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FIRM PROFILE

Assets Under Management:$ 887,316,440
Clients per Registered Employee:79
Total Number of Employees:343
Clients per Employee:49
Total Number of Individual Clients:16,905
Total Number of HNWI Clients:35
Average Individual Client Account Size:$ 49,406
Average HNWI Account Size:$ 1,488,968

Overview

PRINCIPAL ADVISED SERVICES is located at 655 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309. PRINCIPAL ADVISED SERVICES has amassed assets under management in the amount of $887,316,440 spanning over 16,940 clients at the firm. A breakdown of these figures indicates that 100% of PRINCIPAL ADVISED SERVICES’s clients are individuals and 0% of their clients are high net worth individuals. PRINCIPAL ADVISED SERVICES has 343 total employees and of those employees, 215 can be registered with one or both FINRA and the SEC. 63% percentage at PRINCIPAL ADVISED SERVICES are registered to handle securities or provide financial advice. The firm has 0 disclosures, 0 being regulatory events, 0 being client events, and 0 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 ADVISED SERVICES‘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 ADVISED SERVICES. 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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Average Account Value
Individuals
$ 49,406
HNWI
$ 1,488,968
Breakdown of Assets Under Management
Total Client Assets:
$ 887,316,440
Individuals
$ 835,202,546 (94.13 % of total AUM)
HNWI
$ 52,113,894 (5.87 % of total AUM)
MISC
$ 0 (0 % of total AUM)
Employees
Total
343
Registered
215 (62.68% of the firm's employees are registered)
Client Ratios
79 Clients per Registered Employee
49 Clients per Employee
Clients
Total
16,940
Individuals
16,905 (99.79 %)
HNWI
35 (0.21 %)
Firm Disclosures
No Disclosures

FIRM INFORMATION

Main Address
655 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Mailing Address
711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392
Phone Number
(866) 412-0770
# of Employees
343
Services offered
Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Portfolio management for individualss and/or small businesss
Financial planning services
Fees & costs
A percentage of assets under your management
Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Related websites
http://facebook.com/principalfinancial
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? NO
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? YES
(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 $ 34,844,492
(b) Total Number of Clients 168

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: 2024-07

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? 1


FIRM DOCUMENTS

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV
Part 2 Brochures
PAS ADV 2A ADVICE BROCHURE (3/31/2025)
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 LLP11/20/2023
ERNST &YOUNG LLP09/22/2023
ERNST & YOUNG LLP12/20/2022

DIRECT OWNERS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

NameTitleAquiredCRD#
FOSSELL, JANET, LORETTACHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER11/20182278981
CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT, ALLENCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER11/20186462933
WINSTON, HEATHER, BLAKECHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER03/20204174715
WIENER, SARA, JODIRECTOR12/20204441038
NESS, BRIAN, STEVENDIRECTOR12/20206649683
WINTERHOF, JANIS, JEANDIRECTOR03/20217356402
MONTFORD, AMY, MCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER06/20213171430
DOWNING, RYAN, DOUGLASDIRECTOR07/20217350436
LONG, GREGORY, SCOTTCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER09/20217445969
DEASY, JUSTIN, MILLERASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL09/20216686047
ROBINSON SAATHOFF, DANNA, MCHIEF LEARNING OFFICER09/20215514858
WENIG, BARBARADIRECTOR10/20215412981
CREW, MELISSA, DAWNCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER12/20214107106
SARKAR, ANIKETCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER02/20227498115
Cusick, Kori, DianeCHIEF SUPERVISION OFFICER03/20232133755
VANDERLEEK, ERICCHIEF SALES OFFICER08/20222891374
JENNINGS, MEGAN, ELIZABETHCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER03/20236769175
PRINCIPAL HOLDING COMPANY, LLCOWNER01/2024

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MA

Michael Diamond Allen

IAR
RR
CRD#: 7623250
Location:
Mcleansville, NC
Company:
PRINCIPAL ADVISED SERVICES
Disclosures:
Experience:
3 years
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JG

Jacob Duane Green

IAR
RR
CRD#: 7926284
Location:
Des Moines, IA 50392
Company:
PRINCIPAL ADVISED SERVICES
Disclosures:
Experience:
1 year
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AP

Andrew Jacob Parow

IAR
RR
CRD#: 7975288
Location:
Charlotte, NC 28262
Company:
PRINCIPAL ADVISED SERVICES
Disclosures:
Experience:
1 year
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