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Leslie D. Thompson

FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240
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CRD#: 4464109
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Professional summary


Leslie Diane Thompson is a registered financial advisor currently at FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Leslie is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2002. Leslie has worked at 6 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 63, Series 65, Series 7, Series 10 and Series 9 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


None

Other business activities


Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.
PHOENIX PARTNERS, LLC, 600 E. 96TH STREET, SUITE 130, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240. NATURE OF BUSINESS: Ms. Thompson is a co-member of Phoenix Partners, LLC ("Phoenix") with Mr. Phillips. The LLC was established solely as a vehicle entity for investment purposes between the two partners of SWM. No clients are solicited or involved with Phoenix Partners, LLC. Phoenix Partners, LLC is also a client of SWM. As such, the partners, Ms. Thompson and Mr. Phillps may invest in the same securities recommended to clients of SWM. POSITION: MEMBER. START DATE: DECEMBER 2010. HOURS PER MONTH: LESS THAN 3. HOURS PER DAY DURING TRADING HOURS: LESS THAN 1. The LLC was formed solely as a vehicle for investment purposes. Beginning in January 2023, Ms. Thompson began to manage SWM under a management agreement between Slaint�, LLC, and SWM. Slaint�, LLC is a non-investment-related company. Under Slaint�, LLC, she serves as one of two leaders and officers of SWM and is responsible for the management, supervision, and oversight of SWM. Ms. Thompson and Mr. Phillips are the sole members of Slaint�, LLC. As such, Ms. Thompson will spend approximately forty or more hours per month as the leader and officer of SWM. Ms.Thompson also controls Spectrum Private Trust ("SPT"). SPT refers advisory clients to National Advisors Trust Company, FSB ("NATC"). NATC is a federally chartered trust company for the provision of trust and asset custody services. Ms. Thompson is also a shareholder of NATC stock. No member of management owns a controlling ownership of any NATC stock or sits on the board of NATC. SWM refers clients to NATC for trust and custody services and has an agreement with NATC to act as a trust representative office of NATC. This relationship imposes inherent conflicts of interest in that, Ms. Thompson, through SWM, is compensated for services provided as a trust representative office. Clients are advised that no client is ever obligated to utilize the services of NATC as trustee or custodian.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC - Registered Investment Advisory firm

The Colony Group, LLC (“Colony”) is an investment advisory firm registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We provide advisory, not brokerage services, and it is important for you to understand the differences between them as well as how their fees differ. Note that free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at www.investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisors, and investing.

Types of Services Offered:

Typical services offered to our retail clients are financial counseling (wealth management) and investment management. Financial counseling generally consists of financial and related planning around tax, retirement, estate, cash flow, philanthropy, risk management, and education and may include tax return preparation. Investment management includes the discretionary management of clients’ investment portfolios. Based on each client’s objectives, risk tolerance, time horizon, reasonable restrictions, and other unique circumstances, we construct a portfolio that can include equity and fixed income strategies, mutual funds and ETFs, alternative investments, and sub-advised solutions. We also may manage portfolios on a non-discretionary basis, where we provide advice and recommendations, but the client ultimately decides on the investments. We do not hold clients’ assets. We generally are provided with a limited power of attorney to place securities transactions through unaffiliated broker-dealer custodians that hold our clients’ accounts. We monitor securities in clients’ portfolios on an ongoing basis and provide quarterly reports about activity, balances, and performance. We do not impose a minimum for investment management services but have guidelines with respect to minimum portfolio size for certain strategies.

For additional information, please refer to our ADV Part 2A brochure, especially Item 4 (Advisory Services), Item 7 (Types of Clients), Item 13 (Review of Accounts), and Item 16 (Investment Discretion)


Questions to ask your Professional:
  • “Given my financial situation, should I choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not?”
  • “How will you choose investments to recommend to me?”
  • “What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education, and other qualifications? What do these qualifications mean?”

Our standard investment management fee schedule is simple, transparent, and based on a percentage of the assets managed. Our fee is calculated and paid quarterly. While the marginal rate decreases when certain asset levels are reached, we are incented to grow your portfolio in alignment with your objectives and to encourage you to increase managed assets. In addition to our fee, you will incur other fees and expenses associated with the management of your portfolio, including brokerage commissions, wire fees, and other transaction fees charged by your custodian. Some investments – such as mutual funds and ETFs, private investments, and separate account managed solutions – have their own built-in fees and expenses for which clients are responsible. You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying.

Fees for financial counseling services vary and are based on the scope of engagement and complexity of the work. Generally, it is a flat fee negotiated between the client and their advisor. The fee and scope of engagement is memorialized in a Colony-client advisory agreement. For additional details about fees and expenses, please refer to Item 5 (Fees and Compensation) of our ADV Part 2A brochure.


Questions to ask your Professional:
  • “Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?”

When we act as your investment advisor, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interests ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can affect the investment advice we provide to you. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means:

  • Custodians – We receive various benefits, including soft dollars and client referrals, from certain custodians. Receiving benefits has the potential to influence our recommendation to clients to use certain custodians over others.

  • Margin Accounts – Clients allowing margin in the management of their accounts will be billed on the assets under management, which are not reduced by any indebtedness of the account. This creates a conflict because we have an incentive to recommend that clients allow margin on their accounts rather than selling securities outright for their cash needs.

  • Solicitors – We have agreements in place with unaffiliated firms and individuals to refer clients to us in exchange for a portion of the advisory fee we collect from such clients or a fee based on the assets we manage for them. This creates a conflict because solicitors have an incentive to make referrals to us.

  • Industry Conferences – We may receive financial support for conference participation in the form of reduced fees, travel/meals, and related expenses from financial industry sponsors such as mutual fund companies. This creates a conflict because we may have an incentive to select those sponsors’ funds for inclusion in our clients’ portfolios.

For more information about conflicts, and how we address them, please refer to our ADV Part 2A brochure.


Questions to ask your Professional:
  • “How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?”

Our financial professionals are compensated through salary, bonus, and/or a share of our firm’s profits. A portion of that compensation typically is correlated to the amount of client assets they service, the revenue our firm earns from clients, and/or whether the financial professional has increased client assets under our management. We and our affiliates can refer clients to third party services providers, and are also eligible to receive additional compensation for revenues generated through those referrals. Some financial professionals may be compensated by our indirect parent company, Focus Financial Partners, LLC (or one of its affiliates), based on our firm’s revenues or earnings. This gives the financial professional an incentive to encourage you to increase the size of your investment portfolio that we manage. For additional information, please refer to Item 5 of your financial professional’s ADV Part 2B brochure supplement.

Certified licenses


Advisors may have various certifications and credentials from different organizations. AdvisorCheck highlights these seven certifications - AIF®, CFP®, ChFC®, CFA, CLU®, CIMA®, CPWA®
None

Experience


Current

June 4, 2025 - Present

FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC

Office #1: 600 E. 96th Street Suite 130, Indianapolis, IN 46240
RIA
CRD#: 159289
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Past

January 3, 2023 - June 30, 2025

SPECTRUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT

RIA
CRD#: 323651
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Past

July 29, 2021 - January 24, 2023

SBO MANAGEMENT, LLC.

RIA
CRD#: 315258
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Past

September 1, 2011 - March 2, 2023

SPECTRUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT

RIA
CRD#: 154532
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Past

March 8, 2005 - October 25, 2010

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 705
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Past

February 28, 2005 - October 25, 2010

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 705
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Past

January 15, 2002 - March 1, 2005

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

BD
CRD#: 566
CLEVELAND, OH

Primary Firm SEC Registration


This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC
FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC
ATLAS PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | THE COLONY GROUP, LLC | THE COLONY GROUP OF MISSOURI, LLC | THE COLONY GROUP OF FLORIDA, LLC | NEIRG WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MID-CONTINENT CAPITAL | INTEROCEAN CAPITAL GROUP | HUNT VALLEY WEALTH | HOYLECOHEN | GYL FINANCIAL SYNERGIES | GW & WADE AT THE COLONY GROUP | GW & WADE | GRATUS CAPITAL | FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC | D. K. BREDE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, A FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH COMPANY | D. K. BREDE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY | CONNECTUS PRIVATE | COLONY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, A DIVISION OF THE COLONY GROUP, LLC | COLONY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, A DIVISION OF THE COLONY GROUP, LLC | CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT GROUP | BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH

CRD#: 159289 / SEC#: 801-72862

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (12/7/2011 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
Indiana
(6/4/2025)
IAR
Texas
(6/4/2025)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
RR
IAR
Series 66
Date: 3/7/2005
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam

Current Firm


FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC
FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC
ATLAS PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | THE COLONY GROUP, LLC | THE COLONY GROUP OF MISSOURI, LLC | THE COLONY GROUP OF FLORIDA, LLC | NEIRG WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MID-CONTINENT CAPITAL | INTEROCEAN CAPITAL GROUP | HUNT VALLEY WEALTH | HOYLECOHEN | GYL FINANCIAL SYNERGIES | GW & WADE AT THE COLONY GROUP | GW & WADE | GRATUS CAPITAL | FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC | D. K. BREDE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, A FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH COMPANY | D. K. BREDE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY | CONNECTUS PRIVATE | COLONY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, A DIVISION OF THE COLONY GROUP, LLC | COLONY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, A DIVISION OF THE COLONY GROUP, LLC | CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT GROUP | BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH

CRD#: 159289 / SEC#: 801-72862

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (12/7/2011 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
190 Carondelet Plaza Suite 600, St. Louis, MO 63105
Mailing Address
Phone number
(314) 725-0455
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
1,600

SEC notice filing (51 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

ADV PART 2A (10/7/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts124,141
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 95,889,888,426

Accountant surprise examination report


Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
12/20/2024
Cover Page
07/26/2023

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Company Information


FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC

FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC

CRD#: 159289Indianapolis, IN 46240

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