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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Schaefer Financial Management, Inc.

Independent wealth managerCentennial, ColoradoCRD 110110SEC 801-34341websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 19, 2012 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 12, 1989
RAUM
$1.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$1.1B individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$139M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 19, 2012$378M then
HNW client RAUM$1.0B as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 13, 2018$521M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 19, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 13, 20138 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+14% a year over threeIARs 7 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 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
$139MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
56derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$627,754derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-1.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.0B91%
  • Individuals$95.5M8.6%
Individual clients
213reported
HNW clients
233reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,776reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Jeffrey Alan SchaeferCertified Financial PlannerEnglewood, CoJan 1, 199942 y0
Andrea Noelle SearleCertified Financial PlannerCentennial, CoMar 24, 200530 y0
Lowell Clinton HansenCertified Financial PlannerEnglewood, CoFeb 2, 200729 y0
Kirsten Shonstrom HollanderCertified Financial PlannerCentennial, CoFeb 15, 200729 y2
Rebecca A AardalCertified Financial PlannerCentennial, CoFeb 20, 200823 y0
Henry J SchaeferCertified Financial PlannerCentennial, CoMay 25, 202210 y0
Gavin ForrestCertified Financial PlannerCentennial, CoApr 30, 202511 y0
James Lawrence OwsleyCentennial, CoJun 9, 202610 y0
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
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Alan Jeffrey Schaefer · President, Chairman, Sole Shareholdercontrol
    since 07/2001 · owns 75% or more
  • A Rebecca Aardal · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 01/2022 · 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
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Centennial, Co · principal610
Englewood, Co200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Mar 26, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 99% (1360 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.2 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360) · 0.0% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,810 to 1,776
    Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • HNW clients · 218 to 233
    Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Individual clients · 233 to 213
    Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $877M to $1.0B
    Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $102M to $95.5M
    Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $979M to $1.1B
    Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • RAUM · $979M to $1.1B
    Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,748 to 1,810
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
  • HNW clients · 200 to 218
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
  • Individual clients · 214 to 233
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $791M to $877M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $97.1M to $102M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $888M to $979M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
  • RAUM · $888M to $979M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,974 to 1,748
    Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 183 to 200
    Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 228 to 214
    Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Employees · 8 to 9
    Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $639M to $791M
    Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $104M to $97.1M
    Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $743M to $888M
    Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $743M to $888M
    Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,786 to 1,974
    Jun 8, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • HNW clients · 162 to 183
    Jun 8, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Individual clients · 146 to 228
    Jun 8, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Employees · 9 to 8
    Jun 8, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $685M to $639M
    Jun 8, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $75.3M to $104M
    Jun 8, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $760M to $743M
    Jun 8, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • RAUM · $760M to $743M
    Jun 8, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Accounts · 1,668 to 1,786
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Advisory employees · 6 to 7
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • HNW RAUM · $586M to $685M
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Individual RAUM · $86.4M to $75.3M
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $673M to $760M
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • RAUM · $673M to $760M
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Wrap assets (manager) · 0.0 to unset
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · 0.0 to unset
    Mar 23, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
Signals
2 dated events
  • Jerome Philippe Perkins left Schaefer Financial Management, Inc. for Beacon Global Advisor Network, Llc (registered 2025-08-21)
    Aug 8, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Ray Kenneth Schaefer (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Schaefer Financial Management, Inc. (listed 2021-03-23, absent 2022-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
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
dawn_johnson@schaeferfinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
olivia_wiley@schaeferfinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
303-770-1041reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
303-770-6700reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/70873060/adminreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
SCHAEFERFINANCIAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
303-770-6700reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 2026
Contact form
schaeferfinancial.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
schaeferfinancial.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
$139Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026