Matthew
Moklestad

Foster Group, Inc

CRD#5790180
Investment Advisor
in West Des Moines, IA

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About this Advisor

Matthew Moklestad is a certified financial planner who works out of West Des Moines, Iowa with a total of 6 years of relevant experience. Moklestad is on the advisory team at Foster Group, Inc. Their career trajectory has included roles at Principal Life Insurance Company, Princor Financial Services Corporation, Principal Funds Distributor, Inc and Foster Group, Inc. Moklestad holds a Series 66 license, qualifying them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and is able to serve investors in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas. Foster Group, Inc is a registered investment business headquartered in West Des Moines, IA. The company has a total of 75 employees. It controls $3 billion in assets across its 5,768 client accounts, making it one of the largest financial advisory firms in the nation by assets under management. The firm advises 41 charitable organizations. Of its 5,768 customer accounts, 31% belong to high-net-worth clients who have greater than $1 million in assets. Foster Group, Inc has a wide range of services, including financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutional clients and pension consulting services. Fees for financial management largely depend on the financial services. Fees billed by Foster Group, Inc likely consist of some combination of asset-based, hourly and fixed fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 66, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

Years Registered*

6 years

Services Offered

Financial planning services, Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses, Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients, Pension consulting services

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees

Office Location

6601 Westown Parkway Suite 100
West Des Moines, IA 50266

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Foster Group, Inc Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$3,083,295,163

IA Average: $9,259,360,772
Total Number of Employees

75

IA Average: 166
Total Number of Accounts

5,768

IA Average: 7,189
Average Account Size

$534,552

IA Average: $1,287,990

Investment Advisory Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Matthew Moklestad Work History

Matthew has been registered as a financial advisor for 6 years.*

2021 - Present (3 years)

Foster Group, Inc

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

Foster Group, Inc

2018 - 2018 (< 1 year)

Foster Group, Inc

2016 - 2018 (2 years)

Foster Group, Inc

2013 - 2016 (3 years)

Principal Funds Distributor, Inc

2010 - 2014 (4 years)

Principal Life Insurance Company

2010 - 2014 (4 years)

Princor Financial Services Corporation

*The number of years registered in this profile is calculated by taking the year of an advisor's first active registration and subtracting it from the current year.

Disclosures

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Financial Advisors at Foster Group, Inc

Andrew Farmer
West Des Moines, IA
Jason Brown
West Des Moines, IA
Reed Rinderknecht
West Des Moines, IA
Tyler Craig
West Des Moines, IA
Lukas Georgeff
West Des Moines, IA
Brittany Heard
West Des Moines, IA
Benjamin Berger
West Des Moines, IA
Ashlee Vieregger
West Des Moines, IA

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