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Wealth firms with the most clients, 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 most clients, including broker-dealer firms, with 430,028.

Showing all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms. Independent RIAs only

Firms ranked by number of clients: the clients counted by type in Form ADV Item 5.D(a) to (n) plus clients for whom the firm has no RAUM (Item 5.C(1)), as reported in the latest filing in the data of October 2, 2026. Counts are approximate as firms report them; a client type marked "fewer than 5 clients" without a number adds nothing. SEC-registered and state-registered firms are both ranked. 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). 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.

Wealth firms with the most clients, including broker-dealer firms in Iowa
Rank Firm City Most clients
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 430,028
2 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 212,722
3 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 53,658
4 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 39,701
5 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 17,237
6 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 11,448
7 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 10,885
8 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 8,372
9 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 8,258
10 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 5,569
11 Oasis Advisors Forest City 5,051
12 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 3,358
13 Aegis Wealth Management, Inc. Guthrie Center 2,350
14 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 2,163
15 Foster Group, Inc. West Des Moines 2,110
16 RIA Advisory Group, LLC Des Moines 1,996
17 Steele Capital Management, Inc. Dubuque 1,644
18 Rda Financial Network Akron 1,521
19 Independent Wealth Network, Inc. Urbandale 1,472
20 Legacy Financial Group Des Moines 1,452
21 Des Moines Investments, LLC Des Moines 1,400
22 Accel Wealth Management Waverly 1,381
23 Basepoint Wealth, LLC Cedar Rapids 1,285
24 The Life Group Financial Services Dubuque 1,258
25 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 1,134
26 Compass Financial Services West Des Moines 1,133
27 Five Talents Financial Management Group LLC West Des Moines 1,039
28 Merkle Retirement Planning Grimes 1,020
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 934
30 Gilbert & Cook, Inc. West Des Moines 911
31 Dynamic Financial Group Cedar Falls 866
32 Beacon Capital, LLC Cedar Rapids 796
33 Weis Advisory Clive 716
34 Bradford Financial Center Clarion 710
35 TFP Management, LLC Bettendorf 695
36 Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC Davenport 616
37 Wealth Advisors of Iowa, LLC West Des Moines 578
38 Syverson Strege West Des Moines 574
39 Wealthspan Partners, LLC Davenport 526
40 Tuve Investment Management, Inc. Waterloo 523
41 Peterson Financial Group, Inc. Des Moines 522
42 DMKC Advisory Services, LLC Des Moines 504
43 Mokosak Advisory Group, LLC Urbandale 490
44 Altitude Capital Management LLC Des Moines 488
45 Van Diest Capital Polk City 477
46 Nikulski Financial, Inc. Bettendorf 476
47 Tryon Investments, LLC North Liberty 467
48 Vivid Wealth Management, LLC West Des Moines 434
49 Matheson & Rock Wealth Management, LLC Davenport 428
50 Boyle Capital West Des Moines 424
51 LSB Wealth Management Ankeny 383
52 Wilon Wealth Management Urbandale 354
53 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 334
54 BSC Capital Partners, LLC West Des Moines 321
55 AO Wealth Advisory Urbandale 311
56 West Financial Advisors, L.L.C. Des Moines 305
56 Innovative Wealth Management, LLC Jesup 305
58 Cedar Point Capital Partners, LLC Cedar Rapids 301
59 Friday Financial Dubuque 289
60 Clarity Asset Management, Inc. Ames 277
61 Wealth Advisors Group, LLC Coralville 272
62 Compass Lighthouse Capital, 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. Orange City 262
63 Bridgeway Wealth Management, LLC Cedar Rapids 256
64 Uncommon Wealth Partners, LLC Ankeny 254
65 PLAN2THRIVE Financial Eldridge 252
65 Longenecker Financial Services Des Moines 252
67 Russell Wealth Advisors Boone 243
68 Pecaut Wealth Management Sioux City 232
69 Visionx Wealth Partners Fort Dodge 231
70 Keystone Wealth Management Waterloo 212
71 Valiant Wealth, LLC West Des Moines 207
71 Afsc 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. Council Bluffs 207
73 Lane Family Wealth Management North Liberty 202
74 DSM Financial L.L.C. Urbandale 200
75 Kane Company Wealth Management, Inc. Johnston 198
76 Stonefield Investment Advisory, Inc. Cedar Rapids 189
77 Omni Wealth Management Waukee 181
78 Fencl Advisory Services, LLC Cedar Falls 180
79 Pursuit Wealth Management Coralville 168
80 Water Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. Sioux Center 167
81 Red Cedar Cedar Rapids 163
82 Arnold and Mote Wealth Management Hiawatha 157
83 Clearwealth Burlington 154
84 Custom Wealth Planners Ankeny 152
85 Kingdom Wealth Development, LLC West Des Moines 150
86 Palen Financial LLC Davenport 146
87 Iowa Wealth Management, LLC West Des Moines 142
88 Midwestern Financial Group Iowa City 140
89 Rockway Wealth Partners Urbandale 123
90 Busbee Wealth Advisors LLC Cedar Rapids 114
91 Successful Resource Management, Ltd. Johnston 111
92 Rothamel Wealth Management, LLC Urbandale 108
92 Greenstone Wealth Management Forest City 108
94 Taber Asset Management L.L.C. Des Moines 102
94 Paladin Wealth Partners Clive 102
96 Forrest Financial Services Windsor Heights 100
97 Cedar Valley Wealth Advisors Cedar Falls 97
98 Truewealth Stewardship, LLC Marion 94
99 Strategic Wealth Solutions, LLC Urbandale 84
100 O'Brien and Associates, Inc. West Union 83

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.