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RIA / WealthAdvisor29 years in industry

BENTLY GORDON FORD

Advisor at CENTRIC ADVISORS, LLC

CYPRESS, TX | Tyler, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 12, 1997 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CENTRIC ADVISORS, LLC
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: May 21, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63
First exam: May 21, 1997
First registration: Jun 12, 1997
Dual registered: no
Other names: BENTLY FORD
IAPD individual key: 2891606

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
CENTRIC ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 11, 2022	n/a	yes	Tyler, TX\|CYPRESS, TX	Current employment
CG ADVISORY SERVICES	Independent wealth	May 3, 2018	Apr 4, 2022	no	Diana, TX\|WILLIAMSTON, MI\|Tyler, TX\|Flint, TX	Previous registration
QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 18, 2013	Apr 23, 2018	no	MINNEAPOLIS, MN\|DIANA, TX	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 1, 2005	Mar 18, 2013	no	TYLER, TX\|SPRINGFIELD, MA\|SPRINGFIELD, MA\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
METLIFE INVESTMENT FUND SERVICES LLC	n/a	Jun 12, 1997	Jan 6, 2006	no	ALPHARETTA, GA	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
CG ADVISORY SERVICES	CENTRIC ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 4, 2022	Mar 11, 2022	-24	Firm change	RIA to RIA
QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	CG ADVISORY SERVICES	Apr 23, 2018	May 3, 2018	10	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Mar 18, 2013	Mar 18, 2013	0	Firm change	Other
METLIFE INVESTMENT FUND SERVICES LLC	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Jan 6, 2006	Dec 1, 2005	-36	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CENTRIC ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 11, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CG ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 3, 2018 to Apr 4, 2022factForm ADV
→ QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 18, 2013 to Apr 23, 2018factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 1, 2005 to Mar 18, 2013factForm ADV
→ METLIFE INVESTMENT FUND SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 12, 1997 to Jan 6, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 4, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Bently Gordon Ford left Cg Advisory Services for Centric Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-03-11)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago