Wealth manager, independent · Fort Wayne, IN
Financial Planning Services
Schmidt, Jacob Aaron · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 121034 · SEC 801-123630
At a glance
Financial Planning Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with $213 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 17, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is high-net-worth individuals, and it reports 483 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a wealth manager, ranked 5,598th of 8,915 wealth managers and 11,943rd of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 260-469-3218tobuildwealth.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $213M
- Rank among wealth managers
- #5,598 of 8,915
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #11,943 of 17,210
- Rank in Indiana
- #110 of 146
- Individual clients
- 483
- High-net-worth clients
- 58
- Accounts
- 1,067
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 7
- Advisory staff
- 7
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Jacob A. SchmidtOwner/chief Compliance Officer
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Financial Planning Services is a hybrid RIA: 7 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer.
Its Form ADV brochure (filed March 2026) names Osaic Wealth as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
te and apart from their registration as Adviser Representatives of the Adviser, the Adviser Representatives are also Registered Representatives of Osaic Wealth, Inc., (“Osaic Wealth”), a SEC registered broker/dealer and investment adviser.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-net-worth individuals | 58 | $99M | 47% |
| Individuals | 425 | $98M | 46% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 2 | $11M | 5% |
| Charitable organizations | 4 | $4M | 2% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Financial Planning Services answers yes to 2 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Educational seminars and workshops
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗tobuildwealth.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Financial Planning Services manage?
Financial Planning Services reports $213 million in regulatory assets under management across 1,067 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 17, 2026.
What kind of firm is Financial Planning Services?
Financial Planning Services is a wealth manager by its Form ADV answers. At least half of its regulatory assets are managed for individuals and high-net-worth individuals.
Who are Financial Planning Services’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are high-net-worth individuals ($99 million, 58 clients); individuals ($98 million, 425 clients); corporations or other businesses ($11 million, 2 clients).
Does Financial Planning Services have any disciplinary history?
Financial Planning Services answers yes to 2 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Financial Planning Services’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-17), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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