Des Moines, IA · Financial Advisors
Financial Advisors in Des Moines, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 109 investment advice firms in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 318 people with $34.9 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
109
46th most of 354 US metro areas
318
2.9 per business, against 4.7 across all metros
$34.9 million
$109,814 per employee
95%
of businesses, against 93% across all metros
+2.8%
in the number of businesses (106 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Des Moines.
- Des Moines ranks 46th of 354 US metro areas by number of investment advice firms.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 2.9 employees each, against 4.7 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $109,814 per employee a year, against $172,784.
- The market grew: 3 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps financial advisors in Des Moines.
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Questions
Financial Advisors in Des Moines
How many investment advice firms are there in Des Moines?
109 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 318 people and paid $34.9 million in annual payroll.
Is the Des Moines market for financial advisors growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 106 to 109 (+2.8%).
What does VERA do for financial advisors in Des Moines?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Des Moines business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Financial Advisors in other markets
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is investment advice firms, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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