{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/stancorp-investment-advisers-110228","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110228","regulatoryAum":34500914826,"crd":"110228","secFileNumber":"801-57811","legalName":"Stancorp Investment Advisers, Inc.","displayName":"Stancorp Investment Advisers","website":null,"founded":null,"organization":"Oregon corporation","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"1100 SW Sixth Avenue","city":"Portland","state":"OR","stateName":"Oregon","country":"United States","postalCode":"97204"},"tradeNames":["The Standard"],"registration":{"secApproved":"31 July 2000","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":81,"advisory":12,"brokerDealerReps":72,"insuranceAgents":29,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":34500914826,"discretionaryAccounts":96128,"nonDiscretionary":0,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":0,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":0,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Individuals (other than HNW)","clients":93316,"regulatoryAum":4997438491},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":2580,"regulatoryAum":27543606598},{"label":"Charitable organizations","clients":141,"regulatoryAum":1232863754},{"label":"State or municipal government entities","clients":91,"regulatoryAum":727005983}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"feePrograms":[],"brochureCoverage":{"scope":"known_documents","status":"not_processed","checkedAt":null,"documents":[]},"custodians":[{"name":"Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.","shortName":"Charles Schwab","location":"San Francisco, CA","smaAssets":2557900117},{"name":"Reliance Trust Company","shortName":"Reliance Trust","location":"Atlanta, GA","smaAssets":4926882003}],"custodyNote":"Stancorp Investment Advisers has custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Maria Gonzalez","title":"President","crd":"2912591"},{"name":"Thomas Simpson","title":"Vice President & Treasurer","crd":"6378895"},{"name":"Gary Werkman","title":"Vice President","crd":"7778575"},{"name":"Charles Lim","title":"Chief Compliance Officer","crd":"5039063"},{"name":"James Huang","title":"Secretary","crd":"4020305"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Stancorp Financial Group, Inc.","detail":"Owner in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since May 2000."}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":1,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":2,"officesByState":[{"state":"Oregon","offices":2,"addresses":[{"street":"1100 SW Sixth Avenue","city":"Portland","headquarters":true},{"street":"900 SW 5th Avenue","city":"Portland"}]}],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"800-858-5420","stateRegisteredReps":76,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["A percentage of assets under management","Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)","Other"],"activities":["Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses","Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)","Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients","Pension consulting services"],"financialPlanningClients":"0","assetMix":[{"label":"Securities issued by registered investment companies or business development companies","percent":86},{"label":"Securities issued by pooled investment vehicles (other than registered investment companies)","percent":4},{"label":"Cash and cash equivalents","percent":1},{"label":"Other","percent":10,"detail":"Stable Value Funds"}],"privateFunds":0},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"31 March 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/110228/PDF/110228.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does Stancorp Investment Advisers have?","answer":"Stancorp Investment Advisers has 96,128 clients and manages $34.5 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 93,316 individuals, 2,580 pension and profit-sharing plans and 141 charitable organizations.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Stancorp Investment Advisers offer?","answer":"Stancorp Investment Advisers provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions and pension consulting.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Stancorp Investment Advisers use?","answer":"Stancorp Investment Advisers’ separately managed account assets are held at Reliance Trust Company (Atlanta, GA), with $4,926,882,003 and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (San Francisco, CA), with $2,557,900,117. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Stancorp Investment Advisers have?","answer":"Stancorp Investment Advisers has 76 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 81 employees, and 12 perform investment advisory functions. 72 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 29 are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Stancorp Investment Advisers invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Stancorp Investment Advisers’ separately managed accounts held 86% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 10% stable value funds, 4% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar) and 1% cash and equivalents. 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","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Stancorp Investment Advisers?","answer":"Stancorp Investment Advisers’ direct owner is Stancorp Financial Group, Inc. (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Stancorp Investment Advisers get paid?","answer":"Stancorp Investment Advisers is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and other arrangements. 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","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}