Ranking, Iowa
Wealth firms with the biggest asset gains over one year, including broker-dealer firms in Iowa
As of October 2, 2026, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. ranked #1 in Iowa in AdvisorIQ's ranking of wealth firms with the biggest asset gains over one year, including broker-dealer firms, with $36.3 billion.
Showing all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms. Independent RIAs only
SEC-registered firms ranked by the dollar increase in RAUM between the SEC snapshots of September 2, 2025 and October 2, 2026. Only firms whose RAUM rose are ranked; base_value is the starting RAUM. Independent wealth management RIAs are ranked: firms whose individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of their regulatory assets and that offer financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, leaving out broker-dealers, banks and their advisory arms. The all wealth firms view ranks the same way with those broker-dealer affiliated firms added. Asset managers, private fund managers, pension consultants and platform managers are never ranked (see the methodology). Only SEC-registered firms are ranked: the state-registered firm data is current only, with no earlier snapshots. Growth includes market movement, net new assets and acquisitions. State lists use each firm's main office state, or its registration state when the main office is not public. The US list leaves out firms whose main office is outside the United States. Equal values share a rank and are listed by CRD number.
| Rank | Firm | City | Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Fairfield | $36.3 billion |
| 2 | Integrity Alliance, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Urbandale | $3.0 billion |
| 3 | Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Cedar Rapids | $2.7 billion |
| 4 | Principal Securities, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Des Moines | $2.2 billion |
| 5 | BFC Planning, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Cedar Rapids | $1.8 billion |
| 6 | Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Davenport | $1.6 billion |
| 7 | Foster Group, Inc. | West Des Moines | $1.2 billion |
| 8 | Nations Financial Group, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Cedar Rapids | $903.9 million |
| 9 | Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Dubuque | $636.2 million |
| 10 | Principal Advised Services Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Des Moines | $535.6 million |
| 11 | Steele Capital Management, Inc. | Dubuque | $516.7 million |
| 12 | Gilbert & Cook, Inc. | West Des Moines | $336.5 million |
| 13 | Oasis Advisors | Forest City | $277.7 million |
| 14 | DMKC Advisory Services, LLC | Des Moines | $233.8 million |
| 15 | Friday Financial | Dubuque | $198.8 million |
| 16 | Accel Wealth Management | Waverly | $173.8 million |
| 17 | Legacy Financial Group | Des Moines | $167.2 million |
| 18 | Northwest Wealth Management, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Spencer | $166.1 million |
| 19 | Merkle Retirement Planning | Grimes | $140.3 million |
| 20 | RIA Advisory Group, LLC | Des Moines | $111.9 million |
| 21 | Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Cedar Rapids | $108.3 million |
| 22 | Basepoint Wealth, LLC | Cedar Rapids | $107.7 million |
| 23 | Beacon Capital, LLC | Cedar Rapids | $102.1 million |
| 24 | Legacy Bridge Private Family Offices | West Des Moines | $99.8 million |
| 25 | Rda Financial Network | Akron | $96.4 million |
| 26 | Independent Wealth Network, Inc. | Urbandale | $95.8 million |
| 27 | Matheson & Rock Wealth Management, LLC | Davenport | $95.0 million |
| 28 | Wealth Advisors of Iowa, LLC | West Des Moines | $86.3 million |
| 29 | FSB Premier Wealth Management, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Waterloo | $85.0 million |
| 30 | Midwest Heritage Financial Advisors Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | West Des Moines | $84.5 million |
| 31 | Nikulski Financial, Inc. | Bettendorf | $78.5 million |
| 32 | Compass Financial Services | West Des Moines | $73.7 million |
| 33 | Wealthspan Partners, LLC | Davenport | $72.3 million |
| 34 | Mokosak Advisory Group, LLC | Urbandale | $68.6 million |
| 35 | Paladin Wealth Partners | Clive | $66.2 million |
| 36 | Dynamic Financial Group | Cedar Falls | $65.1 million |
| 37 | Kane Company Wealth Management, Inc. | Johnston | $64.7 million |
| 38 | West Financial Advisors, L.L.C. | Des Moines | $63.6 million |
| 39 | Wealth Advisors Group, LLC | Coralville | $62.6 million |
| 40 | Vivid Wealth Management, LLC | West Des Moines | $56.2 million |
| 41 | Des Moines Investments, LLC | Des Moines | $56.0 million |
| 42 | LSB Wealth Management | Ankeny | $55.8 million |
| 43 | TFP Management, LLC | Bettendorf | $55.3 million |
| 44 | Altitude Capital Management LLC | Des Moines | $54.2 million |
| 45 | Weitzel Financial Services, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | Dubuque | $53.5 million |
| 46 | Peterson Financial Group, Inc. | Des Moines | $51.6 million |
| 47 | Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | Davenport | $49.9 million |
| 48 | Cedar Point Capital Partners, LLC | Cedar Rapids | $47.2 million |
| 49 | Wilon Wealth Management | Urbandale | $46.7 million |
| 50 | Five Talents Financial Management Group LLC | West Des Moines | $45.5 million |
| 51 | Boyle Capital | West Des Moines | $43.7 million |
| 52 | Valiant Wealth, LLC | West Des Moines | $41.0 million |
| 53 | Aegis Wealth Management, Inc. | Guthrie Center | $40.5 million |
| 54 | Arnold and Mote Wealth Management | Hiawatha | $39.9 million |
| 55 | AO Wealth Advisory | Urbandale | $39.0 million |
| 56 | Weis Advisory | Clive | $37.7 million |
| 57 | Clarity Asset Management, Inc. | Ames | $35.0 million |
| 58 | Midwestern Financial Group | Iowa City | $33.6 million |
| 59 | Pecaut Wealth Management | Sioux City | $31.2 million |
| 60 | PLAN2THRIVE Financial | Eldridge | $28.3 million |
| 61 | Forrest Financial Services | Windsor Heights | $27.0 million |
| 62 | The Life Group Financial Services | Dubuque | $20.5 million |
| 63 | Cedar Valley Wealth Advisors | Cedar Falls | $17.5 million |
| 64 | Acadia Legacy Group | Clive | $16.5 million |
| 65 | Water Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. | Sioux Center | $16.1 million |
| 66 | Tuve Investment Management, Inc. | Waterloo | $14.4 million |
| 67 | Bridgeway Wealth Management, LLC | Cedar Rapids | $13.1 million |
| 68 | Iowa Wealth Management, LLC | West Des Moines | $13.0 million |
| 69 | Syverson Strege | West Des Moines | $10.4 million |
| 70 | Ballast Capital Advisors, LLC | West Des Moines | $10.3 million |
| 71 | Capital View Wealth Management, LLC | Des Moines | $2.8 million |
| 72 | FBL Wealth Management, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. | West Des Moines | $585,984 |
72 firms ranked. Figures are as firms reported them on Form ADV.
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Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.