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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Bennington Financial Planning Group

Independent wealth managerBennington, VermontCRD 116302SEC 801-118801IAPD
Latest filing Mar 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 27, 2020 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since May 27, 2020
RAUM
$281M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
93%
$263M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$93.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$281M as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 29, 2021$134M then
HNW client RAUM$168M as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 29, 2021$89.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 29, 20213 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 29, 20213 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +26% over the last fiscal year+23% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 17, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$93.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
125derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$371,360derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
5.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+26%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+7.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • is a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$168M60%
  • Individuals$94.4M34%
  • Charitable organizations$14.5M5.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$2.6M0.9%
  • State and municipal entities$1.6M0.6%
Individual clients
256reported
HNW clients
120reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
6reported
Accounts
758reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.93 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Donald Brian MckennaCertified Financial PlannerBennington, VtMar 17, 199544 y0
Michael Sean MckennaBennington, VtMar 17, 199532 y0
Brian Donald MckennaCertified Financial PlannerBennington, VtNov 9, 201019 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Donald Brian Mckenna · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 04/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • Brian Donald Mckenna · Presidentcontrol
        since 02/1995 · owns 75% or more
      • Sean Michael Mckenna · Vice Presidentcontrol
        since 02/1995 · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Bennington, Vt · principal300
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 690 to 758
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Charity clients · 7 to 6
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 1 to 2
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • HNW clients · 108 to 120
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Individual clients · 241 to 256
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $214M to $268M
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $129M to $168M
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $79.9M to $94.4M
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.5M to $13.5M
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • RAUM · $224M to $281M
        Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
      • HNW clients · 94 to 108
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Individual clients · 222 to 241
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $175M to $214M
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $100M to $129M
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $70.2M to $79.9M
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.3M to $9.5M
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • RAUM · $184M to $224M
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Accounts · 642 to 690
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Charity clients · 8 to 7
        Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Accounts · 602 to 642
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Charity clients · 7 to 8
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 2 to 1
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW clients · 71 to 94
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Individual clients · 227 to 222
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $142M to $175M
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $68.7M to $100M
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $67.9M to $70.2M
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.8M to $8.3M
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $150M to $184M
        Nov 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 584 to 602
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Charity clients · 5 to 7
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • HNW clients · 85 to 71
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Individual clients · 190 to 227
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $156M to $142M
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $102M to $68.7M
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $61.1M to $67.9M
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.2M to $7.8M
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • RAUM · $170M to $150M
        May 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Accounts · 530 to 584
        Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Bennington Financial Planning Group filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Apr 27, 2020 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Principal office phone
      802-447-1530reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 17, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $93.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026