J Benjamin Hess

Employer firm

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC CRD 116407

$122B regulatory AUM 327 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

Financial planning
Portfolio management (individuals)
Pension consulting
Selection of other advisers
Educational seminars
ERISA 3(38) INVESTMENT MANAGER

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Current Employers

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc

505 N Highway 169 Suite 900, Plymouth, MN 55441 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
MN	RA	APPROVED	2014-01-02
IL	RA	APPROVED	2013-06-19
TX	RA	APPROVED	2013-02-28
IA	RA	APPROVED	2011-01-31

MN RA
APPROVED

Since 2014-01-02
IL RA
APPROVED

Since 2013-06-19
TX RA
APPROVED

Since 2013-02-28
IA RA
APPROVED

Since 2011-01-31

Branch Locations

505 N Highway 169 Suite 900, Plymouth, MN 55441 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

Regulatory action No
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint No
Termination No

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
Lpl Financial, Llc (Formerly: Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.)	Plymouth	MN	02/2007	06/2025
Wealth Enhancement Group, Llc	Plymouth	MN	06/2005	Present
Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services, Llc	Plymouth	MN	02/2007	Present
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc	Plymouth	MN	01/2011	Present

02/2007 → 06/2025

Lpl Financial, Llc (Formerly: Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.)

Plymouth, MN
06/2005 → Present

Wealth Enhancement Group, Llc

Plymouth, MN
02/2007 → Present

Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services, Llc

Plymouth, MN
01/2011 → Present

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc

Plymouth, MN

Previous Registrations

2007-02-05 → 2013-02-08

Lpl Financial Llc

West Des Moines, IA

Rochester, MN

Burnsville, MN

Fort Mill, SC

Burnsville, MN

Woodbury, MN

Plymouth, MN

Rochester, MN

Plymouth, MN

Other Businesses

1. 2/6/2001 - DBA ONLY - WEALTH ENHANCEMENT GROUP - ADMIN. 2. 1/22/2009 - REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR - WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC - PROVIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES. - TIME SPENT 50%. 3. 4/23/2012 - OTHER-WEG RADIO - WEALTH ENHANCEMENT GROUP - PARTICIPATE IN WEG RADIO PROGRAM. CONTENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS REVIEWED BY ADVERTISING COMPLIANCE. - TIME SPENT 1%. 4. 4/26/2012 - WEALTH ENHANCEMENT GROUP - INV. REL. - AT REPORTED BUSINESS LOCATION(S) - OTHER-RADIO - WEG'S YOUR MONEY RADIO SHOW HOSTED BY BRUCE HELMER. BEN WILL SERVE AS A GUEST PARTICIPANT. - TIME SPENT 5%. 5. 11/11/2019 - South Shore Loft - Investment Related - Emily, MN 56447 - Real Estate Rental - Started 12/15/2018 - 0 Hour Per Month - We rent second residence for short term vocation rental on Air BNB. Wife manages the rental. 6. 04/11/2022 - Sole Prop - Investment Related - Orono MN 55356 - Real Estate Rental - Start Date - 09/01/2021 - 0 Hours Per Month/ 0 Hours During Securities

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S66	Uniform Combined State Law Examination	2006-09-08

S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination

2006-09-08

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Other Names

Ben Hess

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