West Des Moines, IA Office
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Mercer Global Advisors Inc.
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Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals and families as well as small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement and estate planning and family office services. The firm delivers retirement plan consulting, charitable and non-profit advisory, and other specialized services through client agreements and custodial/clearing arrangements.
The firm’s investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and regular rebalancing. Portfolios are implemented using a mix of low-cost ETFs and index funds, separate account managers, direct indexing, and, where suitable, interval and private funds via platforms such as Orion; Mercer also offers packaged programs (Market Series, Multifactor Series, Income Series) and tax-management options.
Mercer publishes client education content and audio programming (podcasts) and runs firm-wide events and initiatives (for example, an InvestHERs summit sponsored by Dimensional Fund Advisors and internal Academies/National Symposiums), a capability that is less common among large enterprise advisers. The firm also integrates affiliated service lines and platforms — including Mercer Advisors Tax Services (MATS), Mercer Advisors Private Asset Management and the Aspen Partners private‑fund platform, affiliated insurance and broker‑dealer entities, an attorney‑led estate planning option (ASLG), and a Wellthy caregiving concierge offering for qualifying clients — and runs an active acquisition strategy to onboard advisor teams and legacy client programs.
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Location
2600 Westown Pkwy, Suite #346
West Des Moines IA 50266
Advisors at this office
3
Advisors at this office
Kara D
Series 66
West Des Moines, IA
Mercer Global Advisors Inc.
Kara Dorothy is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in West Des Moines, IA, with eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Mission Wealth Management, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Neuberger Berman, and Mesirow Financial Investment Management. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory services as well as financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a combination of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and specialized offerings.
Lauren K
CFP®, Series 65
West Des Moines, IA
Mercer Global Advisors Inc.
Lauren Kaniuk is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with five years of industry experience. She currently works at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously held roles at Veerkloh, Inc. dba River Glen Wealth Counselors, Storey Kenworthy, and Urban Decay. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory to build globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, employing a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separately managed accounts.
Matthew B
CFP®, Series 63
West Des Moines, IA
Mercer Global Advisors Inc.
Matthew Busick is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked for 17 years at River Glen Wealth Counselors. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and a board member of The Rotary Club of Des Moines Foundation, where he leads governance efforts. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor strategies.
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