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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
Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc
Latest filing Jul 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 18, 2011 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 16, 1992
RAUM
$1.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$1.7B individuals and HNW
Advisors
11
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$160M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
15
11 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.8B as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 27, 2012$416M then
HNW client RAUM$1.7B as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 2, 2018$789M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)11 as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 27, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)15 as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 11, 20138 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+14% a year over threeIARs 10 to 11
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 9, 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
- $160MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 35derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $6.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.6MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 99%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 2.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 11.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +10%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +9.0%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
- $1.2B, 150 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$1.7B95%
- Individuals$34.0M1.9%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$26.1M1.5%
- Charitable organizations$25.5M1.4%
- Corporations and businesses$835,0890.0%
- Individual clients
- 111reported
- HNW clients
- 277reported
- Pension plan clients
- 6reported
- Charitable clients
- 7reported
- Accounts
- 1,077reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $1.2B for 150 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
11 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Everett BenzChartered Financial Analyst | Neenah, Wi | Mar 18, 1994 | 32 y | 0 |
| Laura Ann Guy | Neenah, Wi | Aug 29, 2000 | 26 y | 0 |
| Thomas Haley RipplChartered Financial Analyst | Neenah, Wi | Nov 1, 2002 | 24 y | 0 |
| Christi Lyn SalmChartered Financial Analyst | Neenah, Wi | Sep 3, 2003 | 27 y | 0 |
| Anthony John Seashore | Neenah, Wi | Jul 31, 2012 | 14 y | 0 |
| Kimberly Anne Petersen | Neenah, Wi | Dec 9, 2013 | 13 y | 0 |
| Mark James SprtelChartered Financial Analyst | Neenah, Wi | Jul 18, 2014 | 16 y | 1 |
| Trevor David Rabbach | Neenah, Wi | Aug 25, 2017 | 14 y | 0 |
| Blake Kenneth BartlettChartered Financial Analyst | Neenah, Wi | Nov 4, 2019 | 15 y | 0 |
| Daniel Jon Sullivan | Neenah, Wi | Feb 22, 2021 | 16 y | 0 |
| Shane Michael Wiegert | Neenah, Wi | Aug 1, 2025 | 11 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Melissa Ann Barry to Robert W. Baird & Co. IncorporatedAug 28, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Christopher King Moss to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.Oct 25, 2006 · Other
Joined, latest
- Melissa Ann Barry from Robert W. Baird & Co. IncorporatedSep 25, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Mark James Sprtel from The Appleton Group, LLCJul 18, 2014 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Everett Bradley Benz · Chairman (03/2020) And Director (02/1994)controlsince 03/2020 · owns 10% to 25%
- Anne Kimberly Petersen · President Of Family Wealth Counselcontrolsince 01/2020 · owns 5% to 10%
- David Trevor Rabbach · Vice President Of Family Wealth Counselcontrolsince 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
- Haley Thomas Rippl · Vice President (10/2006), Treasurer (03/2020)controlsince 03/2020 · owns 10% to 25%
- Lyn Christi Salm · Vice President (08/2003) And Managingcontrolsince 08/2003 · owns 10% to 25%
- John Anthony Seashore · President (03/2020) And Director (01/2018)controlsince 03/2020 · owns 10% to 25%
- James Mark Sprtel · Chief Compliance Officer (03/2021) Andcontrolsince 03/2021 · owns less than 5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neenah, Wi · principal | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 986 to 1,077Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Corporate clients · 1 to 2Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW clients · 256 to 277Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Individual clients · 100 to 111Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 7 to 6Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Assets in custody · $1.0B to $1.2BMar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 10 to 11Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.7BMar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $1.5B to $1.7BMar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $38.8M to $34.0MMar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $22.2M to $23.8MMar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $36.6M to $26.1MMar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- RAUM · $1.6B to $1.8BMar 19, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Accounts · 952 to 986Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Corporate clients · unset to 1.0Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- HNW clients · 257 to 256Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Individual clients · 112 to 100Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 5 to 7Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Assets in custody · $824M to $1.0BMar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Employees · 14 to 15Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 11 to 10Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.6BMar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5BMar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $42.0M to $38.8MMar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $17.5M to $22.2MMar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $21.4M to $36.6MMar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- RAUM · $1.4B to $1.6BMar 22, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Accounts · 901 to 952Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- Advisory employees · 10 to 11Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- Charity clients · 5 to 7Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- HNW clients · 232 to 257Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- Individual clients · 109 to 112Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 6 to 5Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- Assets in custody · $698M to $824MMar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- Employees · 13 to 14Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 10 to 11Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.4BMar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3BMar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $34.4M to $42.0MMar 14, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
Signals
4 dated events
- Melissa Ann Barry left Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc for Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (registered 2024-09-04)Aug 28, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- David Trevor Rabbach (Vice President Of Family Wealth Counsel) appeared on Schedule A of Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel IncMar 14, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- James Mark Sprtel (Chief Compliance Officer (03/2021) And Investment Officer (01/2020)) appeared on Schedule A of Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel IncMar 19, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc reported RAUM $1.0B, up 27% from $827.6M (2019-03-05 to 2020-03-17)Mar 17, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
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 email
- sbw@sbw-invest.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Business phone
- 920-727-1137reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/SCHAPER-BENZ-&-WISE-INVESTMENT-COUNSEL-reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- SBW-INVEST.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 920-727-1137reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 9, 2026
- Contact form
- sbw-invest.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
- $160Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026