This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

LPL FINANCIAL 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 1, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

22derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66

First exam

Nov 11, 2022

First registration

Nov 23, 2022

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Benjamin Smith

IAPD individual key

7624655

• Occurred

  Dec 6, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Benjamin Thomas Smith left Kestra Advisory Services, Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2024-12-04)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:3a3c9756-9ea4-7a2a-4139-862bc4d8dc47

First observed

Nov 23, 2022

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.