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Foundations Investment Advisors

SEC-registered adviser since 2015Phoenix, AZCRD 175083

29,663
Clients
289
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 23 September 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Foundations Investment Advisors is an investment adviser headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and registered with the SEC since 2015. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, other individuals, and corporations and other businesses. High-net-worth individuals account for 53% of its regulatory assets under management.

Its services include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selecting other managers, and educational seminars. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. The Bryon and Kirsten Rice Revocable Trust DTD April 15, 2013 owns 75% or more of Foundations Investment Advisors.

Clients

Foundations Investment Advisors serves 29,663 clients, 6,047 of them high-net-worth individuals. The average client has about $340,000 with the firm, and high-net-worth clients hold 53% of its $10.1 billion in assets.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Individuals23,568 clients47%
  • High-net-worth individuals6,047 clients53%
  • OtherPension and profit-sharing plans, Corporations and other businesses0%
Show client breakdown
Individuals (other than HNW)
Clients
23,568
Regulatory AUM
$4,705,088,563
Share
46.6%
Avg. per client
$200K
High-net-worth individuals
Clients
6,047
Regulatory AUM
$5,364,742,806
Share
53.1%
Avg. per client
$887K
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
23
Regulatory AUM
$6,260,331
Share
0.1%
Avg. per client
$272K
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
25
Regulatory AUM
$21,623,459
Share
0.2%
Avg. per client
$865K

Total

Clients
29,663
Regulatory AUM
$10,097,715,159
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$340K

What it does

Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selecting other managers and educational seminars. It is paid through a percentage of assets, hourly charges and fixed fees.

Foundations Investment Advisors provided financial planning to 251–500 clients last fiscal year and advises no private funds.

100.0% of assets ($10.10B across 63,604 accounts) are managed with discretion. 0% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks23%
  • Funds63%
  • Bonds3%
  • Cash9%
  • Other2%
    • All asset types < 1% combined: pooled investment other than investment co non exchange traded equity derivatives us govt/agency bonds sovereign bonds us state & local bonds other2%

Custodians

Foundations Investment Advisors’ client accounts are held mainly at Charles Schwab, with 79% of managed assets, and Fidelity, with 20%. Foundations Investment Advisors has custody of $212.3M for 2,718 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • FidelityFidelity Institutional · Boston, MA · $2.04B20%
  • Charles SchwabCharles Schwab & Co., Inc. · Westlake, TX · $7.96B79%
  • All other custodians$96.6M1%

Ownership and leadership

The Bryon and Kirsten Rice Revocable Trust DTD April 15, 2013 owns 75% or more of Foundations Investment Advisors.

Who owns the firm
Foundations Investment Advisors LLC· the adviser
  • The Bryon and Kirsten Rice Revocable Trust DTD April 15, 2013

    Control person · since March 2015

    Owns 75% or more of Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Leadership

  • Jarrod Florence
    President
  • Kyle Mann
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Marc Pugsley
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Joshua Cooksey
    COO
  • Kyle Mann
    CEO

Staff

  • 353 employees
  • 289 in advisory functions
  • 289 state-registered reps
  • 289 insurance agents

Reported holdings

Foundations Investment Advisors’ reported 13F holdings total $9.72B across 1,202 positions, and the ten largest make up 23.9% of it.

$9.72B
Reported 13F value
1,202
Positions
23.9%
In the 10 largest
+20.4%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. iShares TR · Core S&P500 ETF3.8%
  2. iShares TR · S&P 500 Grwt ETF3.4%
  3. iShares TR · S&P 500 Val ETF2.9%
  4. iShares TR · iShares Semicdtr2.4%
  5. iShares TR · Core Univrsl Usd2.4%
  6. Blackrock ETF Trust · iShares US Equit2.1%
  7. Horizon Fds · Anfield US Eqty2.0%
  8. Nvidia Corporation1.9%
  9. Select Sector SPDR TR · ST Str Svc ETF1.8%
  10. Apple Inc.1.4%

Together, the ten largest are 23.9% of reported value.

The 50 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 14 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $9.72B is not its $10.10B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Foundations Investment Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Foundations Investment Advisors’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Foundations Investment Advisors has 85 offices, with 30 listed addresses across 17 states.

Listed office addresses by state

Arizona · 3 listed addresses

  • 4050 E. Cotton Center BLVD., Suite 40, PhoenixHQ
  • 3333 E Cambelback Road, Phoenix
  • 16150 North Arrowhead Foundations Center Drive, Peoria

Other business names

Foundations Investment Advisors has reported 25 other business names to the SEC.

  • Allon Planning Partners
  • Alpha 1 Tax & Wealth Management, LLC
  • Asset Preservation Tax & Retirement, LLC
  • Big Financial Services LLC
  • Bright Wealth Management
  • Capitol Planning Group
  • Chamberlin Group
  • Complete Wealth Strategy
  • Cornerstone Capital Management
  • Detroit Financial
  • Fuchs Financial
  • Fundamental Wealth Designs
  • Guardian Investment Advisors
  • HTR Group N.e., LLC
  • Impact Partners Financial, LLC
  • McLean Advisory Group
  • Northern Alliance Financial
  • Quest Commonwealth
  • RDW Financial Group
  • Retire Simply
  • Retirement Outfitters LLC
  • Secure Money Advisors
  • Sovereign Wealth Management
  • Vital Retirement Planners
  • Way Financial and Insurance Services

Registration details

Legal name
Foundations Investment Advisors LLC
Headquarters
4050 E. Cotton Center BLVD., Suite 40, Phoenix, AZ 85040
SEC file
801-100512
Structure
Arizona LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Foundations Investment Advisors have?

Foundations Investment Advisors has 29,663 clients and manages $10.1 billion for them, as of September 2026. They include 23,568 other individuals, 6,047 high-net-worth individuals and 25 corporations and other businesses.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 23 September 2026

What services does Foundations Investment Advisors offer?

Foundations Investment Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selecting other managers and educational seminars.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Foundations Investment Advisors use?

Foundations Investment Advisors’ separately managed account assets are held at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Westlake, TX), with $7,962,953,260 and Fidelity Institutional (Boston, MA), with $2,038,192,274. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 23 September 2026

How many financial advisors does Foundations Investment Advisors have?

Foundations Investment Advisors has 289 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 353 employees, and 289 perform investment advisory functions. 0 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 289 are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Foundations Investment Advisors invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Foundations Investment Advisors’ separately managed accounts held 63% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 23% exchange-traded equities, 9% cash and equivalents, 3% investment grade corporate bonds and 2% all asset types < 1% combined: pooled investment other than investment co non exchange traded equity derivatives us govt/agency bonds sovereign bonds us state & local bonds other. It advises no private funds of its own.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Foundations Investment Advisors?

Foundations Investment Advisors is owned through a trust by Bryon Rice. Its direct owner is the Bryon and Kirsten Rice Revocable Trust DTD April 15, 2013 (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 23 September 2026

How does Foundations Investment Advisors get paid?

Foundations Investment Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 23 September 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 175083.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 14 August 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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