Durango, CO Office

Bentley Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers ongoing asset management, financial planning and consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services, and manages approximately $393 million in discretionary client assets.

The firm typically implements client-directed investment policy statements and uses fundamental analysis, options for hedging when appropriate, and third-party Independent Managers for portions of client portfolios; accounts are monitored continuously with formal reviews at least annually. Bentley also offers managed account access through multiple LPL-sponsored programs (including Manager Access Select, MWP, OMP, and the algorithm-driven Guided Wealth Portfolios) and can arrange portfolios within its BFG Wrap Program.

Compared with many peers, Bentley operates both as an investment adviser and in retail brokerage capacities via associated persons who are registered representatives of LPL, and some representatives maintain insurance appointments that generate separate compensation. The firm’s role as sponsor/manager of a wrap program, its deep operational relationship with LPL (including receipt of Transition Assistance and platform services), and its use of multiple LPL program platforms are notable features that can affect how services are delivered and custodial/brokerage arrangements are selected.