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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
Lauer Wealth Management
Legal name Lauer Wealth, LLC
Latest filing Feb 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 23, 2017 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 30, 2021
RAUM
$161M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$157M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$53.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$161M as of Feb 25, 2026
Mar 2, 2022$121M then
HNW client RAUM$58.4M as of Feb 25, 2026
Mar 2, 2022$49.4M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 25, 2026
Mar 2, 20222 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Feb 25, 2026
Mar 2, 20223 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -9.7% over the last fiscal year+10% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 25, 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
- $53.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 133derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $175,116derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 2.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- -9.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +7.5%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 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
- 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Individuals$99.1M62%
- High-net-worth individuals$58.4M36%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$3.2M2.0%
- Charitable organizations$219,5090.1%
- Corporations and businesses$43,7890.0%
- Individual clients
- 352reported
- HNW clients
- 47reported
- Pension plan clients
- 3reported
- Charitable clients
- 1reported
- Accounts
- 919reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1-10reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- 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
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Matthew Lauer | Valparaiso, In | Oct 5, 2017 | 11 y | 1 |
| John Gerard LauerCertified Financial Planner | Valparaiso, In | Oct 5, 2017 | 40 y | 5 |
| Gene Robert Hamstra | Valparaiso, In | Aug 7, 2020 | 20 y | 1 |
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
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- Gene Robert Hamstra from Compass Financial Advisors LLCAug 7, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- John Matthew Lauer from Hightower Advisors, LLCOct 5, 2017 · Other
- John Gerard Lauer from Central Wealth, LLCOct 5, 2017 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Gerard John Lauer · Ccocontrolsince 08/2017 · owns 75% or more
- Matthew John Lauer · Partnercontrolsince 10/2018 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso, In · principal | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Valparaiso, IN2 employees
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- institutional to wealth shiftCombination · filing Feb 25, 2026institutional share fell 15 points or more while private-client share rose 15 points or more. RAUM $178,152,331 to $160,931,690, advisors 3 to 3, private clients 371 to 399, offices 1 to 1 (2025-02-13 to 2026-02-25)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
- client mix shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 25, 2026private-client share of RAUM moved from 80.0% to 98.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-02-13 and 2026-02-25peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
- institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 25, 2026institutional share of RAUM moved from 20.0% to 2.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-02-13 and 2026-02-25peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 930 to 919Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- HNW clients · 52 to 47Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Individual clients · 319 to 352Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 0 to 3Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $178M to $161MFeb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $59.3M to $58.4MFeb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $83.4M to $99.1MFeb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $0 to $3.2MFeb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- RAUM · $178M to $161MFeb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Accounts · 871 to 930Mar 5, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
- HNW clients · 54 to 52Mar 5, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
- Individual clients · 299 to 319Mar 5, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10Mar 5, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $141M to $178MMar 5, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $45.2M to $59.3MMar 5, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $66.6M to $83.4MMar 5, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
- RAUM · $141M to $178MMar 5, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
- Accounts · 816 to 871Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- HNW clients · 58 to 54Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Individual clients · 288 to 299Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Employees · 3 to 5Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 1-10Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 2 to 3Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $121M to $141MFeb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $43.1M to $45.2MFeb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $50.0M to $66.6MFeb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- RAUM · $121M to $141MFeb 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Accounts · 682 to 816Jan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
- HNW clients · 60 to 58Jan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
- Individual clients · 218 to 288Jan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
- Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 101-250Jan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $121M to $121MJan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $49.4M to $43.1MJan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $42.6M to $50.0MJan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
- RAUM · $121M to $121MJan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
- Accounts · 618 to 682Jul 20, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
- Corporate clients · 9 to 1Jul 20, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
- Individual clients · 189 to 218Jul 20, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
- Discretionary RAUM · $100M to $121MJul 20, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
- HNW RAUM · $43.6M to $49.4MJul 20, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
Signals
2 dated events
- Matthew John Lauer (Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Lauer Wealth ManagementJun 1, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Lauer Wealth Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Aug 23, 2017 · 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
- donna@lauerwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business email
- jml@lauerwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business email
- john@lauerwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 219-243-8129reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 219-246-4539reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- LAUERWEALTH.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 219-243-8129reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 25, 2026
- Contact form
- lauerwealth.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $53.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026