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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

The Financial Resource Center

Other adviserCarmel, IndianaCRD 316747SEC 801-122673websiteIAPD
Legal name The Financial Resource Center, Inc.
Latest filing Sep 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 11, 2021 · 17 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 10, 2021
RAUM
$642M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
16%
$104M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$128M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$642M as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 12, 2022$67.1M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 12, 2022$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 12, 20225 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 12, 20229 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +58% over the last fiscal year+27% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 11, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Institutional asset manager · institutional share (pensions, government, insurance, corporations, charities, banks, other advisers) at least 60 percent and private-client share under 20 percent
RAUM per advisor
$107MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
40derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
83%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
0.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+58%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+6.8%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • State and municipal entities$522M81%
  • Individuals$104M16%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$13.5M2.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$3.4M0.5%
Individual clients
237reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
389reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.16 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.83 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Evan Tyler LaneCertified Financial PlannerCarmel, InDec 16, 202113 y1
Jerry Mark KingCertified Financial PlannerCarmel, InDec 16, 202140 y3
Carol Jean LaneCertified Financial PlannerCarmel, InDec 16, 202132 y3
Kerry Spell PenningtonCarmel, In May 9, 202225 y1
Justin Paul SmallwoodCovington, LaSep 11, 202612 y1
Blake Thomas EiermannCarmel, InSep 14, 202614 y2
Advisor movement
1 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days2 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 20% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Jean Carol Lane · Presidentcontrol
      since 09/2021 · owns 75% or more
    • Tyler Evan Lane · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 09/2021 · 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
    Carmel, In · principal510
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Sep 11, 2026
      discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (95 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
      peers: other advisers, $500M to $1B (95) · 0.0% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Mar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
    • Related adviser · false to unset
      Mar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
    • Related bank · false to unset
      Mar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
    • Related broker-dealer · false to unset
      Mar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
    • Related insurance company · false to unset
      Mar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
    • Succession · false to unset
      Mar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
    • Accounts · 361 to 389
      Mar 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 3 to 2
      Mar 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual clients · 222 to 237
      Mar 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 3 to 5
      Mar 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $88.0M to $104M
      Mar 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $407M to $642M
      Mar 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $10.5M to $13.5M
      Mar 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • RAUM · $407M to $642M
      Mar 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Accounts · 343 to 361
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 2 to 3
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • Individual clients · 216 to 222
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 2 to 3
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $76.5M to $88.0M
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $343M to $407M
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $4.8M to $10.5M
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • RAUM · $343M to $407M
      Jul 29, 2024 to Mar 15, 2025
    • Accounts · 389 to 343
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • Individual clients · 254 to 216
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 0 to 2
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • Employees · 6 to 5
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • Other offices · 0 to 1
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $72.0M to $76.5M
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $312M to $343M
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $0 to $4.8M
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • RAUM · $312M to $343M
      Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 2, 2024
    • Organization form · Limited Liability Company to Corporation
      Sep 23, 2023 to Dec 5, 2023
    • HQ city · INDIANAPOLIS to CARMEL
      Mar 23, 2023 to Sep 23, 2023
    • Legal name · CARRIAGE WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC to THE FINANCIAL RESOURCE CENTER, INC.
      Mar 5, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Succession · true to false
      Mar 5, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Accounts · 380 to 389
      Aug 9, 2022 to Mar 5, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
      Aug 9, 2022 to Mar 5, 2023
    • BD registered reps · 2 to 0
      Aug 9, 2022 to Mar 5, 2023
    • Individual clients · 252 to 254
      Aug 9, 2022 to Mar 5, 2023
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • Blake Thomas Eiermann registered as an investment adviser representative at The Financial Resource Center
      Sep 14, 2026 · Advisor registered · fact
    • The Financial Resource Center reported RAUM $642.5M, up 58% from $407.2M (2025-03-15 to 2026-03-27)
      Mar 27, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
    • Bryan Eugene Donaugh left The Financial Resource Center for Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. (registered 2026-01-16)
      Dec 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • The Financial Resource Center reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
      Mar 5, 2023 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
    • The Financial Resource Center reported RAUM $304.6M, up 354% from $67.1M (2022-03-12 to 2022-08-09)
      Aug 9, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
    • 3 advisors left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) for The Financial Resource Center on the same day
      Mar 18, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Carriage Wealth Partners filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Oct 11, 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
    Website
    thefinancialresourcecenter.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    317-871-8571reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 11, 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
    Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $128Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026