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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)30 years in industry

BENJAMIN TALLMAN MAY

Advisor at TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

NASHVILLE, TN

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 11, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.
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: Dec 29, 1995earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Dec 29, 1995
First registration: Apr 11, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BEN MAY|BENJAMIN T MAY
IAPD individual key: 722253

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
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 15, 2024	n/a	yes	NASHVILLE, TN	Current employment
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Jan 4, 2024	Jan 29, 2024	no	Franklin, TN	Previous registration
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 16, 2019	Oct 10, 2023	no	NASHVILLE, TN	Previous registration
J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 25, 2018	Aug 9, 2019	no	Nashville, TN	Previous registration
AVONDALE PARTNERS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 8, 2014	Apr 1, 2019	no	NASHVILLE, TN	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 23, 2011	Dec 20, 2013	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|BRENTWOOD, TN	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 11, 2005	Nov 4, 2005	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	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
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Jan 29, 2024	May 15, 2024	107	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Oct 10, 2023	Jan 4, 2024	86	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Aug 9, 2019	Aug 16, 2019	7	Firm change	RIA to ibd
AVONDALE PARTNERS, LLC	J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLC	Apr 1, 2019	Jun 25, 2018	-280	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	AVONDALE PARTNERS, LLC	Dec 20, 2013	Apr 8, 2014	109	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 16, 2019 to Oct 10, 2023factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 4, 2024 to Jan 29, 2024factForm ADV
→ J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 25, 2018 to Aug 9, 2019factForm ADV
→ AVONDALE PARTNERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 8, 2014 to Apr 1, 2019factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 23, 2011 to Dec 20, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 29, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Benjamin Tallman May left Pruco Securities, Llc for Truist Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2024-05-15)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Oct 10, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Benjamin Tallman May left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for Pruco Securities, Llc (registered 2024-01-04)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago