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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

ASPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.

CRD 112081

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

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Data as of Mar 5, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 28, 2012 to Mar 5, 2026
30 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=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $452MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-05); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $449M
Private client RAUM: $449MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 99%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 5
RAUM per advisor: $90.5Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 5
Advisory employees: 5
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 617
Individual clients: 201
High net worth clients: 55
Custody, client assets: $137M
SEC number: 801-58191
CRD: 112081
Filings on the tape: 30
First filed: Mar 28, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 5, 2026
Organised: Corporation, MI
Website: aspenim.com

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
WILLIAM JOHN ALPHENAAR	n/a	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	20	40	n/a	no
RICHARD GREGORY KNOOR	n/a	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	15	16	1	no
Miles Fred Kuperus	Certified Financial Planner	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	5	11	n/a	no
JOHN BRIAN HOOGLAND	n/a	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	1	16	1	no
BRADLEY E LAFFREY	n/a	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	0	16	2	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
ALPHENAAR, WILLIAM, JOHN	President	C	yes	10/2011	Mar 28, 2012	Dec 20, 2024
KNOOR, RICHARD, GREGORY	Treasurer	C	yes	10/2011	Mar 28, 2012	Dec 20, 2024

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 5, 2026	$452M	$449M	5	5	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Feb 6, 2025	$286M	$285M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 6, 2024	$257M	$257M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 28, 2023	$248M	$247M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Feb 15, 2022	$264M	$264M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 5, 2021	$226M	$226M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Feb 12, 2020	$215M	$215M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 28, 2019	$179M	$179M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 31, 2018	$181M	$181M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 24, 2017	$176M	$176M	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 23, 2016	$162M	$162M	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 27, 2015	$180M	$180M	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 20, 2014	$233M	$233M	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 27, 2013	$240M	$240M	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 28, 2012	$228M	$228M	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
1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	2	0

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	$452M	$286M	58.4%	$248M	22.2%	5	4	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (5)

← BRADLEY E LAFFREYAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 31, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← JOHN BRIAN HOOGLANDAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 10, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Miles Fred KuperusAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 24, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
← RICHARD GREGORY KNOORAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 13, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
← WILLIAM JOHN ALPHENAARAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 15, 2006 to presentfactForm ADV

Controls (2)

← ALPHENAAR, WILLIAM, JOHNOwnerPRESIDENT, ownership code C, individual
Mar 28, 2012 to Dec 20, 2024factForm ADV
← KNOOR, RICHARD, GREGORYOwnerTREASURER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 28, 2012 to Dec 20, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 5, 2026
Regulatory AUM changed
Aspen Investment Management Inc. reported RAUM $452.5M, up 58% from $285.7M (2025-02-06 to 2026-03-05)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$167M
Occurred
Jul 12, 2022
Control person left
Brian John Hoogland (Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of Aspen Investment Management Inc. (listed 2022-02-15, absent 2022-07-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:f2c2928a-ce82-816c-064c-2816feced027
First observed: Mar 28, 2012
Last observed: Mar 5, 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.

ASPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.

CRD 112081

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

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Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

WILLIAM JOHN ALPHENAAR

n/a

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

n/a

RICHARD GREGORY KNOOR

n/a

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Miles Fred Kuperus

Certified Financial Planner

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

n/a

JOHN BRIAN HOOGLAND

n/a

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

BRADLEY E LAFFREY

n/a

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

ALPHENAAR, WILLIAM, JOHN

President

yes

10/2011

Mar 28, 2012

Dec 20, 2024

KNOOR, RICHARD, GREGORY

Treasurer

yes

10/2011

Mar 28, 2012

Dec 20, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 5, 2026

$452M

$449M

n/a

2024

Feb 6, 2025

$286M

$285M

n/a

2023

Mar 6, 2024

$257M

n/a

2022

Mar 28, 2023

$248M

$247M

n/a

2021

Feb 15, 2022

$264M

n/a

2020

Mar 5, 2021

$226M

n/a

2019

Feb 12, 2020

$215M

n/a

2018

Mar 28, 2019

$179M

n/a

2017

Mar 31, 2018

$181M

n/a

2016

Mar 24, 2017

$176M

n/a

2015

Mar 23, 2016

$162M

n/a

2014

Mar 27, 2015

$180M

n/a

2013

Mar 20, 2014

$233M

n/a

2012

Mar 27, 2013

$240M

n/a

2011

Mar 28, 2012

$228M

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

$452M

$286M

58.4%

$248M

22.2%