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Christina Lynn

Christina Lynn

MARINER WEALTH | Practice Management Consultant
Sioux Falls, SD 57108
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CRD#: 6643612
Christina Lynn

Professional summary


Christina Lynn, CFP®, who also goes by Christina Lynn Hoffman, Christina Lynn Altenhofen, Christina Lynn Hoffman, Tina Lynn Hoffman, Christina Lynn Kolbach, is a registered financial advisor currently at MARINER WEALTH located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Christina is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2016. Christina has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, Series 7TO, SIE and Series 6 exams.

Biography


Christina specializes in divorce finances, estate planning, digital assets and the psychology of financial planning. Her financial planning style can be described as comprehensive and evidence-based, with a focus on life planning and innovation. Christina holds a Ph.D. in personal financial planning from Kansas State University. Her research interests include behavioral finances, divorce finances and digital assets. She strives to incorporate her research skills and knowledge into her work in wealth management. Likewise, she utilizes her experience in financial planning to inform her academic research. She has been published in the Journal of Financial Planning and Counseling, as well as the Journal of Financial Planning.
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Question & Answer


What are your service offerings?
Insurance Planning
Estate Planning
Retirement Planning
Divorce Planning
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


Christina Lynn Hoffman | Christina Lynn Altenhofen | Christina Lynn Hoffman | Tina Lynn Hoffman | Christina Lynn Kolbach

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.
Lynn Financial LLC, non-investment related, 3202 W. Woodcrest Way, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, personal website, Owner, Started 06/2016, 5 hours/week non-trading hours; Instructor, Columbia University, teaches course on wealth management foundations, fall semester. Christina Lynn, Author; non-investment related, Sioux Falls, SD, consumer facing book on parenting, Author, stat date: 1/5/2024, .5 hours per month, 0 hours during trading hours, writing a parenting book on how to teach kids to be financially savvy. University of Oklahoma, Investment related: N, Sioux Falls, SD, volunteer advisor on their Women in Leadership certificate program, 05/31/2025, 4.5 hours per month, 0 hours during trading hours, As a volunteer advisor, I will review their curriculum, make suggestions to keep the content relevant and up to date.

Blog Corner


CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


MARINER WEALTH - Registered Investment Advisory firm

Version Date: Thu Mar 30 2023

Mariner, LLC dba Mariner Wealth Advisors and dba AdvicePeriod (“we” or “us”) is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. Brokerage and investment advisory services and fees differ and it is important for you to understand the differences. Free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at Investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investing.

Types of Services Offered:

We provide personal financial planning, reporting, consulting, and investment advisory services to a variety of clients, including retail investors. We invest client assets in various investment strategies and asset classes, including equities, fixed income, commodities, digital assets, private funds and real assets. We also provide access to third party managers/strategies, including affiliated private funds. Typically, when providing investment advisory services, we have full discretion to select investments to buy and sell for a client’s account. Clients may impose reasonable restrictions or other requirements with respect to their accounts. If we provide non-discretionary management, the client makes the ultimate decision to approve any recommended transaction. Accounts are tailored to address the specific objectives and constraints of each client. We consider a range of client-specific factors, including risk tolerance, time horizon, and cash needs. We monitor investment strategies as part of an ongoing process while regular account reviews are conducted at least annually. We impose minimum account size requirements with respect to certain of our advisory services. Where requested, we provide financial planning and/or consulting services (e.g., estate planning, tax consulting, etc.) as well as core family office services. With these services, reviews are conducted “as needed” or as agreed to in the agreement. For additional information please see our Form ADV, Part 2A brochure, including, specifically, Items 4 and 7.


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 licenses, education and other qualifications? What do these qualifications mean?

We generally offer advisory services for a fee based on assets under management or advisement as further described in the client agreement. Certain clients are charged fixed fees. We generally bill our fees in advance on a quarterly or monthly basis based upon the value of assets under management and/or advisement on the last day of the previous billing period, as valued by the custodian or another independent third-party. As a result, more assets in an account means more fees which creates an incentive for us to encourage clients to increase the amount of assets in an account. Fees for financial planning, reporting, and/or consulting services can be a percentage of assets under advisement, based on the client’s net worth or a flat or hourly rate. The structure and level of our fees will vary by client based upon the services provided and other considerations deemed relevant by us. All fee arrangements are subject to negotiation. Please see your client agreement for the fees applicable to you.

The fees charged by the Firm are exclusive of other fees and expenses applicable to each client’s account, including brokerage commissions, banking fees, custodial fees, transaction fees and certain investment-related expenses. Our fees are exclusive of the fees and expenses charged by other advisers and investments products, including affiliated private funds. More detailed information about fees and costs can be found in Item 5 of our Form ADV, Part 2A brochure.

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.


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 adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest 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 you. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means.

Together with our affiliates, we offer a variety of services to clients beyond investment advisory services. As further disclosed in our Form ADV Part 2A, our affiliates charge fees in addition to our fees and we receive compensation for referring clients to affiliates. Certain of our associates who are wealth advisors are registered representatives of a broker dealer and/or licensed insurance agents and are compensated for the sale of securities and/or insurance related products. To the extent such insurance products have commissions payable to the advisor, this presents a conflict of interest for the advisor to recommend such products for additional compensation. When you purchase an investment product through MSEC, MSEC receives payment in the form of a commission. This incentivizes advisors registered with MSEC to recommend such investment products based on the commission to be received. In situations in which MSEC receives an up-front commission and/or trail commission for a product sold through it, such as a mutual fund, we will not also charge a fee on the assets associated with this product. In situations where we recommend clients invest in affiliated private funds, we have an incentive to make such recommendations as the affiliated private funds charge fees in addition to and separate from the fees charged by us. More detailed information about conflicts of interest can be found in our Form ADV, Part 2A brochure.


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

As permitted by applicable law, we compensate certain associates for business development activities, including the attraction or retention of client assets. Certain wealth advisors are compensated through a base salary and bonus while others are entitled to receive and share in the advisory fees payable to the Firm by a client. Certain of our advisors are registered representatives of a broker dealer and/or licensed insurance agents and are compensated for the sale of securities and/or insurance-related products. From time to time, we may receive indirect compensation from service providers or vendors in the form of gifts, entertainment, training sessions, tokens of appreciation, meals and/or gratis attendance at industry conferences and educational events.

Certified licenses


Advisors may have various certifications and credentials from different organizations. AdvisorCheck highlights these seven certifications - AIF®, CFP®, ChFC®, CFA, CLU®, CIMA®, CPWA®
CFP®

Start date: 2019

Experience


Current

June 27, 2022 - Present

MARINER WEALTH

Office #1: 6320 S Western Ave Suite 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
RIA
CRD#: 140195
Sioux Falls, SD
Past

January 5, 2021 - May 31, 2022

KAHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 124042
Sioux Falls, SD
Past

April 30, 2020 - December 31, 2020

THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.

RIA
CRD#: 18387
SIOUX FALLS, SD
Past

January 7, 2020 - December 31, 2020

THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.

BD
CRD#: 18387
SIOUX FALLS, SD
Past

May 16, 2016 - December 3, 2019

VARIABLE INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 44412
TEA, SD

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".
MW
MARINER WEALTH
ADVICEPERIOD | MARINER, LLC | MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC | MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS | MARINER WEALTH | MARINER ULTRA | MARINER INSTITUTIONAL CONSULTING, LLC | MARINER INSTITUTIONAL | MARINER | KUMMER FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

CRD#: 140195 / SEC#: 801-66632

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/24/2006 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
South Dakota
(6/27/2022)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 5/23/2020
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7TO
Date: 1/17/2020
General Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam

Current Firm


MW
MARINER WEALTH
ADVICEPERIOD | MARINER, LLC | MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC | MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS | MARINER WEALTH | MARINER ULTRA | MARINER INSTITUTIONAL CONSULTING, LLC | MARINER INSTITUTIONAL | MARINER | KUMMER FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

CRD#: 140195 / SEC#: 801-66632

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/24/2006 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
5700 W. 112th Street Suite 500, Overland Park, KS 66211
Mailing Address
Phone number
(913) 904-5700
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
1,503

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

MARINER ADV PART 2A (3/28/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts155,767
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 98,603,233,201

Accountant surprise examination report


Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
09/25/2025
Cover Page
11/19/2024
12/21/2023

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Company Information


MARINER WEALTH

Practice Management ConsultantCRD#: 140195Sioux Falls, SD 57108

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