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Benjamin Patrick Anh Smits

Advisor at Fidelity — La Crescenta Montrose, CA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

9 years

Location

La Crescenta, CA

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Fidelity

Institution

Total advisors

17,005

Across 1,872 offices

Clients per advisor

141 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$234,793 Very Low

HNW client ratio

31% High

About

Benjamin Smits is a financial advisor at Fidelity with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Independent Capital Management. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, an IRS-qualified Charitable Gift Fund, and registered investment companies. The firm combines fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction, managing portfolios through systematic methodologies and oversight of affiliated sub-advisers.

Client services

Based on Fidelity

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Provider of model portfolios

Expertise

Based on Fidelity

Charitable giving & philanthropy Active portfolio management

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La Crescenta Montrose, CA

La Crescenta Montrose CA

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

9 years of industry experience

Fidelity Investments

2025 - Present • 1 year

Boston, MA

FIdelity Investments

2021 - Present • 5 years

Salt Lake City, UT

Merrill

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

La Mirada, CA

Bank of America, N.A.

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

La Mirada, CA

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A.

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Irvine, CA

Unemployed

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Irvine, CA

Independent Capital Management

2016 - 2016 • 1 year

Newport Beach, CA

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Series 65

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Sevada Z

Series 66

Burbank, CA

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Series 63, Series 65

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Active portfolio management
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Dominic W

Series 65

Los Angeles, CA

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Wealth management
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CFP®, Series 66

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Cash flow / budgeting Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning
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Richard C

Series 65

Monrovia, CA

Diversified Financial Management Group, LLC

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