Springfield, MO Office

Independent Advisor Alliance (IAA) works with a broad mix of clients — individuals (including high‑net‑worth), small businesses, pooled vehicles, charitable organizations, and retirement plans — offering asset management on both wrap and non‑wrap bases, financial planning, wealth coaching, and retirement plan consulting (including ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) services). The firm also acts as a solicitor and refers clients to third‑party managers and turnkey platforms when appropriate.

IAA’s advisory representatives provide both discretionary and non‑discretionary portfolio management and may implement strategies using model portfolios, sub‑advisors, and a range of analytical techniques (fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory). The firm leverages technology platforms (for example, a third‑party held‑away account platform and an estate‑planning platform) to aggregate assets, rebalance held‑away accounts, and deliver digital estate‑planning workflows alongside traditional planning and coaching.

Compared with many large peers, IAA combines a network model of several hundred advisory representatives operating under independent DBA names with uncommon industry ties: many IAA representatives are dually registered to perform brokerage services through LPL Financial (IAA is partly owned by LPL), and the firm offers access to a third‑party estate‑planning platform that can connect clients to local T&E attorneys. IAA is not structured as an affiliation of multiple independent registered investment advisers, instead relying on supervised IARs, sub‑advisors, and third‑party managers to deliver client services — a governance and referral model that investors should note.