Glen Rock, PA Office

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Independent Financial Partners

Enterprise

Firm-wide stats for Independent Financial Partners

Total advisors

317

Across 166 offices

Clients per advisor

166 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$225,569 Low

HNW client ratio

35% High

About

Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. As disclosed in its Form ADV, the firm reported $12,538,891,425 in assets under management as of December 31, 2024 and supports a multi-advisor platform of roughly 261 advisors serving tens of thousands of individual, charitable, corporate and high-net-worth clients.

IFP’s advisory model is decentralized: investment strategies and philosophies are set by individual IARs but clients can also elect to use centralized IFP Asset Management (IFPAM), third‑party asset managers, or wrap programs. Accounts may be managed on a discretionary or non‑discretionary basis, clients can impose written restrictions, and the firm maintains ongoing supervisory and transaction‑review processes overseen by a home‑office compliance and supervision team.

What is most notable versus many peers is the firm’s formal retirement‑plan advisory and pension consulting capability — including both ERISA 3(21) (non‑discretionary) and 3(38) (discretionary) services, IPS development, QDIA and vendor due diligence — and its written processes to comply with DOL rollover guidance (PTE 2020‑02). IFP also partners with National Advisors Trust to provide directed trustee services for trusts and non‑registered assets, and operates affiliated broker‑dealer and insurance entities that the firm discloses and supervises to address related conflicts of interest.

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Expertise

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Location

Glen Rock PA

Advisors at this office

2

Advisors at this office

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Kyle S

Series 66

Glen Rock, PA

Independent Financial Partners

Kyle Shenk is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners and holds a Series 66 designation. He has five years of industry experience and has previously worked with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. and Realta Equities, Inc. Shenk's background also includes roles at Springified Co., Hampden-Sydney, Incapital, and Safari Club International. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a decentralized advisory model, allowing advisors to set their own investment strategies, and offers specialized retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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James S

Series 63, Series 65

Glen Rock, PA

Independent Financial Partners

James Shenk is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. and Realta Equities, Inc. for nine years. Outside of his advisory work, he is an investor in Shenk Distribution, a company involved in the distribution of shot shell ammunition. Independent Financial Partners serves a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives, offering investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services. The firm manages over $12.5 billion in assets and supports a multi-advisor platform catering to individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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