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Kari Schaffer

25 Years of Experience
Waterloo, IA
BrokerSells Insurance

Kari Schaffer is a registered investment advisor at Osaic Wealth, INC., based in Waterloo, IA, with 25 years of industry experience. Kari operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Education Planning, Estate Planning, Investment Management, and 1 more. Their firm serves 574,829 clients with $200B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
9246 advisors
Number of Clients
574,829 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$348K average
Assets Under Management
$200.3B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$5.5K

Osaic Wealth offers investment management through several platforms, including Advisor Managed Portfolios, Unified Managed Accounts, and Signator Managed Account Platform. Fees are negotiable and based on a percentage of the assets in your account. The fees cover advisory services, custodial services, and in some cases, transaction costs. Mutual funds and ETFs within these accounts have their own internal fees. Some programs have wrap accounts where all costs are bundled into one fee.

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Location

Waterloo, IA

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Kari is a manager/partner for Paradigm Benefits, LLC, a third-party administration firm for pension and profit sharing plans. Kari is also licensed to service and sell non-securities related insurance products such as whole life insurance and fixed annuities, dedicating minimal time to this activity.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Osaic Wealth, INC.
August 2025 - Present · 11 mos
Osaic Wealth, INC.Broker
August 2025 - Present · 11 mos
Previous Registrations
L.M. Kohn & Company
February 2003 - August 2025 · 22 yrs 6 mos
L.M. Kohn & CompanyBroker
July 2001 - August 2025 · 24 yrs 1 mo
Nationwide Investment Services CorporationBroker
November 2000 - July 2001 · 8 mos
Princor Financial Services CorporationBroker
May 1998 - November 1998 · 6 mos
State Registrations4 states
FLIAILMN
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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