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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

Calder Financial Group

Independent wealth managerAda, MichiganCRD 143973SEC 801-67907websiteIAPD
Legal name Calder Investment Advisors
Latest filing Mar 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 21, 2012 · 21 filings
SEC status approved since May 21, 2007
RAUM
$297M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
60%
$177M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$59.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
21 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$297M as of Mar 11, 2026
Feb 21, 2012$204M then
HNW client RAUM$123M as of Mar 11, 2026
Feb 12, 2018$12.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 11, 2026
Feb 26, 20137 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 11, 2026
Feb 26, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+8.9% a year over threeIARs 5 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 11, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
RAUM per advisor
$59.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
102derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$162,206derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
40%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-20%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+15%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, publicationsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$30.0M, 58 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)
  • 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$123M41%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$119M40%
  • Individuals$54.4M18%
  • Charitable organizations$600,0000.2%
Individual clients
463reported
HNW clients
48reported
Pension plan clients
30reported
Charitable clients
3reported
Accounts
1,831reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$30.0M for 58 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.6 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.4 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
George Dirk RacetteAda, MiSep 29, 201129 y1
Daren Bahr ShavellChartered Financial AnalystAda, MiFeb 25, 201918 y3
Kelly E EgglestonAda, MiDec 2, 202021 y0
Timothy Scott TuinstraAda, Mi Sep 26, 202318 y1
Patrick O'Hare NewcombeCertified Financial PlannerAda, MiJan 1, 202631 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 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
  • Dirk George Racette · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 05/2007 · owns 50% to 75%
  • D Brian Riefepeters · President
    since 01/2020 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Bahr Daren Shavell · Secretary
    since 01/2020 · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Brian Riefepeters
    LP sponsory
  • Tim Tuinstra
    insurancen
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Ada, Mi · principal510
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Winona, MN1 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Mar 11, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM of 40% against a peer median of 0% (5676 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 13.5 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 98% percentile
  • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 11, 2026
    HNW share of RAUM moved from 14.0% to 41.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-07 and 2026-03-11
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,319 to 1,831
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 5
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Charity clients · 2 to 3
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • HNW clients · 6 to 48
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Individual clients · 437 to 463
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 56 to 30
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $76.0M to $30.0M
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Employees · 6 to 7
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $261M to $297M
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $35.5M to $123M
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $127M to $54.4M
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $98.0M to $119M
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • RAUM · $261M to $297M
    Mar 7, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,266 to 1,319
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Charity clients · 4 to 2
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • HNW clients · 2 to 6
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Individual clients · 538 to 437
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $29.0M to $76.0M
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $261M to $261M
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $16.0M to $35.5M
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $141M to $127M
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $97.8M to $98.0M
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • RAUM · $261M to $261M
    Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,032 to 1,266
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 5
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • HNW clients · 4 to 2
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Individual clients · 398 to 538
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 33 to 56
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $23.5M to $29.0M
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Employees · 8 to 6
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • HQ city · GRAND RAPIDS to ADA
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 7 to 5
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $230M to $261M
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $21.5M to $16.0M
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $131M to $141M
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $73.0M to $97.8M
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • RAUM · $230M to $261M
    Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Signals
1 dated events
  • Thomas D Glover left Calder Financial Group for Centennial Securities Company Inc (registered 2024-01-09)
    Jan 15, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · 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
616-235-2442reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Website
WEARECALDER.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
616-235-2442reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 11, 2026
Contact form
wearecalder.com/contactreportedpublished 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
$59.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026