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SEC-registered adviser

S•••••• F••••• F•••••••• A•••••••

Independent wealth managerBloomington, MinnesotaCRD 115752SEC 801-80128websiteIAPD
Legal name S••••••• F••••• F•••••••• S•••••••• I•••
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 22, 2014 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 7, 2014
RAUM
$750M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
82%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$750M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$125M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
20
5 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$750M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 24, 2015$768M then
HNW client RAUM$692M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$504M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 24, 20155 then
Employees (5.A)20 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 24, 201520 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+9.2% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 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
$125MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
55derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$748,186derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
82%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
6.0derived1 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
+3.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, commissionsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$118M, 6 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • 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$692M92%
  • Individuals$58.1M7.7%
Individual clients
181reported
HNW clients
151reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,003reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$118M for 6 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, commissionsreported
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
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
W•••••• H••••• S••••••Chartered Financial ConsultantBloomington, MnOct 11, 200132 y1
J••••• M•••••• B•••••••Bloomington, MnSep 15, 202312 y0
D••••• E•••• P••••••Bloomington, MnJan 1, 202620 y2
J••• D•••••• M••••Bloomington, MnJan 1, 202613 y0
K•••• A•••• L••••••••Bloomington, MnApr 30, 202619 y4
K••••• A•••••• L••••••Bloomington, MnJun 5, 202610 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • S••••••• W••••••• H••••• · President, Ccocontrol
    since 05/1988 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Bloomington, Mn · principal640
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • high employee count relative to advisorsStatic outlier · filing Mar 30, 2026
    employees per registered advisor of 3.3 against a peer median of 1.4 (950 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 4.9 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (950) · 99% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,019 to 1,003
    Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Individual clients · 171 to 181
    Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $63.5M to $118M
    Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $536M to $618M
    Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $612M to $692M
    Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $48.6M to $58.1M
    Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $125M to $132M
    Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • RAUM · $661M to $750M
    Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,063 to 1,019
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • HNW clients · 157 to 151
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Individual clients · 194 to 171
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $175M to $63.5M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Employees · 21 to 20
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $460M to $536M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $572M to $612M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $48.9M to $48.6M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $160M to $125M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • RAUM · $620M to $661M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,072 to 1,063
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 5
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 177 to 157
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 227 to 194
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $169M to $175M
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Employees · 25 to 21
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $426M to $460M
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $538M to $572M
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $38.0M to $48.9M
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $151M to $160M
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $576M to $620M
    Jul 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,099 to 1,072
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • HNW clients · 167 to 177
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Individual clients · 185 to 227
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Assets in custody · $284M to $169M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $534M to $426M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $658M to $538M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $54.1M to $38.0M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $178M to $151M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • RAUM · $712M to $576M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Accounts · 1,078 to 1,099
    Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
Signals
2 dated events
  • K••••••• V•••••• M••••• left S•••••• F••••• F•••••••• A••••••• for P•••••• W••••• S••••••••• L•• (registered 2024-04-05)
    May 5, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • S•••••• F••••• F•••••••• A••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jul 22, 2014 · First SEC registration · 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 email
s•••••••••@s•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
877-270-4200reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
952-843-4200reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
952-843-4404reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Website
S••••••F•••••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
952-843-4200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 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
$125Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026