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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)13 years in industry

Mark Benjamin Grooters

Advisor at LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 28, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL ENTERPRISE, 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: Sep 28, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 7
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 28, 2012
First registration: Nov 28, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MARK BENJAMIN GROOTERS
IAPD individual key: 6101649

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
LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 6, 2025	n/a	yes	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Current employment
REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 5, 2019	Mar 5, 2025	no	Comstock Park, MI\|Grand Rapids, MI\|KENTWOOD, MI\|Grand Rapids, MI	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 8, 2016	Mar 12, 2019	no	Grand Rapids, MI	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Nov 28, 2012	Feb 2, 2016	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|Grand Rapids, MI	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
REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	Mar 5, 2025	Mar 6, 2025	1	Firm change	Ibd to new firm
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Mar 12, 2019	Mar 5, 2019	-7	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EDWARD JONES	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 2, 2016	Feb 8, 2016	6	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ LPL ENTERPRISE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 6, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 5, 2019 to Mar 5, 2025factForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 8, 2016 to Mar 12, 2019factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 28, 2012 to Feb 2, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 5, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Mark Benjamin Grooters left Regal Investment Advisors Llc for Lpl Enterprise, Llc (registered 2025-03-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago