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THE PLANNING CENTER, INC.

CRD 118994

MOLINE, IL

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Data as of Mar 17, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 25
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 13, 2011 to Mar 17, 2026
47 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: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $1.4BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-17); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $1.3B
Private client RAUM: $1.3BderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 96%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 10
RAUM per advisor: $137Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 28
Advisory employees: 12
Offices: 6Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 3,032
Individual clients: 570
High net worth clients: 325
Custody, client assets: $13.4M
SEC number: 801-61051
CRD: 118994
Filings on the tape: 47
First filed: Dec 13, 2011
Latest filed: Mar 17, 2026
Organised: Corporation, IL

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
ERIC HAMILTON KIES	Certified Financial Planner	MOLINE, IL	21	26	2	no
MATTHEW ALLEN SIVERTSEN	Certified Financial Planner	MOLINE, IL	16	23	1	no
ANDREW CHARLES SIVERTSEN	Certified Financial Planner	MOLINE, IL	15	16	1	no
MATTHEW THOMAS KNOLL	Certified Financial Planner	MOLINE, IL	12	13	n/a	no
JOSEPH JEFFRY SESSIONS	Certified Financial Planner	ST. LOUIS PARK, MN \| FRESNO, CA \| MOLINE, IL	12	22	n/a	no
MICHAEL ANTHONY BRANHAM	Certified Financial Planner	MOLINE, IL \| ANCHORAGE, AK \| ST. LOUIS PARK, MN	11	27	1	no
MICHELLE LOUISE MATON	Certified Financial Planner	Chicago, IL \| MOLINE, IL	11	28	1	no
HANK JUDE BOUDREAUX	Certified Financial Planner	MOLINE, IL \| New Orleans, LA	9	25	4	no
Caraline Maureen Stenslik	Certified Financial Planner	MOLINE, IL \| CHICAGO, IL	0	12	n/a	no
Sarah Rebecca Stoddard	Certified Financial Planner	CHICAGO, IL \| MOLINE, IL	0	10	n/a	no

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
KIES, ERIC, HAMILTON	CEO, PRESIDENT, SHAREHOLDER	B	yes	06/2008	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
LEE, BRETT, JOSEPH	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER	Na	yes	01/2025	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
MATON, MICHELLE, LOUISE	TREASURER, SHAREHOLDER	B	yes	09/2015	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
SIVERTSEN, MATTHEW, ALLEN	VICE PRESIDENT, SHAREHOLDER	B	yes	06/2008	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
TESSMER, AMY, ELIZABETH	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER	Na	yes	01/2022	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
Baner, Robert, Martin	Shareholder	A	no	01/2021	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
BOUDREAUX, HANK, JUDE	Shareholder	B	no	09/2017	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
BRANHAM, MICHAEL, ANTHONY	Shareholder	B	no	09/2017	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
KNOLL, MATTHEW, THOMAS	Shareholder	A	no	01/2021	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
Mercer, Matthew, Joseph	OPERATIONS MANAGER, SHAREHOLDER	A	no	01/2022	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
SESSIONS, JOSEPH, JEFFRY	Shareholder	B	no	01/2014	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026
SIVERTSEN, ANDREW, CHARLES	SECRETARY, SHAREHOLDER	B	no	12/2013	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Chicago	IL	United States	3	no
Anchorage	Ak	United States	1	no
Fresno	CA	United States	1	no
IOWA CITY	Ia	United States	1	no
NEW ORLEANS	La	United States	1	no
Minneapolis	Mn	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
2025	Mar 17, 2026	$1.4B	$1.3B	28	12	6	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 19, 2025	$1.2B	$1.2B	26	10	6	n/a	n/a
2023	Jan 23, 2024	$1.1B	$1.1B	27	10	7	n/a	n/a
2022	Feb 21, 2023	$947M	$917M	25	13	7	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 23, 2022	$996M	$826M	28	14	9	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 26, 2021	$843M	$766M	26	16	6	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 27, 2020	$776M	$721M	30	16	7	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$709M	$650M	20	14	7	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 27, 2018	$709M	$660M	26	13	6	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 29, 2017	$625M	$542M	19	15	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 29, 2016	$506M	$403M	18	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Feb 28, 2015	$371M	$371M	13	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 3, 2014	$245M	$245M	10	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 28, 2013	$214M	$214M	7	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$194M	$194M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	1

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
2025	$1.4B	$1.2B	15.6%	$947M	13.2%	28	26	6	6

Relationships

Registered with (14)

← Sarah Rebecca StoddardAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 19, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Caraline Maureen StenslikAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 17, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← HANK JUDE BOUDREAUXAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 8, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← MICHELLE LOUISE MATONAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 16, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← MICHAEL ANTHONY BRANHAMAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 10, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← JOSEPH JEFFRY SESSIONSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 28, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV
← MATTHEW THOMAS KNOLLAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 24, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV
← ANDREW CHARLES SIVERTSENAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 22, 2010 to presentfactForm ADV
← MATTHEW ALLEN SIVERTSENAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 24, 2010 to presentfactForm ADV
← ERIC HAMILTON KIESAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 13, 2004 to presentfactForm ADV
← ANDREW EARLE BAXLEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 20, 2020 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← AMBER WINONAH FITZRYSLERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2015 to May 31, 2022factForm ADV
← Autumn Jean KnutsonAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 16, 2019 to Jul 20, 2020factForm ADV
← SCOTT MICHAEL BRIDGFORDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 31, 2005 to Dec 7, 2005factForm ADV

Owns (7)

← BRANHAM, MICHAEL, ANTHONYOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code B, individual
Sep 22, 2017 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← BOUDREAUX, HANK, JUDEOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code B, individual
Sep 22, 2017 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← SESSIONS, JOSEPH, JEFFRYOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code B, individual
Sep 9, 2014 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← SIVERTSEN, ANDREW, CHARLESOwnerSECRETARY, SHAREHOLDER, ownership code B, individual
Mar 3, 2014 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← KNOLL, MATTHEW, THOMASOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code A, individual
Feb 21, 2023 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← Mercer, Matthew, JosephOwnerOPERATIONS MANAGER, SHAREHOLDER, ownership code A, individual
Mar 23, 2022 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← Baner, Robert, MartinOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code A, individual
Feb 21, 2023 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV

Controls (4)

← KIES, ERIC, HAMILTONOwnerCEO, PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER, ownership code B, individual
Dec 13, 2011 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← MATON, MICHELLE, LOUISEOwnerTREASURER, SHAREHOLDER, ownership code B, individual
Sep 30, 2015 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← SIVERTSEN, MATTHEW, ALLENOwnerVICE PRESIDENT, SHAREHOLDER, ownership code B, individual
Dec 13, 2011 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV
← TESSMER, AMY, ELIZABETHOwnerCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 26, 2021 to Oct 18, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 18, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Andrew Earle Baxley left The Planning Center, Inc. for Two Trails Financial Planning (registered 2024-10-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
May 31, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Amber Winonah Fitzrysler left The Planning Center, Inc. for Rising Financial (registered 2022-10-20)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 23, 2022
Control person joined
Joseph Matthew Mercer (Operations Manager) appeared on Schedule A of The Planning Center, Inc.
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 20, 2021
Control person left
Floyd Martin Kurtz (Partner, Ceo) no longer on Schedule A of The Planning Center, Inc. (listed 2020-11-18, absent 2021-01-20)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:af49769a-e603-3b1e-6a9c-a30c4ecc760e
First observed: Dec 13, 2011
Last observed: Mar 17, 2026 6 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.

THE PLANNING CENTER, INC.

CRD 118994

MOLINE, IL

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Data as of Mar 17, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

ERIC HAMILTON KIES

Certified Financial Planner

MOLINE, IL

MATTHEW ALLEN SIVERTSEN

Certified Financial Planner

MOLINE, IL

ANDREW CHARLES SIVERTSEN

Certified Financial Planner

MOLINE, IL

MATTHEW THOMAS KNOLL

Certified Financial Planner

MOLINE, IL

n/a

JOSEPH JEFFRY SESSIONS

Certified Financial Planner

ST. LOUIS PARK, MN | FRESNO, CA | MOLINE, IL

n/a

MICHAEL ANTHONY BRANHAM

Certified Financial Planner

MOLINE, IL | ANCHORAGE, AK | ST. LOUIS PARK, MN

MICHELLE LOUISE MATON

Certified Financial Planner

Chicago, IL | MOLINE, IL

HANK JUDE BOUDREAUX

Certified Financial Planner

MOLINE, IL | New Orleans, LA

Caraline Maureen Stenslik

Certified Financial Planner

MOLINE, IL | CHICAGO, IL

n/a

Sarah Rebecca Stoddard

Certified Financial Planner

CHICAGO, IL | MOLINE, IL

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

KIES, ERIC, HAMILTON

CEO, PRESIDENT, SHAREHOLDER

yes

06/2008

Mar 17, 2026

LEE, BRETT, JOSEPH

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER

yes

01/2025

Mar 17, 2026

MATON, MICHELLE, LOUISE

TREASURER, SHAREHOLDER

yes

09/2015

Mar 17, 2026

SIVERTSEN, MATTHEW, ALLEN

VICE PRESIDENT, SHAREHOLDER

yes

06/2008

Mar 17, 2026

TESSMER, AMY, ELIZABETH

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER

yes

01/2022

Mar 17, 2026

Baner, Robert, Martin

Shareholder

01/2021

Mar 17, 2026

BOUDREAUX, HANK, JUDE

Shareholder

09/2017

Mar 17, 2026

BRANHAM, MICHAEL, ANTHONY

Shareholder

09/2017

Mar 17, 2026

KNOLL, MATTHEW, THOMAS

Shareholder

01/2021

Mar 17, 2026

Mercer, Matthew, Joseph

OPERATIONS MANAGER, SHAREHOLDER

01/2022

Mar 17, 2026

SESSIONS, JOSEPH, JEFFRY

Shareholder

01/2014

Mar 17, 2026

SIVERTSEN, ANDREW, CHARLES

SECRETARY, SHAREHOLDER

12/2013

Mar 17, 2026

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Chicago

United States

Anchorage

United States

Fresno

United States

IOWA CITY

United States

NEW ORLEANS

United States

Minneapolis

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 17, 2026

$1.4B

$1.3B

n/a

2024

Mar 19, 2025

$1.2B

n/a

2023

Jan 23, 2024

$1.1B

n/a

2022

Feb 21, 2023

$947M

$917M

n/a

2021

Mar 23, 2022

$996M

$826M

n/a

2020

Mar 26, 2021

$843M

$766M

n/a

2019

Mar 27, 2020

$776M

$721M

n/a

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$709M

$650M

n/a

2017

Mar 27, 2018

$709M

$660M

n/a

2016

Mar 29, 2017

$625M

$542M

n/a

2015

Mar 29, 2016

$506M

$403M

n/a

2014

Feb 28, 2015

$371M

n/a

2013

Mar 3, 2014

$245M

n/a

2012

Mar 28, 2013

$214M

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$194M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$1.4B

$1.2B

15.6%

$947M

13.2%