Benjamin W. Schuster

FORESIDE GLOBAL SERVICES

Portland, ME 04101

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CRD#: 6499645

Professional summary

Benjamin Whitcomb Schuster, who also goes by Benjamin Whitcomb Schuster, is a registered financial professional currently at FORESIDE GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC located in Portland, Maine and FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC located in Portland, Maine.

Benjamin is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2015. Benjamin has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 99TO, Series 7TO, SIE, Series 6, Series 24 and Series 26 exams.

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Aliases

Benjamin Whitcomb Schuster

Other business activities

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Experience

Current

June 21, 2023 - Present

FORESIDE GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC

Office #1: 190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

CRD#: 147382

Portland, ME

Current

January 2, 2025 - Present

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

Office #1: 190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

CRD#: 46106

Portland, ME

Past

July 29, 2015 - December 31, 2024

QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

CRD#: 103848

MILWAUKEE, WI

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Wisconsin
(4/23/2025)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 8/19/2015

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 99TO

Date: 1/2/2023

Operations Professional Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7TO

Date: 3/7/2019

General Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 7/29/2015

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 3/16/2020

General Securities Principal Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 26

Date: 9/28/2015

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC | FORUM FUND SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 46106 / SEC#: , 8-51293

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Boston district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

Mailing Address

190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

Phone number

(207) 553-7110

Established

Delaware since 09/08/1998

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
FORESIDE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC	SOLE MEMBER
COWAN, TERESA MARIA KAZMIERSKI	PRES/MANAGER/DIRECTOR	1544189
EDELMAN, GABRIEL	SECRETARY	6654419
LA FOND, SUSAN LORENE	TREASURER	4512785
LANZA, CHRISTOPHER CONTE	VICE PRESIDENT	2184856
MACCHIA, KATE SCHENDEL	VICE PRESIDENT	4863973
SOMMERS, WESTON	CFO/FINOP	5290145
STROUT, ALICIA KIMBERLY	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE PRESIDENT	6320351

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Benjamin W. Schuster

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

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Certified licenses

Experience

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 8/19/2015

Series 99TO

Date: 1/2/2023

Series 7TO

Date: 3/7/2019

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 6

Date: 7/29/2015

Series 24

Date: 3/16/2020

Series 26

Date: 9/28/2015

FINRA

Current Firm

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Red Flags

Company Information

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

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