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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

MARK AARON BENTON

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

SAN DIEGO, CA | LA JOLLA, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 16, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 7, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 19derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Feb 7, 2000
First registration: Oct 16, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2080501

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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Feb 1, 2007	n/a	yes	LA JOLLA, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Current employment
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 5, 2003	Mar 29, 2004	no	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Previous registration
CITICORP INVESTMENT SERVICES	n/a	Mar 17, 2003	Jun 6, 2003	no	POWAY, CA	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Oct 16, 2002	Dec 11, 2002	no	PALM DESERT, 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
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Mar 29, 2004	Feb 1, 2007	1,039	Firm change after gap	Other
CITICORP INVESTMENT SERVICES	SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Jun 6, 2003	Nov 5, 2003	152	Firm change	Other
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	CITICORP INVESTMENT SERVICES	Dec 11, 2002	Mar 17, 2003	96	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 1, 2007 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 5, 2003 to Mar 29, 2004factForm ADV
→ CITICORP INVESTMENT SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 17, 2003 to Jun 6, 2003factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 16, 2002 to Dec 11, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

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