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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

Christopher Michael Benda

Savvyindependent RIADes Moines, Ia IA-onlyIAPD 5039416

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Christopher Benda

At current firm

0 y

since Jan 28, 2026

In the industry

19 y

since Dec 18, 2006 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66, S65, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Professional profile

what the firm itself publishes, with the page it was read from

Title: Founder, Benda & Co. Private Wealth - Powered by Savvyreportedsavvywealth.comfirm site, Sep 15, 2026

Only business contact points the firm published under its own name are shown; nothing is inferred, and personal accounts are never read. What the bio page says is printed as the firm printed it, with the sentence it came from; years are the firm’s claim, not a count of registrations.

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Savvy independent RIA current
since Jan 28, 2026 · New York, Ny
Fbl Wealth Management, LLC BD affiliated
Oct 18, 2019 to Jan 20, 2026 · Des Moines, Ia
Northwest Wealth Management, LLC independent RIA
Aug 6, 2010 to Oct 18, 2019 · Spencer, Ia
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC national BD
Oct 5, 2009 to Aug 11, 2010 · West Des Moines, Ia
Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc. unclassified
Nov 30, 2007 to Oct 5, 2009 · West Des Moines, Ia
Edward Jones national BD
Jan 17, 2007 to Dec 4, 2007 · St Louis, Mo

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Fbl Wealth Management, LLC to Savvy
left Jan 20, 2026, registered Jan 28, 2026 (8 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA · moved with a team
Northwest Wealth Management, LLC to Fbl Wealth Management, LLC
left Oct 18, 2019, registered Oct 18, 2019 (0 days) · Other
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC to Northwest Wealth Management, LLC
left Aug 11, 2010, registered Aug 6, 2010 (-5 days) · Other
Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc. to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
left Oct 5, 2009, registered Oct 5, 2009 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Edward Jones to Ameriprise Advisor Services, Inc.
left Dec 4, 2007, registered Nov 30, 2007 (-4 days) · Other

Signals

Christopher Michael Benda left Fbl Wealth Management, Llc for Savvy (registered 2026-01-28)
Jan 20, 2026 · 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: Independent wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address