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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 1b 10b

BARBER FINANCIAL GROUP

CRD 152043

LENEXA, KS

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Data as of Dec 7, 2023 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 44
Dated events: 29
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 12, 2012 to Dec 7, 2023
43 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $1.5BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2023-12-07); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $1.4B
Private client RAUM: $1.5BderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 99%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 43
Advisory employees: 17
Offices: 3Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 7,936
Individual clients: 1,948
High net worth clients: 406
Custody, client assets: $0
SEC number: 801-72065
CRD: 152043
Filings on the tape: 43
First filed: Mar 12, 2012
Latest filed: Dec 7, 2023
Organised: Corporation, Kansas

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
BARBER, FRANK, DEAN	Shareholder	E	yes	01/2014	Mar 12, 2012	Dec 7, 2023
BARBER, FRANK, DEAN	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Na	yes	11/1999	Mar 12, 2012	Dec 7, 2023
BARBER, KIMBERLY, SUE	Secretary	Na	yes	11/1999	Mar 12, 2012	Dec 7, 2023
BARBER, MICHAEL, SHANE	Partner	Na	yes	01/2018	Feb 23, 2018	Dec 7, 2023
CLOUGH, THOMAS, DEAN	PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	01/2016	Feb 29, 2016	Dec 7, 2023
GODKE, BRUCE, TAYLOR	Partner	Na	yes	01/2018	Feb 23, 2018	Dec 7, 2023
BARBER HOLDINGS, INC	Shareholder	E	no	01/2011	Mar 12, 2012	Dec 7, 2023

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
BFG INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
BFG LEGAL SERVICES, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	no	n/a
BFG TAX SERVICES, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Troy	Mi	United States	2	yes
LEE'S SUMMIT	Mo	United States	2	yes
KANSAS CITY	Mo	United States	1	no

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2022	Feb 13, 2023	$1.5B	$1.4B	43	17	3	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 2, 2022	$1.8B	$1.7B	59	19	3	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 10, 2021	$1.5B	$1.4B	46	16	3	n/a	n/a
2019	Feb 25, 2020	$1.3B	$1.2B	44	16	3	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 27, 2019	$1.1B	$1.1B	44	16	3	n/a	n/a
2017	Feb 23, 2018	$1.2B	$1.2B	36	17	3	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 9, 2017	$812M	$812M	37	17	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Feb 29, 2016	$526M	$526M	20	11	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Jan 30, 2015	$465M	$465M	20	11	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 5, 2014	$393M	$393M	20	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Feb 27, 2013	$275M	$275M	20	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 12, 2012	$219M	$219M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2022	$1.5B	$1.8B	-16.2%	$1.3B	6.4%	43	59	3	3

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
MODERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	16	Dec 7, 2023	Aug 25, 2023	LENEXA, KS	Firm absorbed	RIA to RIA	88.9%
DOGWOOD WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	2	Feb 15, 2022	Feb 15, 2022	LENEXA, KS	Team lift out	RIA to new firm	9.5%
BANE O'LEARY LLC	2	Apr 28, 2017	Apr 27, 2017	LENEXA, KS	Team lift out	Other	10.5%
BANE O'LEARY LLC	2	Apr 28, 2017	May 3, 2017	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Team lift out	Other	10.5%

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
OSIWALA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	2	Dec 14, 2017	Jul 14, 2017	TROY, MI	Team lift out	Other	100.0%
NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	2	Aug 29, 2016	Jan 3, 2011	LENEXA, KS	Team lift out	Other	0.3%

Relationships

Controls (5)

← GODKE, BRUCE, TAYLOROwnerPARTNER, ownership code NA, individual
Feb 23, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
← BARBER, FRANK, DEANOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 12, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← CLOUGH, THOMAS, DEANOwnerPRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Feb 29, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← BARBER, KIMBERLY, SUEOwnerSECRETARY, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 12, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← BARBER, MICHAEL, SHANEOwnerPARTNER, ownership code NA, individual
Feb 23, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (1)

← BARBER HOLDINGS, INCOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code E, domestic entity
Mar 12, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (32)

← FRANK DEAN BARBERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2010 to Dec 19, 2023factForm ADV
← RISDAN DEPAUL KASPERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 18, 2016 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← BRUCE TAYLOR GODKEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2011 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← KENNETH LAWRENCE OSIWALAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 14, 2017 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← CRAIG JAMES SNEDDENAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 13, 2016 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← WAYNE ROBINSONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2015 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← CHARLES M. KASPERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 18, 2016 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← MICHAEL SHANE BARBERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2011 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← WILLIAM RAY DOTYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2011 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← KYLE MICHAEL AKERSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 14, 2017 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← RORY DREW JONESAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2011 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← LOGAN JAMES DEGRAEVEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2015 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← PETER E WARGOAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 24, 2019 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH RETTAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2021 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← JEFFREY PAUL ERNESTAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 6, 2016 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← Joshua Kirk DiekmannAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 21, 2019 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← Kade Lawrence MessnerAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2022 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← Hayden PudenzAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2022 to Dec 7, 2023factForm ADV
← RYAN JOSEPH POTTSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2022 to Jan 6, 2023factForm ADV
← JOANN HUBERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 29, 2018 to Jul 19, 2022factForm ADV
← ERIC JOHN SHEERINAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2011 to Feb 15, 2022factForm ADV
← JASON RUSSELL NEWCOMERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 17, 2011 to Feb 15, 2022factForm ADV
← MICHAEL KENRICK SHEERINAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 20, 2015 to Jan 13, 2021factForm ADV
← MARK HOWARD STEVENSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 28, 2015 to Apr 28, 2017factForm ADV
← STEVEN CHARLES BANEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2013 to Apr 28, 2017factForm ADV
← PATRICK TIMOTHY O LEARYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 27, 2012 to Apr 28, 2017factForm ADV
← CRAIG ALLAN BANEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 23, 2014 to Apr 28, 2017factForm ADV
← Erik OlsonAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 22, 2016 to Apr 28, 2017factForm ADV
← MELISSA JANE ELLISAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2011 to Sep 17, 2014factForm ADV
← CALVIN EARL KETHAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 22, 2012 to Mar 5, 2014factForm ADV
and 2 more

Moved with (4)

→ MODERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviser17 advisors, firm absorbed
Dec 7, 2023 to Aug 25, 2023factForm ADV
→ DOGWOOD WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Feb 15, 2022 to Feb 15, 2022factForm ADV
→ BANE O'LEARY LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Apr 28, 2017 to May 3, 2017factForm ADV
← NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)Registered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Aug 29, 2016 to Jan 3, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 19, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Frank Dean Barber left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Firm absorbed
Barber Financial Group's advisors moved to Modern Wealth Management, LLC (Lenexa, KS): 17 of 18 registered, within 12 days
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
17 advisors
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Peter E Wargo left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-08-25)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Bruce Taylor Godke left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Rory Drew Jones left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Kyle Michael Akers left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Kade Lawrence Messner left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-08-25)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Hayden Pudenz left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Logan James Degraeve left Barber Financial Group for National Planning Corporation ("Npc Of America" In Fl & Ny) (registered 2015-12-07)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Kenneth Lawrence Osiwala left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-27)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Joseph Rett left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-05-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Jeffrey Paul Ernest left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Craig James Snedden left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Joshua Kirk Diekmann left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-05-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Charles M. Kasper left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Michael Shane Barber left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Risdan Depaul Kasper left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
William Ray Doty left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Wayne Robinson left Barber Financial Group for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 26, 2023
Control person left
John Eric Sheerin (Partner) no longer on Schedule A of Barber Financial Group (listed 2022-03-02, absent 2023-01-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 26, 2023
Control person left
Joann Huber (Partner) no longer on Schedule A of Barber Financial Group (listed 2022-03-02, absent 2023-01-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 26, 2023
Control person left
Jeanette Courtney Roberts (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Barber Financial Group (listed 2022-03-02, absent 2023-01-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 6, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Ryan Joseph Potts left Barber Financial Group for Correct Capital Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-01-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 19, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Joann Huber left Barber Financial Group for Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Feb 15, 2022
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Barber Financial Group (Lenexa, KS) for Dogwood Wealth Management, LLC on the same day
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Feb 15, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Jason Russell Newcomer left Barber Financial Group for Dogwood Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-02-15)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Feb 15, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Eric John Sheerin left Barber Financial Group for Dogwood Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-02-15)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 7, 2021
Control person joined
Jeanette Courtney Roberts (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Barber Financial Group
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Feb 23, 2018
Regulatory AUM changed
Barber Financial Group reported RAUM $1.2B, up 42% from $811.8M (2017-09-06 to 2018-02-23)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$340M

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:7428b8fc-3d05-5979-312b-c4e75a133495
First observed: Mar 12, 2012
Last observed: Dec 7, 2023 33 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

BARBER FINANCIAL GROUP

CRD 152043

LENEXA, KS

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Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BARBER, FRANK, DEAN

Shareholder

yes

01/2014

Mar 12, 2012

Dec 7, 2023

BARBER, FRANK, DEAN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

yes

11/1999

Mar 12, 2012

Dec 7, 2023

BARBER, KIMBERLY, SUE

Secretary

yes

11/1999

Mar 12, 2012

Dec 7, 2023

BARBER, MICHAEL, SHANE

Partner

yes

01/2018

Feb 23, 2018

Dec 7, 2023

CLOUGH, THOMAS, DEAN

PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

01/2016

Feb 29, 2016

Dec 7, 2023

GODKE, BRUCE, TAYLOR

Partner

yes

01/2018

Feb 23, 2018

Dec 7, 2023

BARBER HOLDINGS, INC

Shareholder

01/2011

Mar 12, 2012

Dec 7, 2023

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

BFG INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

BFG LEGAL SERVICES, LLC

n/a

BFG TAX SERVICES, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Troy

United States

yes

LEE'S SUMMIT

United States

yes

KANSAS CITY

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2022

Feb 13, 2023

$1.5B

$1.4B

n/a

2021

Mar 2, 2022

$1.8B

$1.7B

n/a

2020

Mar 10, 2021

$1.5B

$1.4B

n/a

2019

Feb 25, 2020

$1.3B

$1.2B

n/a

2018

Mar 27, 2019

$1.1B

n/a

2017

Feb 23, 2018

$1.2B

n/a

2016

Mar 9, 2017

$812M

n/a

2015

Feb 29, 2016

$526M

n/a

2014

Jan 30, 2015

$465M

n/a

2013

Mar 5, 2014

$393M

n/a

2012

Feb 27, 2013

$275M

n/a

2011

Mar 12, 2012

$219M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2022

$1.5B

$1.8B

-16.2%

$1.3B

6.4%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

MODERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Dec 7, 2023

Aug 25, 2023

LENEXA, KS

Firm absorbed

RIA to RIA

88.9%

DOGWOOD WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Feb 15, 2022

LENEXA, KS

Team lift out

RIA to new firm

9.5%

BANE O'LEARY LLC

Apr 28, 2017

Apr 27, 2017

LENEXA, KS

Team lift out

Other

10.5%

BANE O'LEARY LLC

Apr 28, 2017

May 3, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Team lift out

Other

10.5%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

OSIWALA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Dec 14, 2017

Jul 14, 2017

TROY, MI

Team lift out

Other

100.0%

NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)

Aug 29, 2016

Jan 3, 2011

LENEXA, KS

Team lift out

Other

0.3%