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RIA Intelligence
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.
SEC-registered adviser
Foster Group, Inc.
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 55 filings
SEC status approved since May 30, 1991
RAUM
$4.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
96%
of RAUM
Private clients
84%
$4.0B individuals and HNW
Advisors
58
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$82.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
93
45 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
55 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.8B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$1.1B then
HNW client RAUM$3.2B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 23, 2018$1.7B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)54 as of Mar 27, 2026
Apr 1, 201315 then
Employees (5.A)93 as of Mar 27, 2026
Apr 1, 201326 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +35% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 48 to 54
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
- Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
- RAUM per advisor
- $82.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 34derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $4.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $650,084derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 96%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 5.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 29.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +35%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +12%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
- Financial planning clients
- 1,700reportedItem 5.H
- Custody
- $7.5M, 85 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$3.2B67%
- Individuals$872M19%
- Corporations and businesses$394M8.4%
- Charitable organizations$271M5.8%
- Individual clients
- 1,241reported
- HNW clients
- 715reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- 45reported
- Accounts
- 7,346reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1,700reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $7.5M for 85 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.84 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
58 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Roger RinderknechtCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Jun 21, 1999 | 30 y | 1 |
| Kent Allen KramerCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Feb 28, 2002 | 28 y | 1 |
| Gregory John OlsenCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Apr 8, 2004 | 20 y | 0 |
| Travis James RychnovskyChartered Financial Analyst | West Des Moines, Ia | Jul 7, 2006 | 12 y | 0 |
| Ross Benjamin PolkingCertified Financial Planner | Omaha, Ne | Aug 8, 2007 | 19 y | 0 |
| Bradley Dean RempeCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Nov 13, 2007 | 18 y | 0 |
| Jonathan Michael EvansCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Dec 3, 2007 | 18 y | 0 |
| Kate P Juelfs | West Des Moines, Ia | Feb 17, 2011 | 19 y | 1 |
| Marcus Lee IwigCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Nov 3, 2011 | 14 y | 0 |
| Matthew John AbelsCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Aug 13, 2013 | 24 y | 1 |
| Andrew Douglas FarmerCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Aug 21, 2013 | 13 y | 0 |
| Caleb James BrownCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Nov 12, 2014 | 18 y | 0 |
| Brittany Ellen HeardCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Jan 1, 2015 | 11 y | 0 |
| Matthew D MoklestadCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Apr 5, 2017 | 14 y | 1 |
| Wade Alan Den HartogCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Dec 19, 2017 | 14 y | 0 |
| Walter Philip MozdzerCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Feb 19, 2018 | 29 y | 1 |
| Stacie A NeussendorferCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Mar 22, 2018 | 18 y | 1 |
| Kadin Dale WhiteCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | West Des Moines, Ia | Jun 21, 2018 | 20 y | 2 |
| Ryne Taylor OllerCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Jun 26, 2018 | 14 y | 0 |
| Andrew Colin MullanCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Jun 26, 2018 | 15 y | 0 |
| Zachary Clifford DallugeCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Aug 13, 2018 | 10 y | 0 |
| Nicole Claire Nee | West Des Moines, Ia | Nov 7, 2019 | 14 y | 0 |
| Andrew Allan RushenbergCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Jan 6, 2021 | 13 y | 0 |
| Daniel Brandon HawthorneCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Jan 22, 2021 | 12 y | 0 |
| Geoffrey Robert Christy | West Des Moines, Ia | Mar 5, 2021 | 31 y | 1 |
| Brenton Lowell Carlson | West Des Moines, Ia | Jul 26, 2021 | 24 y | 0 |
| Ashlee Gabrielle Minton ViereggerCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Aug 10, 2021 | 11 y | 1 |
| Jacob James KinnetzCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Feb 17, 2022 | 16 y | 0 |
| Colleen Crystal Claude | West Des Moines, Ia | Feb 22, 2022 | 11 y | 1 |
| Michael James WestphalChartered Financial Analyst | West Des Moines, Ia | Feb 24, 2022 | 11 y | 0 |
| Tyler Dennis CraigCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Mar 8, 2022 | 10 y | 0 |
| Ethan Bryce GaschoCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Apr 7, 2022 | 11 y | 1 |
| Benjamin Elsworth BergerCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Apr 21, 2022 | 10 y | 0 |
| Jacob William Belzer | West Des Moines, Ia | Jun 3, 2022 | 11 y | 0 |
| James Lee LaursenCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Jun 10, 2022 | 23 y | 0 |
| Lukas Andrew GeorgeffCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Nov 14, 2022 | 13 y | 0 |
| Melissa Denise PfliegerCertified Financial Planner | West Des Moines, Ia | Mar 24, 2023 | 34 y | 0 |
| Gabrielle Rae Carlson | West Des Moines, Ia | Apr 10, 2023 | 10 y | 0 |
| Joshua Lee Pirtle | West Des Moines, Ia | Oct 3, 2023 | 12 y | 0 |
| Mathew David StagnerCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | West Des Moines, Ia | Dec 21, 2023 | 24 y | 2 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 4 joined in 12 months
net +4 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- John Nairn Schutzius to Commonwealth Financial NetworkMay 19, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Shea Alac Mears to Gilbert & Cook, Inc.Aug 20, 2018 · RIA to RIA
- Scott James Snyder to Acadia Legacy GroupDec 8, 2017 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Caitlin Jean Clemons from Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, IncorporatedJul 30, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Nathan Glen Buckallew from Merkle Retirement PlanningMar 9, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Daniel Thomas Giles from Fsb Premier Wealth Management, Inc.Jan 22, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Thomas Scott Hendricks from Principal Asset ManagementNov 21, 2025 · Other
- Ashley Lee Maher-Widen from Principal Securities, Inc.Sep 10, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Marissa May Roh from Cetera Investment Advisers LLCAug 26, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Isabel Olivia Mcmillen from Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLCJul 17, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Robert Gregory Annexstad from Principal Advised ServicesJul 17, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Justin Martin James from Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.Feb 6, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Mathew David Stagner from Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.Dec 21, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Ethan Bryce Gascho from Syverson StregeApr 7, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Colleen Crystal Claude from RBC Capital Markets, LLCFeb 22, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Ashlee Gabrielle Minton Vieregger from Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLCAug 10, 2021 · Other
- Geoffrey Robert Christy from Principal Securities, Inc.Mar 5, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Kadin Dale White from Voya Financial Partners, LLCJun 21, 2018 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- John Matthew Abels · Chief Practice Officercontrolsince 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Clarence Joseph Bantz · Senior Lead Advisorcontrolsince 01/2020 · owns 5% to 10%
- Michael Jonathan Evans · Lead Advisor - Business Development, Ownercontrolsince 01/2018 · owns 5% to 10%
- Douglas Andrew Farmer · Lead Advisorcontrolsince 01/2016 · owns less than 5%
- Ray Gerald Foster · Chairman Of The Board Of Directorscontrolsince 01/1991 · owns less than 5%
- Lee Marcus Iwig · Lead Advisor, Board Membercontrolsince 01/2016 · owns less than 5%
- P Kate Juelfs · Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operations Officercontrolsince 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Allen Kent Kramer · Chief Investment Officer, Board Membercontrolsince 01/2006 · owns 5% to 10%
- James Timothy Mabee · Director Of It, Board Membercontrolsince 06/2014 · owns less than 5%
- John Gregory Olsen · Chief Executive Officer, Board Membercontrolsince 01/2017 · owns 10% to 25%
- Dean Bradley Rempe · Senior Lead Advisor, Board Membercontrolsince 01/2020 · owns 5% to 10%
- Sunny J Roeder · Director Of Financecontrolsince 12/2018 · owns less than 5%
- James Travis Rychnovsky · Chief Growth Officercontrolsince 01/2017 · owns less than 5%
- Alan Mark Stadtlander · Owner Board Membercontrolsince 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
- Ray Gerald Foster · Trusteecontrolsince 01/1991 · owns F of Gerald Foster Revocable Trust
- Lowell Brenton Carlson · Lead Advisor, Ownersince 01/2022 · owns 5% to 10%
- Benjamin Ross Polking · Lead Advisor - Business Development, Board Membersince 01/2018 · owns 5% to 10%
- Roger Reed Rinderknecht · Trusteesince 04/2019 · owns F of Reed Rinderknecht Revocable Trust
Entity owners
- Gerald Foster Revocable Trust · Ownerdirect · owns 10% to 25%
- Reed Rinderknecht Revocable Trust · Ownerdirect · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Des Moines, Ia · principal | 58 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Omaha, Ne | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Omaha, NE4 employees
ADV anomalies
4 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026KRAMER, KENT, ALLEN (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, BOARD MEMBER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2022-03-30 and 2026-03-27peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026FOSTER, GERALD, RAY (TRUSTEE) left Schedule A between the filings of 2022-03-30 and 2026-03-27peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026BANTZ, JOSEPH, CLARENCE (SENIOR LEAD ADVISOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2022-03-30 and 2026-03-27peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026FARMER, ANDREW, DOUGLAS (LEAD ADVISOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2022-03-30 and 2026-03-27peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 5,481 to 7,346Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Advisory employees · 47 to 45Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Charity clients · 28 to 45Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Corporate clients · 23 to 60Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW clients · 722 to 715Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual clients · 1,021 to 1,241Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Assets in custody · $20.8M to $7.5MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Employees · 85 to 93Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 48 to 54Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.5B to $4.6BJun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $2.6B to $3.2BJun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $552M to $872MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $17.5M to $171MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- RAUM · $3.5B to $4.8BJun 17, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Financial planning clients · More than 500 to More than 500Apr 22, 2025 to Jun 17, 2025
- Accounts · 4,626 to 5,481Nov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Charity clients · 39 to 28Nov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Corporate clients · 20 to 23Nov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- HNW clients · 759 to 722Nov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Individual clients · 988 to 1,021Nov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Assets in custody · $39.3M to $20.8MNov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Employees · 81 to 85Nov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 47 to 48Nov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.2B to $3.5BNov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $2.5B to $2.6BNov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $425M to $552MNov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.9M to $17.5MNov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- RAUM · $3.2B to $3.5BNov 25, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
- Accounts · 5,768 to 4,626Dec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Advisory employees · 42 to 47Dec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Charity clients · 41 to 39Dec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Corporate clients · 37 to 20Dec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 562 to 759Dec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual clients · 1,155 to 988Dec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Assets in custody · $41.8M to $39.3MDec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Employees · 75 to 81Dec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 41 to 47Dec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.0B to $3.2BDec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $2.0B to $2.5BDec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $702M to $425MDec 7, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
Signals
10 dated events
- Foster Group, Inc. reported RAUM $4.8B, up 35% from $3.5B (2025-06-17 to 2026-03-27)Mar 27, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- John Nairn Schutzius left Foster Group, Inc. for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2026-03-09)May 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Allen Bartholomew Banwart (Director Of Portfolio Mgmt, Board Member) no longer on Schedule A of Foster Group, Inc. (listed 2023-12-07, absent 2024-03-27)Mar 27, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Foster Group, Inc. reported RAUM $3.4B, up 29% from $2.6B (2021-12-13 to 2022-03-30)Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- James Timothy Mabee (Director Of It) appeared on Schedule A of Foster Group, Inc.Mar 22, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Clarence Joseph Bantz (Direct Owner, Lead Advisor) appeared on Schedule A of Foster Group, Inc.Mar 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
- Michael Jonathan Evans (Lead Advisor, Business Development) appeared on Schedule A of Foster Group, Inc.Mar 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
- Lee Marcus Iwig (Lead Advisor) appeared on Schedule A of Foster Group, Inc.Mar 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
- Douglas Andrew Farmer (Lead Advisor) appeared on Schedule A of Foster Group, Inc.Mar 24, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
- Sunny J Roeder (Director Of Finance) appeared on Schedule A of Foster Group, Inc.Mar 28, 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
- Business phone
- 402-733-1700reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 515-226-9000reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/FOSTER-GROUPreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- FOSTERGRP.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 515-226-9000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 2026
- Contact form
- fostergrp.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- fostergrp.com/teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $82.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026