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Compass Financial Services

West des Moines, IASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109441

Filed as COMPASS FINANCIAL SERVICES · Legal name Compass Financial Services, Inc.

Compass Financial Services is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in West des Moines, IA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 28, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$407,449,818
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Compass Financial Services compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Compass Financial Services reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is Compass Financial Services located?

Compass Financial Services' principal office is in West des Moines, IA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Compass Financial Services registered with the SEC or a state?

Compass Financial Services is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109441.

How much does Compass Financial Services manage?

Compass Financial Services reports $407,449,818 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Compass Financial Services' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Compass Financial Services: Regulatory assets under management: $229,650,000 in the October 2021 data and $407,449,818 in the October 2026 data, up 77%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Compass Financial Services serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (788); high net worth individuals (317).

Which custodians does Compass Financial Services use?

Compass Financial Services' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists LPL Financial LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Compass Financial Services report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/109441

Does Compass Financial Services state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 28, 2026 says: "The Adviser has no minimum account size."

What changed in Compass Financial Services' recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $333,738,881 to $407,449,818 (+22%).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Hourly charges

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
The Adviser has no minimum account size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 28, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$407,449,818

$407,449,818 as of October 2026, filing dated April 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $407,449,818.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 788 Assets $137,291,362 (34%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 317 Assets $265,314,505 (65%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,163,053 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,680,898 (1%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Compass Financial Services, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$230M 2021 $275M 2022 $254M 2023 $288M 2024 $334M 2025 $407M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$407,449,81812April 28, 2026
October 2025$333,738,88111February 13, 2025
October 2024$288,212,00912April 30, 2024
October 2023$254,485,74212March 31, 2023
October 2022$275,281,94411September 23, 2022
October 2021$229,650,00010August 19, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $229,650,000 in the October 2021 data and $407,449,818 in the October 2026 data, up 77%.

Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $333,738,881 to $407,449,818 (+22%).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in FL.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
compassiowa.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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