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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

Christopher Calvin Cook

Gilbert & Cook, Inc.independent RIAWest Des Moines, IaIA-onlyIAPD 4370551

Chartered Financial Analyst

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Christopher Calvin Cook

At current firm

10 y

since Apr 14, 2016

In the industry

27 y

since Jun 9, 1999 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Professional profile

what the firm itself publishes, with the page it was read from

Designations: CPA, CFAreportedgilbertcook.comas printed on the bio page, Sep 16, 2026
Partner or owner: “As Chief Investment Strategist and Partner at Gilbert & Cook, he plays a central role in guiding the firm’s investment philosophy and portfolio strategy — ensuring clients have access to thoughtful, disciplined and forward-looking advice.”reportedgilbertcook.comthe sentence on the bio page
Years, as the firm states: 35reportedgilbertcook.com“With more than 35 years of experience in investment strategy and financial advisory services, Chris Cook helps individuals, families and business owners navigate life’s most important financial decisions with clarity and conf”
Professional profile: gilbertcook.com/about/meet-our-team/investments-and-planning/chris-cooreportedgilbertcook.comfirm site, Sep 15, 2026

Only business contact points the firm published under its own name are shown; nothing is inferred, and personal accounts are never read. What the bio page says is printed as the firm printed it, with the sentence it came from; years are the firm’s claim, not a count of registrations.

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Gilbert & Cook, Inc. independent RIA current
since Apr 14, 2016 · West Des Moines, Ia
Vsr Advisory Services former
Feb 4, 2010 to Apr 14, 2016 · Overland Park, Ks
Miles Capital, Inc. former
Dec 7, 2006 to Oct 13, 2009 · Des Moines, Ia
Vmf Capital unclassified
Nov 27, 2003 to Dec 8, 2006 · Clive , Ia
Vmf Capital LLC unclassified
Jun 9, 1999 to Dec 31, 2003 · Clive, Ia

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Vsr Advisory Services to Gilbert & Cook, Inc.
left Apr 14, 2016, registered Apr 14, 2016 (0 days) · Other · moved with a team
Miles Capital, Inc. to Vsr Advisory Services
left Oct 13, 2009, registered Feb 4, 2010 (114 days) · Other
Vmf Capital to Miles Capital, Inc.
left Dec 8, 2006, registered Dec 7, 2006 (-1 days) · Other
Vmf Capital LLC to Vmf Capital
left Dec 31, 2003, registered Nov 27, 2003 (-34 days) · Other

Signals

No dated event on this person.

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Independent wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address