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Registered advisor

James Paul Benson

Osaic Wealth, Inc.BD affiliatedBaxter, Mn dual registrantIAPD 2147405

Feed of 09/15/2026

At current firm

2 y

since Feb 1, 2024

In the industry

30 y

since Feb 26, 1996 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Osaic Wealth, Inc. BD affiliated current
since Feb 1, 2024 · Perham, Mn
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC BD affiliated
Jun 29, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024 · Bismark, Nd
Advisornet Wealth Partners independent RIA
Aug 16, 2016 to Feb 12, 2024 · Baxter, Mn
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC former
Mar 28, 2016 to Jun 29, 2023 · Minnetonka, Mn
Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC former
Apr 3, 2012 to Feb 28, 2017 · Baxter, Mn
National Planning Corporation ("Npc Of America" In Fl & Ny) former
Aug 2, 2005 to Apr 7, 2016 · Mesa, Az

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Advisornet Wealth Partners to Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
left Feb 12, 2024, registered Jun 29, 2023 (-228 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank · moved with a team
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC to Osaic Wealth, Inc.
left Feb 2, 2024, registered Feb 1, 2024 (-1 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC to Advisornet Wealth Partners
left Jun 29, 2023, registered Aug 16, 2016 (-2508 days) · Other · moved with a team
Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC to Cetera Advisor Networks LLC
left Feb 28, 2017, registered Mar 28, 2016 (-337 days) · Other · moved with a team
National Planning Corporation ("Npc Of America" In Fl & Ny) to Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC
left Apr 7, 2016, registered Apr 3, 2012 (-1465 days) · Other · moved with a team

Signals

James Paul Benson left Advisornet Wealth Partners for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2023-06-29)
Feb 12, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
James Paul Benson left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2024-02-01)
Feb 2, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
James Paul Benson left Cetera Advisor Networks Llc for Advisornet Wealth Partners (registered 2016-08-16)
Jun 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address