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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.

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SEC-registered adviser

F•••••• I••••••••• G••••• L••

Independent wealth managerEast Lansing, MichiganCRD 149034SEC 801-136989websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 14, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 14, 2026 · 1 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 18, 2026
RAUM
$107M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$106M individuals and HNW
Advisors
28
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$3.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
27
26 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
1 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM: $107M
HNW client RAUM: $16.0M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3): 26
Employees (5.A): 27
Private funds: no history
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 14, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
RAUM per advisor
$3.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
30derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$94,654derivedRAUM 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
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
14.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Ownership
controlled by a public reporting companyderived
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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$89.8M84%
  • High-net-worth individuals$16.0M15%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.3M1.2%
Individual clients
826reported
HNW clients
12reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,131reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $107M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=27.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
29 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
L•••••• K•••• G•••••East Lansing, Mi Feb 11, 201123 y1
J•••• T••• D•••••East Lansing, MiSep 4, 201424 y1
L••••• C•••••East Lansing, Mi Dec 9, 201612 y1
T••• A•••• M•••••East Lansing, Mi Dec 20, 201618 y0
P•••••• R•••••• S••••East Lansing, Mi Jan 9, 201730 y0
J•••• D••••• K••••Swartz Creek, Mi Feb 21, 201718 y0
K•••••• J•• C•••East Lansing, Mi Mar 16, 201715 y0
J•••• A••• J••••Kalamazoo, Mi Jun 14, 201735 y0
S•••• A••• B•••••••Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial ConsultantAlgonac, Mi Sep 7, 201714 y0
E••• J•• N•••••••East Lansing, Mi Dec 20, 201818 y0
C••••••••• S•••• M••••East Lansing, Mi Jan 7, 202132 y0
M•••••• J•• C•••Hudsonville, Mi Dec 22, 202111 y0
J•••••• M•••••• C•••••East Lansing, Mi Dec 22, 202129 y0
K•••• J••• P•••••Sebewaing, Mi Jan 3, 202210 y0
S•••• F••••••••• A•••••••••East Lansing, Mi Mar 30, 202227 y0
B•••• A•••• F•••••••Lansing, Mi Jan 31, 202312 y0
J•••• P•••• F••Holt, Mi Jul 7, 202310 y0
N••••••• A••••• D••••••East Lansing, Mi Jan 17, 202413 y0
P••••• S•• F••••••East Lansing, Mi Jan 24, 202428 y0
D•••• R•• B••••Midland, Mi Mar 21, 202433 y0
D••••••• M•••••• H•••••Farwell, Mi Oct 4, 202412 y0
T••• S•••••East Lansing, Mi Oct 4, 202411 y0
M••••• K•• H•••East Lansing, Mi Oct 22, 202413 y0
S•••• D•••••• W•••••••East Lansing, Mi Jan 1, 202511 y0
J•••• R•••••• W••••East Lansing, Mi Jan 23, 202526 y0
T••• M•••••• S•••••East Lansing, Mi Jul 29, 202518 y0
L•• M•••••• H•••••••••Dundee, Mi Sep 4, 202524 y0
G••••••• T• C••••East Lansing, Mi Aug 4, 202624 y0
J•••• P••• S•••East Lansing, Mi Sep 17, 202614 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
Every departureEvery arrival
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • D•••••• J••••• T••• · Director Of Advisory Servicescontrol
    since 06/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • F••• J••••• P•••• · Chief Compliance Officer/ Secretarycontrol
    since 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • R•••••• B••••• M•••••• · Executive Directorcontrol
    since 01/2016 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • M•• F•••••••• S••••••• · Member
    direct · 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
East Lansing, Mi · principal2920
Kalamazoo, Mi200
Macomb, Mi000
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 Aug 14, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (5676 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 0.0% percentile
How anomalies are measured
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
One filing, no change to show.
Signals
3 dated events
  • J•••• P••• S••• registered as an investment adviser representative at F•••••• I••••••••• G••••• L••
    Sep 17, 2026 · Advisor registered · fact
  • A••••• J••• M••••• left F•••••• I••••••••• G••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-03-03)
    Mar 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • C••• C•••••• left F•••••• I••••••••• G••••• L•• for N••••••••• M••••• I••••••••• S••••••••• (registered 2022-04-19)
    Mar 15, 2022 · 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
517-337-5594reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
517-351-2122reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
800-292-1950reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Website
meafs.com/advisory-servicesreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
800-292-1950reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 14, 2026
Contact form
meafs.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
$3.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026