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Christopher Alan Uglum

Advisor at LPL Financial — Adel, IA Nile Kinnick Dr S

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

23 years

Location

Adel, IA 50003

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LPL Financial

Institution

Total advisors

22,816

Across 10,466 offices

Clients per advisor

86 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$399,489 Typical

HNW client ratio

34% Very High

About

Christopher Uglum is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2011 and previously was with Commerce Wealth Advisers, LLC and Dewaay Capital Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with PGF LLC, a non-investment business entity for tax and investment purposes. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, combining a wide range of advisory tools with extensive non-advisory financial services.

Client services

Based on LPL Financial

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops
Consulting and other non-discretionary advisory services

Expertise

Based on LPL Financial

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities

Occupation focus

Based on LPL Financial

Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees up to $15,000 for financial planning and consulting services

Project-based

Up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services

Location

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Adel, IA Nile Kinnick Dr S

516 Nile Kinnick Dr S, Suite A

Adel IA 50003

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Iowa · Texas

Work history

23 years of industry experience

LPL Financial

2011 - Present • 15 years

Adel, IA

Commerce Wealth Advisers, LLC

2010 - 2011 • 1 year

Johnston, IA

Dewaay Capital Management

2005 - 2011 • 6 years

West Des Moines, IA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Alexandre D

CFA®

Clive, IA

Woodlands Capital Management, LLC

Alexandre Ducharme is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Woodlands Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2014. He has 10 years of industry experience. Woodlands Capital Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving a small client base, including high-net-worth individuals, with approximately $5.8 million in discretionary assets under management. The firm offers long-only and long/short equity strategies based on fundamental analysis, emphasizing risk control and client objectives, and employs a performance-based fee structure for its long/short strategy with qualified clients.

Active portfolio management
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Joseph H

CFP®, Series 65

West Des Moines, IA

Hart Wealth Management

Joseph Hart is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He founded Hart Wealth Management in 2025 after seven years with West Financial Advisors, L.L.C. and nine years at RSM US LLP. Hart Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and investment-related tax planning to individuals, families, and businesses. The firm uses a long-term, multi-asset class approach with written investment policy statements and integrates tax-sensitive strategies such as tax-loss harvesting into its portfolio management.

Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing
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Michael B

CFP®, Series 66

Waukee, IA

Omni Wealth Management

Michael Banasiak is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Omni Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he was with Iron Horse Wealth Management for three years and Legacy Financial Group, LLC for eleven years. Omni Wealth Management is an independent firm that provides fee-only financial planning and personalized investment management to individuals and institutional clients, including retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages discretionary, tailored portfolios through a mix of in-house advisers and outside portfolio managers, and it operates a wrap fee program designed to absorb transaction costs.

Wealth management Annuities
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Michael M

Series 63, Series 65

Urbandale, IA

DSM Financial L.L.C.

Michael Moller is the principal of DSM Financial L.L.C. in Urbandale, IA, with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked in various capacities within the financial services industry since 1984. In addition to his advisory role, Moller maintains a life insurance practice focusing on term and whole life insurance. DSM Financial L.L.C. serves approximately 200 client relationships, including high-net-worth individuals, plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, educational seminars, retirement-plan consulting, and refers clients to registered third-party investment managers, acting as a liaison and providing non-discretionary ERISA services for retirement plans.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Lucas S

Series 63, Series 65

Van Meter, IA

Ashland Advisors PLLC

Lucas Speltz is the principal of Ashland Advisors PLLC, an independent investment advisory firm, with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior work history at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and Wellmark BCBS. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Chief Financial Officer for two small businesses in the coffee and hospitality sectors. Ashland Advisors PLLC provides non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and families, alongside accounting and tax-preparation services. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified, income-preferred investment strategies and uses an hourly fee model, with clients directing implementation and selecting their own custodians.

Income planning
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Brian W

Series 63, Series 65

Waukee, IA

Actis Wealth Management

Brian Weckman is a financial advisor at Actis Wealth Management with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at LPL Financial, LLC as well as other financial and business ventures. Outside of advising, he owns and operates Central Iowa Resellers, a business focused on purchasing and reselling estate sale items. Actis Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses model frameworks with client customization and employs strategies including option writing and active trading, offering services such as ERISA 3(38) investment-manager oversight and managing approximately $70 million for about 64 clients.

Business exit / sale strategy Cash flow / budgeting Debt management
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