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Northwest Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Spencer, IA, registered since 2011, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 6, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Northwest Wealth Management, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Northwest Wealth Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Northwest Wealth Management, LLC located?
Northwest Wealth Management, LLC's principal office is in Spencer, IA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 11 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Northwest Wealth Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Northwest Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 152816.
How much does Northwest Wealth Management, LLC manage?
Northwest Wealth Management, LLC reports $1,031,354,549 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 6, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Northwest Wealth Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Northwest Wealth Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $535,779,713 in the October 2021 data and $1,031,354,549 in the October 2026 data, up 92%. Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Northwest Wealth Management, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,862); high net worth individuals (223); charitable organizations (21).
Which custodians does Northwest Wealth Management, LLC use?
Northwest Wealth Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Northwest Wealth Management, LLC 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/152816
Does Northwest Wealth Management, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 says: "Although NWM does not have a minimum account size, it may impose a minimum fee for services provided, as discussed earlier in Item 5 – Fees and Compensation."
What changed in Northwest Wealth Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in WI.
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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
Although NWM does not have a minimum account size, it may impose a minimum fee for services provided, as discussed earlier in Item 5 – Fees and Compensation.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 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$1,031,354,549 as of October 2026, filing dated July 6, 2026.
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.DA 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
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2011 (15 years)
- Employees
- Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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11 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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14 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,031,354,549 | 26 | July 6, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $865,221,987 | 24 | March 5, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $717,763,545 | 24 | September 9, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $605,383,311 | 25 | August 21, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $648,057,382 | 26 | May 10, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $535,779,713 | 24 | March 11, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $535,779,713 in the October 2021 data and $1,031,354,549 in the October 2026 data, up 92%.
Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 26 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- August 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in WI.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 18 to 14.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $865,221,987 to $1,031,354,549 (+19%).
- Registered or notice-filed in VA.
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.ISource: 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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AdvisorCensus. Northwest Wealth Management, LLC (CRD 152816): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/northwest-wealth-management-llc-spencer-ia-152816