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RIA / WealthAdvisor19 years in industry

Christopher Michael Benda

Advisor at SAVVY

DES MOINES, IA | NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 17, 2007 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SAVVY
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 18, 2006earliest 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: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S65|S63
First exam: Dec 18, 2006
First registration: Jan 17, 2007
Dual registered: no
Other names: CHRISTOPHER BENDA
IAPD individual key: 5039416

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
Savvy	Independent wealth	Jan 28, 2026	n/a	yes	NEW YORK, NY\|DES MOINES, IA	Current employment
FBL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 18, 2019	Jan 20, 2026	no	Des Moines, IA\|West Des Moines, IA	Previous registration
NORTHWEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 6, 2010	Oct 18, 2019	no	SPENCER, IA\|WEST DESMOINES, IA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Oct 5, 2009	Aug 11, 2010	no	WEST DES MOINES, IA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Nov 30, 2007	Oct 5, 2009	no	WEST DES MOINES, IA	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jan 17, 2007	Dec 4, 2007	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|WEST DES MOINES, IA\|ANKENY, IA	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
FBL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Savvy	Jan 20, 2026	Jan 28, 2026	8	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
NORTHWEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	FBL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Oct 18, 2019	Oct 18, 2019	0	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	NORTHWEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Aug 11, 2010	Aug 6, 2010	-5	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Oct 5, 2009	Oct 5, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
EDWARD JONES	AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	Dec 4, 2007	Nov 30, 2007	-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
291396:318493:IA:2026-01-20	Jan 20, 2026	Jan 28, 2026	DES MOINES, IA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ SAVVYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 28, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FBL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 18, 2019 to Jan 20, 2026factForm ADV
→ NORTHWEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 6, 2010 to Oct 18, 2019factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2009 to Aug 11, 2010factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 30, 2007 to Oct 5, 2009factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 17, 2007 to Dec 4, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 20, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Michael Benda left Fbl Wealth Management, Llc for Savvy (registered 2026-01-28)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago