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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

BENJAMIN ROSS HOWELL

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

TIGARD, OR | Tigard, OR | SAN DIEGO, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 10, 2005 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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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: Jul 5, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jul 5, 2002
First registration: Aug 10, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 3126710

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 FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 26, 2023	n/a	yes	TIGARD, OR\|Tigard, OR\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Current employment
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Independent wealth	May 22, 2015	Oct 30, 2023	no	LAKE OSWEGO, OR	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	May 28, 2015	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Aug 10, 2005	Apr 2, 2007	no	PORTLAND, OR\|PORTLAND, OR	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
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 30, 2023	Oct 26, 2023	-4	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	May 28, 2015	May 22, 2015	-6	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 26, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 22, 2015 to Oct 30, 2023factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to May 28, 2015factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2005 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 30, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Benjamin Ross Howell left D.A. Davidson & Co. for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2023-10-26)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago