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

LPL FINANCIAL 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

Jul 2, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

14derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

3

Designations

Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Analyst

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Jul 2, 2012

First registration

Jul 1, 2014

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

BEN MELTON

IAPD individual key

5748467

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:cf9804b4-df84-8ea2-a170-1c76416fbf05

First observed

Jul 1, 2014

Last observed

Sep 15, 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.