Robert B. Raphael

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CRD#: 1987106

Professional summary

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Robert Bryan Raphael, AIF®, who also goes by Rob Raphael, was a registered financial professional .

Robert is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1991. Robert had worked at 9 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 6 and Series 26 exams.

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Aliases

Rob Raphael

Other business activities

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1. 11/02/2022 - SCS - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Registered Investment Advisor Hybrid - IAR - Start Date - 08/01/2022 - 120 Hours Per Month/120 Hours During Securities Trading - I provide investment advisory services through SCS, an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity in 08/2022. I expect to spend approximately 120 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. 2. 11/03/2022 - SCS - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Start Date - 08/01/2022 - 120 Hours Per Month/120 Hours During Securities Trading 3. 11/03/2022 - northwestSCS - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Start Date - 08/01/2022 - 120 Hours Per Month/120 Hours During Securities Trading 4. 01/09/2023 - Retirement Plan Advisors, Inc. - Not Investment Related - Home Based - Business Entity For Tax/Investment Purposes Only - Start Date: 11/02/2022 - 120 Hours Per Month/120 Hours During Securities Trading.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

The CRS(Customer Relationship Summary) document is not provided.

Certified licenses

Advisors may have various certifications and credentials from different organizations. AdvisorCheck highlights these seven certifications - AIF®, CFP®, ChFC®, CFA, CLU®, CIMA®, CPWA®

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 12/20/2001

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 6/5/1998

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 6/8/1998

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 26

Date: 8/2/2002

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination

Current Firm

SCS

BENSLER, LLC | SOUND CONSULTING SERVICES | SCS

CRD#: 310849 / SEC#: 801-119764

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (11/9/2020 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

10900 Ne 8th Street 15th Floor - Suite 1550, Bellevue, WA 98004

Mailing Address

Phone number

(425) 452-1222

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (19 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

SCS ADV PART 2A (3/25/2025)

SCS WRAP BROCHURE (3/24/2025)

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	3,472
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 1,637,626,061

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Contact information

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Robert B. Raphael

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

FINANCIAL ADVOCATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL ADVOCATES ADVISORY SERVICES

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

NRP ADVISORS, INC.

NRP FINANCIAL, INC.

KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

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SENTRA SECURITIES CORPORATION

SENTRA SECURITIES CORPORATION

KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

THE GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY

Primary Firm SEC Registration

SCS

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 12/20/2001

Series 63

Date: 6/5/1998

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 6

Date: 6/8/1998

Series 26

Date: 8/2/2002

Current Firm

SCS

Contact information

SEC notice filing (19 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Regulatory assets under management

Red Flags

Company Information

SCS

TRUST BUT VERIFY

Contact information

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