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SEC-registered adviser

S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L••

Independent wealth managerNaperville, IllinoisCRD 325089SEC 801-127416websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 21, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 1, 2023 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 3, 2023
RAUM
$735M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$723M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$105M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$735M as of Jul 21, 2026
Mar 22, 2024$271M then
HNW client RAUM$608M as of Jul 21, 2026
Mar 22, 2024$201M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Jul 21, 2026
Mar 22, 20245 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Jul 21, 2026
Mar 22, 20249 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +70% over the last fiscal yearIARs 5 to 8offices 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 21, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • 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)
RAUM per advisor
$105MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
126derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$321,355derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
98%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.8derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+58%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+20%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+52%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
1,000reportedItem 5.H
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$608M83%
  • Individuals$115M16%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$11.7M1.6%
Individual clients
578reported
HNW clients
307reported
Pension plan clients
2reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
2,287reported
Financial planning clients
1,000reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
N••••••• D•••• S••••••Spring, Tx Mar 16, 202313 y1
J•••• P••••••• F••••Naperville, IlJun 23, 202310 y1
A••••• E•••• F•••••••••Certified Financial PlannerAnn Arbor, Mi Nov 6, 202310 y1
J••• A•••• R•••••••Naperville, Il May 9, 202511 y0
L••••• M•••• S••••••Naperville, Il Jun 4, 202512 y0
E•••• M•••••• W••••••Naperville, IlFeb 20, 202610 y0
J•••• A•••• B•••••Naperville, IlJul 12, 202639 y0
Advisor movement
3 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -3 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 43% of current headcount5 left over 36 months
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
    • R•••• D••••• B••• · Managing Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 03/2023 · owns 10% to 25%
    • S••••••• N•••••••• D•••• · Managing Membercontrol
      since 03/2023 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • S•••••• T•• A••••••• L••
      insurancen
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Naperville, Il · principal722
    Spring, Tx301
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Spring, TX2 employees
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Apr 28, 2026
      RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $433,364,828 to $686,190,847 (+58.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-28; the peer median change was +16.0% (1385 comparable advisers, 95.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,385) · 95% percentile
    • client count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 28, 2026
      individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 589.0 to 897.0 (+52.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-28; the peer median change was +5.0% (1216 comparable advisers, 96.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,216) · 96% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 2,330 to 2,287
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 7
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • HNW clients · 311 to 307
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • Individual clients · 586 to 578
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • Employees · 9 to 10
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 8
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $673M to $721M
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $568M to $608M
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $108M to $115M
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $13.1M to $14.4M
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $10.5M to $11.7M
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • RAUM · $686M to $735M
      Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
    • Accounts · 2,163 to 2,330
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 6
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • HNW clients · 289 to 311
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Individual clients · 544 to 586
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 1 to 2
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Employees · 10 to 9
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $625M to $673M
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $527M to $568M
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $100.0M to $108M
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.1M to $13.1M
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $753,100 to $10.5M
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • RAUM · $628M to $686M
      Feb 20, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
    • Accounts · 1,854 to 2,163
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 8 to 7
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 5
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • HNW clients · 241 to 289
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Individual clients · 454 to 544
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 0 to 1
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Assets in custody · 60008810.0 to unset
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Employees · 11 to 10
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to More than 500
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $520M to $625M
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $439M to $527M
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $82.7M to $100.0M
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.5M to $3.1M
      Dec 8, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
    Signals
    11 dated events
    • O••• W•••••• H•••• left S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L•• for B••• L••• C•••••• (registered 2026-06-01)
      Apr 29, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • D•••• B••• R••• left S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L•• for C•••••• C••••••• L•• (registered 2026-04-07)
      Feb 4, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • S••••• J•••• H•••• left S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L•• for C•••••• C••••••• L•• (registered 2026-04-22)
      Feb 4, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • C••• A•••• W•••••••• left S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L•• for E••••••• A•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-08-13)
      May 6, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L•• reported RAUM $433.4M, up 35% from $320.8M (2024-07-18 to 2025-03-28)
      Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • W•••••• B• B••••• left S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L•• for A•••••• E••• (registered 2026-08-07)
      Sep 9, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 4 advisors left M••••• S•••••• (Oak Brook, IL) for S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L•• within 8 days
      Mar 30, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
    • D•••• N••••••• S•••••• (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L••
      Mar 16, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Bond Darin Roth (Managing Member And Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L••
      Mar 16, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Adam Daniel Bernstein (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of S•••••• F••••• O•••••• L•• (listed 2023-02-01, absent 2023-03-16)
      Mar 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • P••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Feb 1, 2023 · First SEC registration · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Business phone
    630-912-8295reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/stenger-family-office/mycompanyreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Website
    stengerfamilyoffice.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    630-912-8295reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 21, 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
    $105Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026