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Forum Financial Management, Lp

1900 South Highland Avenue Suite 100, Lombard, IL 60148 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
NC RA APPROVED 2025-07-07
  • NC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-07-07

Branch Locations

1900 South Highland Avenue Suite 100, Lombard, IL 60148 • United States

4035 Premier Drive Suite 300, High Point, NC 27265 • 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
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Smith Leonard Pllc High Point NC 01/2007 Present
Avantax Advisory Services High Point NC 04/2020 07/2025
Avantax Investment Services Inc. High Point NC 09/2020 07/2025
Forum Financial Management, Lp Lombard IL 07/2025 Present
  • 01/2007 → Present
    Smith Leonard Pllc
    High Point, NC
  • 04/2020 → 07/2025
    Avantax Advisory Services
    High Point, NC
  • 09/2020 → 07/2025
    Avantax Investment Services Inc.
    High Point, NC
  • 07/2025 → Present
    Lombard, IL
Previous Registrations
  • 2020-07-13 → 2025-07-02
    Avantax Advisory Services
    Dallas, TX
    High Point, NC
Other Businesses

1) Smith Leonard PLLC; Not-investment related; 4035 Premier Drive, Suite 300, High Point, NC 27265; Accounting Services/Tax Preparation; Partner; 1/2007; 160 hours per month; 160 hours during securities trading hours; tax planning and consulting. 2) Rental Property; Not-investment related; 523 Meadowview Drive, Apt D101, Boone, NC 28607; Rental property; Owner; 3/31/2021; Less than 5 hours per month; Less than 5 hours during securities trading hours; Approve tenants, maintain records, collect rent and pay bills. 3) Sole Proprietor; Investment-related; 4035 Premier Drive, Suite 300, High Point, NC 27265; Insurance Agent; 01/2022; Less than 10 hours per month; Less than 10 hours during securities trading hours; sell insurance and annuities. 4) Caldwell Academy; Not investment-related; 2900 Horse Pen Creek Road Greensboro, NC 27410; Private Christian School (K-12); Finance Committee Member; 07/01/2019; Less than 5 hours per month; 0 hours during securities trading hours; Create budget, select health benefits and audit tax preparation. 5) Rental property; Not investment related; 116 Grand Blvd., #4-B, Boone, NC 28607; Rental Property; Sole Proprietor; 6/30/2025; Less than 5 hours per month; Less than 5 hours during securities trading hours; Approve tenants.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2021-02-26
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2021-02-26
Designations
Other Names
  • Kevin Michael Benson
  • Kevin Benson

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