Maxwell Thomas Behnfield

Employer firm

First National Advisers, LLC CRD 277146

$7.37B regulatory AUM

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (investment companies)
• Portfolio management (institutions)

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 05/2016 → 08/2018
  Ubs Financial Services Inc.
  Irvine, CA
• 08/2018 → 08/2018
  Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
  Torrance, CA
• 08/2018 → 08/2018
  Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.
  Torrance, CA
• 09/2018 → 01/2020
  Cantella & Co., Inc.
  Boston, MA
• 01/2020 → 11/2020
  Independent Financial Group
  Los Angelese, CA
• 11/2020 → 09/2025
  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc
  Irvine, CA
• 05/2021 → 09/2025
  Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A
  New York, NY
• 11/2025 → Present
  First National Advisers, Llc
  Omaha, NE

Previous Registrations

• 2020-11-13 → 2025-09-04
  Morgan Stanley
  Boulder, CO
  Irvine, CA
• 2020-01-23 → 2020-11-10
  Independent Financial Group, Llc
  Los Angeles, CA
  Irvine, CA
  Los Angeles, CA
  San Diego, CA
• 2018-09-06 → 2020-02-14
  Cantella & Co., Inc.
  Los Angeles, CA
  Malden, MA
  Irvine, CA
• 2018-08-22 → 2018-09-12
  Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc
  Torrance, CA
• 2016-06-10 → 2018-09-07
  Ubs Financial Services Inc.
  Irvine, CA
  Los Angeles, CA
• 2011-02-22 → 2014-09-18
  Ubs Financial Services Inc.
  Boulder, CO

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2011-02-18
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2008-06-30

Other Names

• Maxwell Thomas Behnfield
• Maxwell T Behnfield
• Max Behnfield
• Maxwell Behnfield