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FIRM PROFILE

Assets Under Management:$ 14,827,718,110
Clients per Registered Employee:34
Total Number of Employees:1,436
Clients per Employee:34
Total Number of Individual Clients:46,377
Total Number of HNWI Clients:2,077
Average Individual Client Account Size:$ 222,977
Average HNWI Account Size:$ 2,043,790

Overview

PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. is located at 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392 and was first established at Kansas City, Iowa in 05/01/1968. After operating for 58 years, PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. has amassed assets under management in the amount of $14,827,718,110 spanning over 48,454 clients at the firm. A breakdown of these figures indicates that 96% of PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.’s clients are individuals and 4% of their clients are high net worth individuals. PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. has 1,436 total employees and of those employees, 1,436 can be registered with one or both FINRA and the SEC. 100% percentage at PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. are registered to handle securities or provide financial advice. The firm has 15 disclosures, 9 being regulatory events, 3 being client events, and 3 events that have led to arbitration. Firm disclosures can occur for a number of reasons and we encourage every investor to review and perform their due diligence, as appropriate, before moving forward. You will be able to access PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.‘s brochures, the Form ADV, the Customer Relationship Summary (CRS), Accountant Surprise Examination Reports, and direct owners and executive officers. You will also see a list of services offered, fees & costs, conflicts of interest, and any and all related websites to the firm. In addition to these data points, our database will allow you to find every registered employee at PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.. Using your dashboard, you can access advisor disclosures (if any), run background checks, save, compare, and monitor your advisor for the life of your relationship. If you are still deciding which financial advisor would be best suited for your needs, our free members get access to our comparison tool which allows anyone to see relevant data points for each financial advisor and their firms in a side-by-side comparison.

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Where the Statistical Data for PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. Comes From

Understanding the Statistics for PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. and How They Compare to Other Firms Through Our Analysis

Average Account Value
Individuals
$ 222,977
HNWI
$ 2,043,790
Breakdown of Assets Under Management
Total Client Assets:
$ 14,585,948,003
Individuals
$ 10,340,996,203 (69.74 % of total AUM)
HNWI
$ 4,244,951,800 (28.63 % of total AUM)
MISC
$ 241,770,107 (1.63 % of total AUM)
Employees
Total
1,436
Registered
1,436 (100% of the firm's employees are registered)
Client Ratios
34 Clients per Registered Employee
34 Clients per Employee
Clients
Total
48,454
Individuals
46,377 (95.71 %)
HNWI
2,077 (4.29 %)
Firm Disclosures
Regulatory Event
9
Arbitration
3
Bond
3

FIRM INFORMATION

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Main Address
711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392
Mailing Address
Principal Financial Group 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392-2080
Firm Size
Large
Phone Number
(888) 774-6267
Established
Iowa since 05/01/1968
Firm Type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
December
# of Employees
1,436
Services offered
Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Pension consulting services
Portfolio management for individualss and/or small businesss
Financial planning services
Educational seminars/workshops
Fees & costs
Hourly charges
A percentage of assets under your management
Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Seminar Fees, Solicitors Fees, Subscription Consulting Fees
Conflict of interest - Other Business Activities
Broker-dealer (registered or unregistered)
Related websites
https://www.linkedin.com/company/principalfinancialgroup
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions

Proprietary Interest in Client Transactions
A. Do you or any related person:
(1) buy securities for yourself from advisory clients, or sell securities you own to advisory clients (principal transactions)? NO
(2) buy or sell for yourself securities (other than shares of mutual funds) that you also recommend to advisory clients? YES
(3) recommend securities (or other investment products) to advisory clients in which you or any related person has some other proprietary (ownership) interest (other than those mentioned in Items 8.A.(1) or (2))? YES

Sales Interest in Client Transactions
B. Do you or any related person:
(1) as a broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer, execute securities trades for brokerage customers in which advisory client securities are sold to or bought from the brokerage customer (agency cross transactions)? NO
(2) recommend to advisory clients, or act as a purchaser representative for advisory clients with respect to, the purchase of securities for which you or any related person serves as underwriter or general or managing partner? YES
(3) recommend purchase or sale of securities to advisory clients for which you or any related person has any other sales interest (other than the receipt of sales commissions as a broker or registered representative of a broker-dealer)? YES

Investment or Brokerage Discretion
C. Do you or any related person have discretionary authority to determine the:
(1) securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(2) amount of securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(3) broker or dealer to be used for a purchase or sale of securities for a client's account? YES
(4) commission rates to be paid to a broker or dealer for a client's securities transactions? YES
D. If you answer "yes" to C.(3) above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? YES
E. Do you or any related person recommend brokers or dealers to clients? YES
F. If you answer "yes" to E. above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? YES
G. (1) Do you or any related person receive research or other products or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party ("soft dollar benefits") in connection with client securities transactions? YES
G. (2) If "yes" to G.(1) above, are all the "soft dollar benefits" you or any related persons receive eligible "research or brokerage services" under section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934? YES
H. (1) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, compensate any person that is not an employee for client referrals? YES
H. (2) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, provide any employee compensation that is specifically related to obtaining clients for the firm (cash or non-cash compensation in addition to the employee's regular salary)? YES
I. Do you or any related person, including any employee, directly or indirectly, receive compensation from any person (other than you or any related person) for client referrals? YES

Self-custody

A. (1) Do you have custody of any advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? NO
(b) securities? YES
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.A.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which you have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $ 14,827,718,110
(b) Total Number of Clients 48,723

B. (1) In connection with advisory services you provide to clients, do any of your related persons have custody of any of your advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? NO
(b) securities? NO
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.B.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which your related persons have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $
(b) Total Number of Clients

C. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities in connection with advisory services you provide to clients, check all the following that apply:
(1) A qualified custodian(s) sends account statements at least quarterly to the investors in the pooled investment vehicle(s) you manage. NO
(2) An independent public accountant audits annually the pooled investment vehicle(s) that you manage and the audited financial statements are distributed to the investors in the pools. NO
(3) An independent public accountant conducts an annual surprise examination of client funds and securities. YES
(4) An independent public accountant prepares an internal control report with respect to custodial services when you or your related persons are qualified custodians for client funds and securities. NO

D. Do you or your related person(s) act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients?
(1) you act as a qualified custodian NO
(2) your related person(s) act as qualified custodian(s) NO

E. If you are filing your annual updating amendment and you were subject to a surprise examination by an independent public accountant during your last fiscal year, provide the date (MM/YYYY) the examination commenced: 2024-06

F. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities, how many persons, including, but not limited to, you and your related persons, act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients? 7


FIRM DOCUMENTS

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)Latest Form ADV
Part 2 Brochures
PRINCIPAL DIRECT ADVISORY ACCOUNT FIRM BROCHURE (9/15/2025)
Accountant Surprise Examination Report
Accounting Firm NameFiling DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
ERNST & YOUNG LLP09/26/2025
ERNST & YOUNG LLP10/28/2024
ERNST & YOUNG LLP11/28/2023
ERNST & YOUNG LLP09/22/2023
ERNST & YOUNG LLP12/20/2022

DIRECT OWNERS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

NameTitleAquiredCRD#
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.OWNER10/2001
STRABLE-SOETHOUT, DEANNA DAWNETTEDIRECTOR04/20156467090
MURRAY, MICHAEL FRANCISPRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/CHAIR07/20182074275
FRIEDRICH, AMY CHRISTINEDIRECTOR05/20197097797
RANTS, DOUGLAS JOHNCHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER12/20197148529
SPADAFORA, CRAIG ALANSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT / HEAD OF ADVISORY AND PLATFORM12/20193184320
CLAIRE, CHAD THOMASCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER12/20197219218
RIGLER, DAVID ANDREWCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER07/20205724812
BEITZEL, CARLA KAYVICE PRESIDENT OF DISTRIBUTION07/20201337908
VANWINKLE, DANIEL SIMONPSI AML OFFICER03/20214715191
BELTRAN, JESUS MANUELCHIEF SUPERVISION OFFICER04/20214642364
MCCULLUM, KENNETH ALLENDIRECTOR05/20214695257
COOPER, BROCK JEFFREYCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER09/20234082970
TREADWAY, ANTHONY SHEADIRECTOR01/20247734395

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Richard James Havenridge

Richard James Havenridge

Rick Havenridge
IAR
RR
CRD#: 6015174
Location:
Springfield, NE
Company:
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Disclosures:
Experience:
14 years
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Vincent J Frustaglio

Vincent J Frustaglio

Vinnie Joseph Frustaglio, Vincent Joseph Frustaglio, Vincent Frustaglio
IAR
RR
CRD#: 5983714
Location:
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Company:
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.
Disclosures:
Experience:
14 years
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Wade Allen Jones

Wade Allen Jones

Wade Jones
IAR
RR
CRD#: 6717745
Location:
Irvine, CA 92614
Company:
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.
Disclosures:
Experience:
9 years
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