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RIA / WealthAdvisor41 years in industry

DEAN MICHAEL SPEAR

Advisor at THE BENCHMARK GROUP RIA SERVICES, LLC

CHERRY HILL, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 26, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: THE BENCHMARK GROUP RIA SERVICES, LLC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 22, 1985earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 41derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63
First exam: May 22, 1985
First registration: Jul 26, 2002
Dual registered: no
Other names: DEAN M SPEAR
IAPD individual key: 1345149

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
THE BENCHMARK GROUP RIA SERVICES, LLC	State registered	Jan 1, 2026	n/a	yes	CHERRY HILL, NJ	Current employment
THE BENCHMARK GROUP RIA SERVICES, LLC	State registered	Jun 28, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	no	CHERRY HILL, NJ	Previous registration
WORLD ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Apr 29, 2010	Dec 31, 2014	no	TURNERSVILLE, NJ	Previous registration
AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Mar 17, 2005	May 5, 2010	no	CHERRY HILL, NJ\|VOORHEES, NJ	Previous registration
CINCINNATI ANALYSTS, INC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 26, 2002	Dec 31, 2004	no	WAYNE, PA	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
WORLD ADVISORY SERVICES	THE BENCHMARK GROUP RIA SERVICES, LLC	Dec 31, 2014	Jun 28, 2010	-1,647	Firm change after gap	Other
AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES	WORLD ADVISORY SERVICES	May 5, 2010	Apr 29, 2010	-6	Firm change	Other
CINCINNATI ANALYSTS, INC	AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES	Dec 31, 2004	Mar 17, 2005	76	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ THE BENCHMARK GROUP RIA SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 28, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010factForm ADV
→ WORLD ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 29, 2010 to Dec 31, 2014factForm ADV
→ AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 17, 2005 to May 5, 2010factForm ADV
→ CINCINNATI ANALYSTS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 26, 2002 to Dec 31, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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