LFA

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2004
Total AUM
$351M
Discretionary
$339M
96% of AUM
Avg account
$408K
Accounts
862
Employees
7
Advisory reps
7

Firm details

Headquarters
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
CRD number
114674
Registered since
May 14, 2004
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI55.23%
  • Individuals23.44%
  • Charitable Organizations9.81%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans5.88%
  • Corporations / Businesses5.64%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension Consulting

Firm profile

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Overview

LFA is an independent registered investment adviser founded in 2004 and owned by an individual. The firm serves both individual and family clients and institutional relationships, offering financial planning and portfolio management across individuals, small businesses, and institutional clients, along with pension consulting services. Its fee model includes percentage-of-AUM billing alongside hourly and fixed fees. LFA does not position itself as a separate capital allocator and is not identified as an active ESG investor. The firm also lists an affiliation with an insurance company.

Assets & Accounts

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Investment profile

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Technology & operations

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 47%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 27%, Exchange Traded Equities 26%47%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds47%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents27%
  • Exchange Traded Equities26%

Owners & executives

3 of 3
  • Kimberly Foster

    Kimberly Foster

    Chief Compliance Officer & Financial AdvisorCRD 3134613

  • James Schmitz

    James Schmitz

    Vice President, COOCRD 5543666

  • Christopher Wayne

    Christopher Wayne

    President and CEOCRD 4534014

Contacts

3 of 4
  • Patrick Solyntjes

    Financial ConsultantCRD 2712992

  • Steven Laraway

    Steven Laraway

    FounderCRD 2250246

  • Jennifer Lesmeister

    Jennifer Lesmeister

    Financial AdvisorCRD 6921475

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$127M in ETFs

Passive

92%

$116M

Active

7%

$10.8M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD VALUE INDEX FUND (VTV)VanguardPassiveLarge Value$7.6M34,6785.94%

Location

Primary office

Saint Cloud, MN

Stearns

Location

Saint Cloud, MN

Headquartered in Saint Cloud, MN, anchoring the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Region
Midwest
County
Stearns
Address
1219 33rd St S
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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