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RIA / WealthAdvisorPersonal Financial Specialist18 years in industry

BERNARD STEVEN KENT

Advisor at ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS

NEW YORK, NY | Palm Beach Gardens, FL

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 17, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS
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 25, 2007earliest 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: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Personal Financial Specialist
Exams: S65|S66
First exam: Sep 25, 2007
First registration: Sep 17, 2010
Dual registered: no
Other names: BERNIE KENT|BERNARD KENT
IAPD individual key: 2665636

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
ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 18, 2025	n/a	yes	NEW YORK, NY\|Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Current employment
SCHECHTER INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 3, 2014	Jul 11, 2025	no	BIRMINGHAM, MI	Previous registration
TELEMUS CAPITAL, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 13, 2013	Jan 3, 2014	no	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Previous registration
TELEMUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 28, 2013	Sep 12, 2013	no	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Previous registration
TELEMUS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 17, 2010	Sep 12, 2013	no	SOUTHFIELD, MI	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
SCHECHTER INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	Jul 11, 2025	Jun 18, 2025	-23	Firm change	RIA to RIA
TELEMUS CAPITAL, LLC	SCHECHTER INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 3, 2014	Jan 3, 2014	0	Firm change	Other
TELEMUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	TELEMUS CAPITAL, LLC	Sep 12, 2013	Sep 13, 2013	1	Firm change	Other
TELEMUS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	TELEMUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Sep 12, 2013	Mar 28, 2013	-168	Channel change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
169114:133535:MI:2025-06-30	Jul 11, 2025	Jun 18, 2025	BIRMINGHAM, MI	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 18, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SCHECHTER INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2014 to Jul 11, 2025factForm ADV
→ TELEMUS CAPITAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 2013 to Jan 3, 2014factForm ADV
→ TELEMUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2013 to Sep 12, 2013factForm ADV
→ TELEMUS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 17, 2010 to Sep 12, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 11, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Bernard Steven Kent left Schechter Investment Advisors, Llc for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2025-06-18)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago