Benjamin I Searer

Employer firm

LPl Financial LLC CRD 6413

$819B regulatory AUM 209,600 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

Financial planning
Portfolio management (individuals)
Portfolio management (institutions)
Educational seminars
CONSULTING AND OTHER NON-DISCRETIONARY ADVISORY SERVICES

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Current Employers

Lpl Financial Llc

1055 Lpl Way, Fort Mill, SC 29715 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
NC	RA	APPROVED	2023-06-02
CA	RA	APPROVED	2021-12-20

NC RA
APPROVED

Since 2023-06-02
CA RA
APPROVED

Since 2021-12-20

Branch Locations

Lenoir, NC • 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
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated	Chandler	AZ	02/2015	11/2021
Bank Of America, N.A.	Chandler	AZ	04/2015	11/2021
Lpl Financial, Llc	Scottsdale	AZ	12/2021	Present

02/2015 → 11/2021

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Chandler, AZ
04/2015 → 11/2021

Bank Of America, N.A.

Chandler, AZ
12/2021 → Present

Lpl Financial, Llc

Scottsdale, AZ

Previous Registrations

2015-04-23 → 2021-11-29

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Chandler, AZ

Chandler, AZ

Other Businesses

1. 12/17/2021 - Splash Lake Loons LLC - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - At Reported Business Location(s) - Inv Related - 0 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 2. 12/17/2021 - PWA - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - At Reported Business Location(s) - Inv Related - 0 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 3. 12/17/2021 - Professional Wealth Advisors - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - At Reported Business Location(s) - Inv Related - 0 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 4. 12/27/2023 - Searer Planning and Investments - Inv Related - At Reported Business location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Started: 12/13/2023 - 0 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 5. 12/27/2023 - Partnerland LLC - Inv Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Started: 1/1/2024 - 120 Hrs/Mo; 8 Hrs During Trading. 6. 01/23/2024 - Real Estate Rental - Investment Related - Home Based - Start Date 12/15/2023 - 1 Hour Per Month/ 0 Hours During Trading 7) 03/25/2025 - Investment Related - Home Based - Real Estate Rental - Start Date:12/15/2023 - 1 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 8. 06/17/2025 - Genesis Wealth LLC - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Start Date: 07/01/2025 - 150 Hrs/Mth - 6 Hrs During Trading.

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S66	Uniform Combined State Law Examination	2015-04-22
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	2009-02-19

S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination

2015-04-22
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

2009-02-19

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

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