Denver, CO Office

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Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Enterprise

Firm-wide stats for Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Total advisors

300

Across 182 offices

Clients per advisor

99 High

Avg AUM per client

$340,025 Low

HNW client ratio

20% Typical

About

Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC is a registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and ongoing portfolio management to a broad client base, including individual and high‑net‑worth clients, employer‑sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. Services are delivered through a large network of affiliated offices and investment adviser representatives and include investment management, financial planning, tax coordination, and sub‑advisory arrangements.

The firm tailors advice through confidential client profiles and assigns discretionary or non‑discretionary authority to its IARs, using model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach to manage drift. Foundations employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, may recommend structured products and alternative vehicles where suitable, and routinely uses third‑party sub‑advisers and custodians such as Schwab, Fidelity, and Pershing.

Foundations is notable for the scope of non‑advisory affiliations and structural arrangements disclosed in its brochure: it maintains an affiliated legal services entity, multiple insurance‑ and tax‑related affiliates and vendors (including document‑preparation and estate‑planning support), compensated referral relationships, and real‑property lease arrangements with affiliated or affiliated‑office parties, each identified as potential conflicts of interest. The firm also discloses that it provides portfolio management for registered investment companies and sub‑advisory services to other RIAs, and it recently reported a regulatory settlement with the SEC in its disclosure updates.

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Expertise

ESG / Sustainable investing

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Location

Denver CO

Advisors at this office

2

Advisors at this office

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Keith S

Series 63, Series 65

Denver, CO

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Keith Spengel is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Magellan Financial, Advisors Excel, Emoney, Federal Benefits Made Simple, and Edelman Financial Services. Outside of his advisory duties, he is involved in financial education and training for federal employees and hosts television and radio shows focused on financial topics. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, and offers a range of services including tax coordination and sub-advisory arrangements.

ESG / Sustainable investing
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Emily A

Series 66

Denver, CO

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Emily Arnold is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She currently works with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Denver, CO, and has prior experience at firms including Madison Avenue Securities, Buck Wealth Strategies, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

ESG / Sustainable investing
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