADV
→ BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 27, 2007 to Jan 21, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 11, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Richard Patrick Mcdonald left Moneta Group Investment Advisors, Llc for Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Incorporated (registered 2026-05-18)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago