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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

Louis C Benton

Advisor at LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC

WILLIAMSVILLE, NY

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 10, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC
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: Sep 7, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 7, 2012
First registration: Sep 10, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: LOUIS CLARENCE BENTON|Louis Clarence Benton|LC BENTON|Louis C Benton|Louis Benton|Louis Benton|LC Benton|Louis C Benton
IAPD individual key: 6070622

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
LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 4, 2026	n/a	yes	WILLIAMSVILLE, NY	Current employment
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 4, 2024	Jan 9, 2026	no	STRYKERSVILLE, NY\|BUFFALO, NY\|YORKSHIRE, NY\|Amherst, NY\|Batavia, NY\|WARSAW, NY\|Attica, NY	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 18, 2022	Mar 20, 2024	no	AMHERST, NY\|SYRACUSE, NY\|NIAGARA FALLS, NY\|N. TONAWANDA, NY\|NIAGARA FALLS, NY\|GRAND ISLAND, NY\|NIAGARA FALLS, NY\|DEPEW, NY\|BUFFALO, NY\|BUFFALO, NY	Previous registration
KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 26, 2021	Jul 1, 2022	no	BUFFALO, NY\|Tonawanda, NY\|Rochester, NY\|Cheektowaga, NY\|BROOKLYN, OH	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 28, 2013	Dec 4, 2014	no	WILLIAMSVILLE, NY	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Sep 10, 2012	Mar 5, 2013	no	WILLIAMSVILLE, NY	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
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	Jan 9, 2026	Mar 4, 2026	54	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Mar 20, 2024	Apr 4, 2024	15	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Jul 1, 2022	Jul 18, 2022	17	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Dec 4, 2014	Mar 26, 2021	2,304	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Mar 5, 2013	Mar 28, 2013	23	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ LPL ENTERPRISE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 4, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 4, 2024 to Jan 9, 2026factForm ADV
→ CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 18, 2022 to Mar 20, 2024factForm ADV
→ KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 26, 2021 to Jul 1, 2022factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2013 to Dec 4, 2014factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 2012 to Mar 5, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 9, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Louis C Benton left Principal Securities, Inc. for Lpl Enterprise, Llc (registered 2026-03-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 20, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Louis C Benton left Citizens Securities, Inc. for Principal Securities, Inc. (registered 2024-04-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 1, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Louis C Benton left Key Investment Services Llc for Citizens Securities, Inc. (registered 2022-07-18)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago