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Largest independent RIAs by assets under management in Iowa

As of October 2, 2026, Foster Group, Inc. ranked #1 in Iowa in AdvisorIQ's ranking of largest independent RIAs by assets under management, with $4.8 billion.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

SEC-registered and state-registered firms that report RAUM, ranked by 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). RAUM is regulatory assets under management (Form ADV Item 5.F(2)(c)) as reported in each firm's latest Form ADV filing in the data of October 2, 2026, usually as of the firm's last fiscal year end. Firms reporting no RAUM are not ranked. 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.

Largest independent RIAs by assets under management in Iowa
Rank Firm City RAUM
1 Foster Group, Inc. West Des Moines $4.8 billion
2 Steele Capital Management, Inc. Dubuque $3.5 billion
3 Gilbert & Cook, Inc. West Des Moines $1.7 billion
4 Accel Wealth Management Waverly $1.1 billion
5 Legacy Financial Group Des Moines $1.0 billion
6 Syverson Strege West Des Moines $910.8 million
7 DMKC Advisory Services, LLC Des Moines $902.5 million
8 Basepoint Wealth, LLC Cedar Rapids $883.8 million
9 Rda Financial Network Akron $675.2 million
10 West Financial Advisors, L.L.C. Des Moines $674.2 million
11 Merkle Retirement Planning Grimes $568.8 million
12 RIA Advisory Group, LLC Des Moines $568.4 million
13 Dynamic Financial Group Cedar Falls $539.6 million
14 Wealth Advisors of Iowa, LLC West Des Moines $539.4 million
15 Matheson & Rock Wealth Management, LLC Davenport $530.0 million
16 Independent Wealth Network, Inc. Urbandale $518.4 million
17 Wealthspan Partners, LLC Davenport $451.1 million
18 Nikulski Financial, Inc. Bettendorf $449.0 million
19 Legacy Bridge Private Family Offices West Des Moines $425.8 million
20 Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC Davenport $425.5 million
21 Valiant Wealth, LLC West Des Moines $423.1 million
22 Mokosak Advisory Group, LLC Urbandale $413.9 million
23 Friday Financial Dubuque $409.3 million
24 Compass Financial Services West Des Moines $407.4 million
25 Pecaut Wealth Management Sioux City $381.8 million
26 Boyle Capital West Des Moines $342.0 million
27 Ballast Capital Advisors, LLC West Des Moines $328.7 million
28 Peterson Financial Group, Inc. Des Moines $299.2 million
29 Vivid Wealth Management, LLC West Des Moines $290.9 million
30 Kane Company Wealth Management, Inc. Johnston $284.7 million
31 Paladin Wealth Partners Clive $279.8 million
32 Wealth Advisors Group, LLC Coralville $278.5 million
33 Beacon Capital, LLC Cedar Rapids $278.3 million
34 Oasis Advisors Forest City $277.7 million
35 TFP Management, LLC Bettendorf $273.0 million
36 Wilon Wealth Management Urbandale $264.1 million
37 Clarity Asset Management, Inc. Ames $257.4 million
38 Five Talents Financial Management Group LLC West Des Moines $256.0 million
39 Cedar Point Capital Partners, LLC Cedar Rapids $248.1 million
40 Des Moines Investments, LLC Des Moines $246.0 million
41 Bradford Financial Center Clarion $229.7 million
42 LSB Wealth Management Ankeny $228.8 million
43 Weis Advisory Clive $225.6 million
44 Aegis Wealth Management, Inc. Guthrie Center $216.5 million
45 AO Wealth Advisory Urbandale $213.2 million
46 Midwestern Financial Group Iowa City $172.8 million
47 Cedar Valley Wealth Advisors Cedar Falls $172.5 million
48 Arnold and Mote Wealth Management Hiawatha $168.2 million
49 Bridgeway Wealth Management, LLC Cedar Rapids $164.6 million
50 Water Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. Sioux Center $157.2 million
51 Forrest Financial Services Windsor Heights $154.0 million
52 Tuve Investment Management, Inc. Waterloo $147.7 million
53 PLAN2THRIVE Financial Eldridge $147.5 million
54 The Life Group Financial Services Dubuque $146.2 million
55 Van Diest Capital Polk City $144.1 million
56 Lane Family Wealth Management North Liberty $142.7 million
57 Keystone Wealth Management Waterloo $137.4 million
58 Acadia Legacy Group Clive $133.2 million
59 Capital View Wealth Management, LLC Des Moines $128.8 million
60 BSC Capital Partners, LLC West Des Moines $125.8 million
61 Iowa Wealth Management, LLC West Des Moines $123.9 million
62 Stonefield Investment Advisory, Inc. Cedar Rapids $120.3 million
63 Visionx Wealth Partners Fort Dodge $110.2 million
64 Taber Asset Management L.L.C. Des Moines $110.0 million
65 Russell Wealth Advisors Boone $105.6 million
66 Altitude Capital Management LLC Des Moines $103.6 million
67 Tryon Investments, LLC North Liberty $103.5 million
68 Custom Wealth Planners Ankeny $102.4 million
69 Fencl Advisory Services, LLC Cedar Falls $101.5 million
70 Innovative Wealth Management, LLC Jesup $99.1 million
71 Grit Family Office, LLC Cedar Rapids $90.9 million
72 Longenecker Financial Services Des Moines $82.1 million
73 Partner Wealth Iowa City $78.9 million
74 Prospective Value Partners LLC Des Moines $76.0 million
75 Vital Capital LLC Clinton $71.2 million
76 Actis Wealth Management Waukee $70.0 million
77 Integrity Wealth Management LLC Waukee $61.9 million
78 Passage Global Capital Management, LLC Bettendorf $60.4 million
79 Penn Advisory Group Inc. Mount Vernon $53.1 million
80 O'Brien and Associates, Inc. West Union $49.4 million
81 Balanced Investment Advisors, LLC Cedar Rapids $49.3 million
82 Uncommon Wealth Partners, LLC Ankeny $46.7 million
83 Hart Wealth Management West Des Moines $46.5 million
84 Clearwealth Burlington $44.3 million
85 Busbee Wealth Advisors LLC Cedar Rapids $43.8 million
86 Greenstone Wealth Management Forest City $43.6 million
87 Successful Resource Management, Ltd. Johnston $43.3 million
88 Red Cedar Cedar Rapids $40.7 million
89 Rothamel Wealth Management, LLC Urbandale $40.3 million
90 Palen Financial LLC Davenport $39.8 million
91 Omni Wealth Management Waukee $36.6 million
92 LW Advisors, L.L.C. Des Moines $35.9 million
93 Desla Wealth Management West Des Moines $32.7 million
94 Ballheim Financial LLC Leclaire $32.3 million
95 Pursuit Wealth Management Coralville $32.0 million
96 Lis Inc Urbandale $28.1 million
97 Rockway Wealth Partners Urbandale $26.6 million
98 Total Wealth West Des Moines $20.8 million
99 Reed Financial, LLC Urbandale $20.6 million
100 Teacher Wealth Des Moines $18.2 million

Showing the top 100. 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.