This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

ADVANTAGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

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

Apr 9, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

35derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

15derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant

Exams

S63

First exam

Apr 9, 1991

First registration

Feb 12, 2004

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

2125313

• Occurred

  Mar 31, 2022
  Advisor departed, no destination yet

  Donald Lee Garton no longer registered at Benchmark Advisory Services, Llc; no later IA registration on IAPD

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:b1c37504-08dc-25be-decd-e62cec0b3186

First observed

Feb 12, 2004

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.