John S. Benson

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067

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CRD#: 6492913

Professional summary

John Stewart Benson II, who also goes by John Stewart Benson, is a registered financial professional currently at CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC. located in Los Angeles, California.

John is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2017. John has worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 57 and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

John Stewart Benson

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Experience

Current

February 18, 2022 - Present

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

Office #1: 2029 Century Park East 1st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067

RIA

CRD#: 103705

LOS ANGELES, CA

Past

April 29, 2020 - October 6, 2021

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 103705

Beverly Hills, CA

Past

August 1, 2017 - September 25, 2019

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

CRD#: 7059

CHICAGO, IL

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 103705 / SEC#: 801-71181, 8-52265

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/22/2010 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Los Angeles district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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California
(2/18/2022)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 8/5/2017

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 57

Date: 12/16/2017

Securities Trader Exam

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 8/1/2017

General Securities Representative Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 103705 / SEC#: 801-71181, 8-52265

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/22/2010 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Los Angeles district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

555 South Flower Street 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Mailing Address

555 South Flower Street 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone number

(310) 888-6400

Established

California since 11/03/1999

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

October

Firm Size

Medium

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (31 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (51 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CNS ASSET ALLOCATION PROGRAM BROCHURE (4/24/2025)

CNS INVESTMENT ADVISORY PROGRAM BROCHURE (4/24/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
CITY NATIONAL BANK	SOLE SHAREHOLDER
BANUELOS, ALMA DELIA	BOARD MEMBER	4530705
BARTON, RICHARD JOSEPH	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	2040869
BRETADO, SANTIAGO AVILA	VP, CFO	1945627
DANIEL, JOBY SWANKUTTY	BOARD DIRECTOR	6616727
GIAQUINTO, GREGG	BOARD DIRECTOR	3182583
O'KEEFFE, IVOR PATRICK	BOARD DIRECTOR	2397120
RILEY, SHAWN DAVID	BOARD DIRECTOR	7574191

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	2,004
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 1,591,349,877

Disclosures

Regulatory Event

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
01/28/2025	Cover Page	Report
10/27/2023	Cover Page	Report

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John S. Benson

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

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Certified licenses

Experience

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 8/5/2017

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 57

Date: 12/16/2017

Series 7

Date: 8/1/2017

FINRA

Current Firm

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (31 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (51 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

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