Benjamin Lupu

KENSINGTON AMI

Burbank, CA 91505

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CRD#: 874846

Professional summary

Benjamin Lupu, CFP®, who also goes by Ben Lupu, is a registered financial advisor currently at KENSINGTON AMI, LLC located in Burbank, California.

Benjamin is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1979. Benjamin has worked at 9 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, Series 5, Series 7, Series 10 and Series 9 exams.

Question & Answer

Are you a "fiduciary"?

Yes

Aliases

Ben Lupu

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

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CFP^®

Certified Financial Planner

Start date: 2007

Experience

Current

March 12, 2008 - Present

KENSINGTON AMI, LLC

Office #1: 2600 West Olive Ave 5th Floor, Burbank, CA 91505

RIA

CRD#: 145898

Burbank, CA

Past

June 20, 2002 - January 15, 2008

WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.

CRD#: 877

LOS ANGELES, CA

Past

April 29, 2002 - July 16, 2002

RYAN BECK & CO.

CRD#: 3248

FLORHAM PARK, NJ

Past

September 8, 1997 - June 17, 1998

MDB CAPITAL

CRD#: 42677

ADDISON, TX

Past

May 9, 1997 - May 17, 2002

GRUNTAL & CO., L.L.C.

CRD#: 372

NEW YORK, NY

Past

July 31, 1995 - April 23, 1997

LAIDLAW GLOBAL SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 19018

NEW YORK, NY

Past

April 23, 1991 - July 24, 1995

DRAKE & COMPANY, INC.

CRD#: 16227

NEW YORK, NY

Past

March 8, 1988 - May 7, 1991

MEYERS SECURITIES CORPORATION

CRD#: 7183

ROCHESTER, NY

Past

December 3, 1979 - February 27, 1988

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

CRD#: 7556

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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IAR

means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR

California
(3/12/2008)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 1/16/2001

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 11/13/1979

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 5

Date: 12/11/1982

Interest Rate Options Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 10/20/1979

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 10

Date: 7/26/2001

General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 9

Date: 7/26/2001

General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination

Current Firm

KENSINGTON AMI, LLC

CRD#: 145898 / SEC#: 801-68669

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (6/2/2011 Terminated)

California

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/28/2011 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

2600 West Olive Ave 5th Floor, Burbank, CA 91505

Mailing Address

Phone number

(818) 333-5318

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

Documents

Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	102
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 72,015,028

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Benjamin Lupu

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

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Certified licenses

Experience

WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.

RYAN BECK & CO.

MDB CAPITAL

GRUNTAL & CO., L.L.C.

LAIDLAW GLOBAL SECURITIES, INC.

DRAKE & COMPANY, INC.

MEYERS SECURITIES CORPORATION

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 1/16/2001

Series 63

Date: 11/13/1979

Series 5

Date: 12/11/1982

Series 7

Date: 10/20/1979

Series 10

Date: 7/26/2001

Series 9

Date: 7/26/2001

Current Firm

KENSINGTON AMI, LLC

Contact information

Documents

Regulatory assets under management

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Company Information

KENSINGTON AMI, LLC

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