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Registered advisor

Benjamin Daniel Crofford

Advice And Planning ServicesBD affiliatedFrisco, Tx dual registrantIAPD 6275807

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Ben Crofford

At current firm

2 y

since Nov 16, 2023

In the industry

12 y

since Jun 18, 2014 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S63, S66

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Advice And Planning Services BD affiliated current
since Nov 16, 2023 · Frisco, Tx
Ernst & Young Investment Advisers Llp no RAUM
May 18, 2023 to Jul 26, 2023 · Dallas, Tx
Usaa Investment Services Company no RAUM
Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 1, 2023 · Plano, Tx
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. national BD
Sep 10, 2021 to May 5, 2022 · Westlake, Tx
Avantax Advisory Services former
May 20, 2021 to Jul 23, 2021 · Dallas, Tx
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC wirehouse
Feb 25, 2020 to Feb 23, 2021 · San Antonio, Tx
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. national BD
Jun 4, 2018 to Oct 26, 2019 · Westlake, Tx
Td Ameritrade, Inc. former
Jul 23, 2015 to Jan 18, 2018 · Oak Brook, Il
Td Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC former
Jul 23, 2015 to Jan 18, 2018 · Oak Brook, Il

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Ernst & Young Investment Advisers Llp to Advice And Planning Services
left Jul 26, 2023, registered Nov 16, 2023 (113 days) · Other
Usaa Investment Services Company to Ernst & Young Investment Advisers Llp
left Mar 1, 2023, registered May 18, 2023 (78 days) · Other
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. to Usaa Investment Services Company
left May 5, 2022, registered Nov 30, 2022 (209 days) · Other
Avantax Advisory Services to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
left Jul 23, 2021, registered Sep 10, 2021 (49 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC to Avantax Advisory Services
left Feb 23, 2021, registered May 20, 2021 (86 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
left Oct 26, 2019, registered Feb 25, 2020 (122 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to wirehouse
Td Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
left Jan 18, 2018, registered Jun 4, 2018 (137 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Td Ameritrade, Inc. to Td Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC
left Jan 18, 2018, registered Jul 23, 2015 (-910 days) · channel change inside one enterprise, not a move · moved with a team

Signals

Benjamin Daniel Crofford left Ernst & Young Investment Advisers Llp for Advice And Planning Services (registered 2023-11-16)
Jul 26, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Benjamin Daniel Crofford left Usaa Investment Services Company for Ernst & Young Investment Advisers Llp (registered 2023-05-18)
Mar 1, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Benjamin Daniel Crofford left Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for Usaa Investment Services Company (registered 2022-11-30)
May 5, 2022 · 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: 12derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address