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SEC-registered adviser

Peterson Financial Group, Inc.

Independent wealth managerDes Moines, IowaCRD 169519SEC 801-120786websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 24, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 13, 2021 · 17 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 13, 2021
RAUM
$299M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
96%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$293M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$99.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$299M as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 10, 2022$160M then
HNW client RAUM$98.6M as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 10, 2022$24.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 10, 20222 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 10, 20229 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +21% over the last fiscal year+26% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 24, 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
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
  • Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$99.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
172derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$220,159derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
96%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+21%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+6.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
522reportedItem 5.H
Wrap fee program
$598MreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$38,500, 7 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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$194M65%
  • High-net-worth individuals$98.6M33%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$6.5M2.2%
Individual clients
452reported
HNW clients
64reported
Pension plan clients
6reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
1,359reported
Financial planning clients
522reported
Wrap fee programs
$299M sponsored, $299M managedreported
Custody of client assets
$38,500 for 7 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Eric Alan PetersonDes Moines, IaOct 31, 201331 y6
Jared Lee StinesDes Moines, IaJan 14, 201915 y4
Richard RademacherDes Moines, IaJun 7, 202410 y1
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 headcount0 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 Eric Peterson · President/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2013 · owns 75% or more
  • Louise Linda Richardson · Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 01/2019 · 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
Des Moines, Ia · principal300
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,251 to 1,359
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • HNW clients · 103 to 64
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Individual clients · 382 to 452
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 10 to 6
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $38,900 to $38,500
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to More than 500
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $235M to $287M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $110M to $98.6M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $133M to $194M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.7M to $12.2M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $4.8M to $6.5M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • RAUM · $248M to $299M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $6.0M to $299M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $229M to $299M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,086 to 1,251
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • HNW clients · 45 to 103
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 413 to 382
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 0 to 10
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $1.2M to $38,900
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Employees · 9 to 11
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $190M to $235M
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $52.2M to $110M
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $138M to $133M
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $12.7M
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $0 to $4.8M
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $190M to $248M
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $190M to $6.0M
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $190M to $229M
    Jul 26, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,019 to 1,086
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • HNW clients · 9 to 45
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Individual clients · 429 to 413
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Assets in custody · unset to 1239913.0
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $149M to $190M
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $13.9M to $52.2M
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $135M to $138M
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • RAUM · $149M to $190M
    Nov 13, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
Signals
1 dated events
  • Peterson Financial Group, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Mar 13, 2021 · 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
info@petersonfg.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
515-226-1500reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Website
PETERSONFG.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
515-226-1500reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 24, 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
$99.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026