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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

T&S Investments

Former SEC-registered adviserFargo, North DakotaCRD 164425SEC 801-80084IAPD
Legal name T&S Investments, LLC
Latest filing Mar 27, 2015
First filing on the tape Jul 8, 2014 · 2 filings
RAUM
$13.6M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$6.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
2 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$13.6M as of Mar 27, 2015
Jul 8, 2014$148M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 27, 2015
Jul 8, 20142 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 27, 2015
Jul 8, 20142 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2015; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$6.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%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
2.0derived1 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 assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 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
  • is a trust company (6.A.8)
  • 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)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
5reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Kelly L SteffesFargo, NdJan 1, 202514 y0
Richard Duane ThoresonChartered Financial AnalystFargo, NdDec 7, 202514 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
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • L Kelly Steffes · Secretary/Treasurercontrol
    since 10/2011 · owns 50% to 75%
  • Duane Richard Thoreson · President And Ccocontrol
    since 10/2011 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Kelly L. Steffes
    y
  • Thoreson Steffes Trust Co.
    n
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Fargo, Nd · principal210
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 91 to 5
    Jul 8, 2014 to Mar 27, 2015
  • Discretionary RAUM · $148M to $13.6M
    Jul 8, 2014 to Mar 27, 2015
  • RAUM · $148M to $13.6M
    Jul 8, 2014 to Mar 27, 2015
Signals
3 dated events
  • Rebecca Lynn Walen left T&S Investments for Osaic Institutions, Inc. (registered 2025-10-31)
    Mar 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Dustin Michael Richter left T&S Investments for Prairiewood Wealth Management (registered 2025-05-20)
    Jun 7, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • T&S Investments filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jul 8, 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.
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
Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$6.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026