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SEC-registered adviser

N•• I••••••••• A•••••••

Independent wealth managerGrand Rapids, MichiganCRD 104683SEC 801-3475websiteIAPD
Legal name N••••• P•••• • F••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 14, 2011 · 35 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 30, 1984
RAUM
$2.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
88%
$2.4B individuals and HNW
Advisors
13
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$207M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
18
13 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.7B as of Mar 27, 2026
Feb 3, 2012$879M then
HNW client RAUM$2.2B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$1.1B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)13 as of Mar 27, 2026
Feb 5, 20136 then
Employees (5.A)18 as of Mar 27, 2026
Feb 5, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.6% over the last fiscal year+10% a year over threeIARs 8 to 13
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
RAUM per advisor
$207MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
72derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$832,393derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
13.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+63%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+6.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$1.3B, 500 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$2.2B82%
  • Individuals$155M5.8%
  • Corporations and businesses$143M5.3%
  • Charitable organizations$136M5.1%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$37.8M1.4%
Individual clients
401reported
HNW clients
537reported
Pension plan clients
6reported
Charitable clients
28reported
Accounts
3,233reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.3B for 500 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.88 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
13 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
K••• M••••• A•••••••Chartered Financial AnalystGrand Rapids, MiMar 4, 201038 y0
C•••••• L•••• D••••••Chartered Financial AnalystGrand Rapids, MiApr 21, 201019 y0
G•••• P•••••• H•••••Chartered Financial AnalystGrand Rapids, MiDec 2, 201627 y0
D•••• S••••• H••••Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystGrand Rapids, MiSep 13, 201822 y1
D•••• T•••••• D•••••Chartered Financial AnalystGrand Rapids, MiApr 15, 202110 y1
D••••• P••• M••••••Grand Rapids, MiAug 16, 202310 y3
T•••• J•• B•••••••Chartered Financial AnalystGrand Rapids, MiJan 10, 202512 y0
D••••• J•••• L•••Chartered Financial AnalystGrand Rapids, MiJan 22, 202513 y0
M•••• K•• K•••••Chartered Financial AnalystGrand Rapids, MiMay 22, 202510 y1
L•••• L•••••••Grand Rapids, MiJun 25, 202523 y0
L••••• M• B••••••Grand Rapids, MiAug 4, 202511 y1
P•••• G••••Grand Rapids, MiAug 22, 202511 y0
H•••••• E•••Certified Financial PlannerGrand Rapids, MiSep 10, 202611 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • A•••••••• K•••• M••••• · Limited Partnercontrol
    since 01/2002 · owns 25% to 50%
  • B•••••••• T••••• J•• · Limited Partnercontrol
    since 01/2023 · owns 10% to 25%
  • D••••••• C••••••• L•••• · Limited Partnercontrol
    since 07/2014 · owns 25% to 50%
  • H••••• D••••• S••••• · Chief Compliance Officer/Limited Partnercontrol
    since 01/2020 · owns 10% to 25%
  • L•••• D•••••• J•••• · Limited Partnercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Grand Rapids, Mi · principal1310
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • advisor count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 8.0 to 13.0 (+63.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-24 and 2026-03-27; the peer median change was 0.0% (999 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (999) · 97% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 2,831 to 3,233
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 13
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Charity clients · 29 to 28
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW clients · 511 to 537
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Individual clients · 369 to 401
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 7 to 6
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $895M to $1.3B
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Employees · 9 to 18
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 13
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.5B to $2.7B
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $2.1B to $2.2B
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $144M to $155M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $37.0M to $37.8M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • RAUM · $2.5B to $2.7B
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Accounts · 2,599 to 2,831
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 18 to 21
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW clients · 474 to 511
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual clients · 329 to 369
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 8 to 7
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $1.1B to $895M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Employees · 15 to 9
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 51-100
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 8
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.4B to $2.5B
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $1.9B to $2.1B
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $134M to $144M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $38.1M to $37.0M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • RAUM · $2.4B to $2.5B
    Mar 25, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,373 to 2,599
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 9
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 13 to 18
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • HNW clients · 419 to 474
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Individual clients · 331 to 329
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $878M to $1.1B
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Employees · 11 to 15
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 7 to 9
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $2.4B
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $1.6B to $1.9B
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $130M to $134M
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
Signals
7 dated events
  • Francis John Wisentaner (Limited Partner) no longer on Schedule A of N•• I••••••••• A••••••• (listed 2023-03-27, absent 2024-03-25)
    Mar 25, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Jay Tyler Bosgraaf (Limited Partner) appeared on Schedule A of N•• I••••••••• A•••••••
    Mar 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • M•••••• K•••••• B•••• left N•• I••••••••• A••••••• for L••• R••• I••••••••• C••••••• L•• (registered 2025-02-24)
    Apr 12, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Kristen Marilee Bartl (Equity Partner) no longer on Schedule A of N•• I••••••••• A••••••• (listed 2021-03-23, absent 2022-03-25)
    Mar 25, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Steven David Hodge (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of N•• I••••••••• A•••••••
    Mar 27, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • Kristen Marilee Bartl (Equity Partner) appeared on Schedule A of N•• I••••••••• A•••••••
    Mar 26, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Jason Daniel Lupo (Equity Partner) appeared on Schedule A of N•• I••••••••• A•••••••
    Mar 26, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/norris-perne-&-french-llpreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
NPFINVEST.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
616-459-3421reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 2026
Provenance
Form ADV
SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors
IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class
Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$207Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026