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RIA / WealthAdvisor18 years in industry

Maxwell Thomas Behnfield

Advisor at FIRST NATIONAL ADVISERS, LLC

Boulder, CO | OMAHA, NE

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 22, 2011 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: FIRST NATIONAL ADVISERS, LLC
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 30, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jun 30, 2008
First registration: Feb 22, 2011
Dual registered: no
Other names: MAXWELL Thomas BEHNFIELD|MAXWELL T BEHNFIELD|MAX BEHNFIELD|MAXWELL BEHNFIELD
IAPD individual key: 5357924

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
FIRST NATIONAL ADVISERS, LLC	Mixed wealth	Nov 25, 2025	n/a	yes	OMAHA, NE\|Boulder, CO	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Nov 13, 2020	Sep 4, 2025	no	Boulder, CO\|Irvine, CA	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 23, 2020	Nov 10, 2020	no	LOS ANGELES, CA\|IRVINE, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
CANTELLA & CO., INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 6, 2018	Feb 14, 2020	no	Los Angeles, CA\|Malden, MA\|Irvine, CA	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 22, 2018	Sep 12, 2018	no	Torrance, CA	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Jun 10, 2016	Sep 7, 2018	no	IRVINE, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Feb 22, 2011	Sep 18, 2014	no	BOULDER, CO	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
MORGAN STANLEY	FIRST NATIONAL ADVISERS, LLC	Sep 4, 2025	Nov 25, 2025	82	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Nov 10, 2020	Nov 13, 2020	3	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
CANTELLA & CO., INC.	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Feb 14, 2020	Jan 23, 2020	-22	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	CANTELLA & CO., INC.	Sep 12, 2018	Sep 6, 2018	-6	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Sep 7, 2018	Aug 22, 2018	-16	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
13905:7717:CA:2020-02-14	Feb 14, 2020	Jan 23, 2020	IRVINE, CA	Firm change
149018:13905:CA:2018-09-04	Sep 12, 2018	Sep 6, 2018	TORRANCE, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ FIRST NATIONAL ADVISERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 25, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 13, 2020 to Sep 4, 2025factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 23, 2020 to Nov 10, 2020factForm ADV
→ CANTELLA & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 6, 2018 to Feb 14, 2020factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 22, 2018 to Sep 12, 2018factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 10, 2016 to Sep 7, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 4, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Maxwell Thomas Behnfield left Morgan Stanley for First National Advisers, Llc (registered 2025-11-25)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago