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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)36 years in industry

KAREN BENA ARMSTRONG

Advisor at JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

NEW YORK, NY | LOS ANGELES, CA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 21, 2000 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jul 5, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 5, 1990
First registration: Jun 21, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KAREN BENA ARMSTRONG|ARMSTRONG BENA KAREN BENA
IAPD individual key: 2051124

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
JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Mixed wealth	May 25, 2023	n/a	yes	NEW YORK, NY\|LOS ANGELES, CA	Current employment
LEUCADIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Asset manager	Jan 11, 2010	Aug 14, 2023	no	LOS ANGELES, CA\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Jan 7, 2010	Jan 25, 2010	no	Los Angeles, CA	Previous registration
LEUCADIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Asset manager	Oct 18, 2007	Jan 11, 2010	no	LOS ANGELES, CA\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 10, 2006	Oct 8, 2007	no	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 21, 2000	Sep 16, 2005	no	BEVERLY HILLS, CA	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
LEUCADIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Aug 14, 2023	May 25, 2023	-81	Bulk transfer	RIA to new firm
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	LEUCADIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Jan 25, 2010	Jan 11, 2010	-14	Firm change	Other
LEUCADIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Jan 11, 2010	Jan 7, 2010	-4	Firm change	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	LEUCADIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Oct 8, 2007	Oct 18, 2007	10	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Sep 16, 2005	Apr 10, 2006	206	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 25, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LEUCADIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 11, 2010 to Aug 14, 2023factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2010 to Jan 25, 2010factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 10, 2006 to Oct 8, 2007factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 21, 2000 to Sep 16, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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