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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)15 years in industry

Christopher Lee Bentley

Advisor at SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.

Bellevue, WA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 2, 2011 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.
Current firm class: no raum reportedderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Sep 1, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Sep 1, 2011
First registration: Sep 2, 2011
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRISTOPHER LEE BENTLEY|CHRISTOPHER BENTLEY
IAPD individual key: 5906066

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
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	No RAUM reported	Jan 20, 2026	n/a	yes	Bellevue, WA	Current employment
BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 12, 2024	Jan 2, 2026	no	Redmond, WA\|NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Previous registration
JOSLIN CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 19, 2022	Jun 6, 2024	no	REDMOND, WA	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Jan 26, 2022	May 16, 2022	no	Bellevue, WA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 31, 2017	May 16, 2022	no	Seattle, WA\|BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 31, 2017	May 16, 2022	no	Seattle, WA\|Bellevue, WA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 20, 2012	Apr 26, 2017	no	NEWARK, CA\|SEATTLE, WA\|NEWARK, CA\|NEWARK, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|LIVERMORE, CA\|EL SEGUNDO, CA\|NEW YORK, NY\|EL SEGUNDO, CA\|CULVER CITY, CA\|SEATTLE, WA\|SEATTLE, WA\|SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
WADDELL & REED	Former SEC adviser	Sep 2, 2011	Feb 28, 2012	no	SAN MATEO, 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
BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC	SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	Jan 2, 2026	Jan 20, 2026	18	Firm change	Other
JOSLIN CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC	BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 6, 2024	Jun 12, 2024	6	Firm change	RIA to RIA
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	JOSLIN CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC	May 16, 2022	May 19, 2022	3	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	May 16, 2022	Jan 26, 2022	-110	Channel change	RIA to ibd
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	May 16, 2022	May 31, 2017	-1,811	Channel change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Apr 26, 2017	May 31, 2017	35	Firm change	Other
WADDELL & REED	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Feb 28, 2012	Mar 20, 2012	21	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
288285:119290:WA:2024-06-06	Jun 6, 2024	Jun 12, 2024	REDMOND, WA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 20, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 12, 2024 to Jan 2, 2026factForm ADV
→ JOSLIN CAPITAL ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 19, 2022 to Jun 6, 2024factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 31, 2017 to May 16, 2022factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2022 to May 16, 2022factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 31, 2017 to May 16, 2022factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2012 to Apr 26, 2017factForm ADV
→ WADDELL & REEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 2, 2011 to Feb 28, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 2, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Lee Bentley left Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc for Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. (registered 2026-01-20)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jun 6, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Lee Bentley left Joslin Capital Advisors Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-06-12)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
May 16, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Lee Bentley left Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for Joslin Capital Advisors Llc (registered 2022-05-19)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago