Gregory Paul Benner

Current Employers

Employment History

• 06/2011 → Present
  Lpl Financial Llc
  Downers Grove, IL
• 05/2016 → 04/2022
  Highpoint Advisor Group, Llc
  Downers Grove, IL
• 03/2022 → Present
  Vertex Planning Partners, Llc
  Downers Grove, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2021-12-17 → 2022-04-29
  Highpoint Planning Partners
  Downers Grove, IL
  Downers Grove, IL
• 2016-05-23 → 2021-12-31
  Highpoint Planning Partners
  Downers Grove, IL
  Downers Grove, IL
• 2011-06-08 → 2019-02-04
  Lpl Financial Llc
  Skokie, IL
  Solon, OH
  Downers Grove, IL
  Skokie, IL
  Downers Grove, IL
  Downers Grove, IL
  Downers Grove, IL
• 2012-02-28 → 2016-12-15
  Redwood Financial Network
  Naperville, IL
  Skokie, IL
  Solon, OH
  Downers Grove, IL
• 2015-12-11 → 2016-02-10
  Highpoint Planning Partners
  Downers Grove, IL
• 2005-07-06 → 2011-06-09
  Chase Investment Services Corp.
  Evanston, IL
  Chicago, IL
• 2005-06-08 → 2005-07-06
  Banc One Securities Corporation
  Evanston, IL

Other Businesses

1. 01/27/2016 - Mises Capital Management, Ltd. - INV REL - 3000 Woodcreek Drive, Suite 100, Downers Grove, IL 60515 - Business Entity For Tax/Investment Purposes Only - START 02/01/2015 - 40 HOURS PER MONTH, 8 DURING TRADING - S-Corporation receiving all payments from RIA related business activities. 2. 05/23/2016 - Vertex Planning Partners; Investment-Related; Downers Grove, IL; DBA for RIA related business; Investment Adviser Representative; 5/20/16; 80 hrs/mo; 40 hrs/mo during securities trading hours; Duties are to advise clients regarding financial planning, investment and insurance related concerns. 3. 8/23/2017 - Lyspooner Enterprises, LLC - Not Investment Related - Home Based - Business Entity For Tax/Investment Purposes Only - Started 01/26/2015 - 1 Hour Per Month During Securities Trading. 4. 9/7/2017 - Pivot Property Partners, LLC - Investment Related - 3000 Woodcreek Dr., Suite 100, Downers Grove, IL 60515 - Real Estate Rental - Started 08/01/2017 - 2 Hours Per Month/1 Hour During Securities Trading. 5. 3/16/2018 - Vertex Accounting Partners, LLC - Investment Related - 3000 Woodcreek Drive, Suite 120, Downers Grove, IL 60515 - Tax Prep/Accounting/CPA - Partner - Started 01/01/2018 - 5 Hours Per Month/0 Hours During Securities Trading. 6. 01/31/2022 - Pass Go, LLC - Investment Related - 1133 W 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44113 - Other-LLC formed to own and rent residential real estate - Member - Start Date: 01/03/2022 - 1 Hour Per Month/0 Hours During Securities Trading. 7. 04/14/2022 - Vertex Partners, LLC - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Registered Investment Advisor Hybrid - Start Date - 01/03/2022 - 40 Hours Per Month/ 40 Hours During - I provide investment advisory services through Vertex Partners, an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity in 01/2022. I expect to spend approximately 40 hours per month on this activity. Please see the advisory firm's Form ADV for more information about its address, the nature of its business, its owners, and its services at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The firm is separate from and independent of LPL Financial. 8. 1/11/2023 - Vertex Planning Partners, LLC - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Registered Investment Advisor DBA - RIA- Start Date - 01/17/2023 - 40 Hours Per Month/40 Hours During Securities Trading - 9. 2/15/2023 - Vertex Partners - DBA: Aspire Planning Group, LLC - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Registered Investment Advisor DBA - Start Date - 02/06/2023 - 1 Hours Per Month/1 Hours During Securities Trading

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2005-06-07
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2003-07-01

Designations