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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

MATTHEW LEE LAWING

Advisor at BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

ST. LOUIS, MO | Gulfport, MS

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 23, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
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: Apr 18, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Apr 18, 2008
First registration: Apr 23, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 5411345

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
BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Bd affiliated wealth	May 1, 2025	n/a	yes	ST. LOUIS, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|Gulfport, MS	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Apr 25, 2014	May 6, 2025	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL\|HATTIESBURG, MS\|HATTIESBURG, MS\|BIRMINGHAM, AL\|GULFPORT, MS\|BIRMINGHAM, AL\|BIRMINGHAM, AL\|BIRMINGHAM, AL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	May 12, 2014	no	Hattiesburg, MS	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 23, 2008	Jun 1, 2009	no	HATTIESBURG, MS	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	May 6, 2025	May 1, 2025	-5	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	May 12, 2014	Apr 25, 2014	-17	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 25, 2014 to May 6, 2025factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to May 12, 2014factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2008 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 6, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Lee Lawing left Wells Fargo Advisors for Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Incorporated (registered 2025-05-01)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago