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GUNCHEON FINANCIAL LLC

C49
CRD 277091·SEC 801-131551·DUBUQUE, IA
AUM
$146.2M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$1.5M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$439K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$3.5M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
GUNCHEON FINANCIAL LLC
CRD
277091
SEC file #
801-131551
EIN
—
DBA names
The Life Group Financial Services

Economics

AUM
$146.2M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'25'26
$136.5M → $146.2M▲ +7%
Client mix
Individuals Other1,235
Individuals High Net Worth23

Operations

Employees (total)
5
Advisory staff (per ADV)
5
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'25'26
4 advisors → 5 advisors▲ +25%
Primary office
DUBUQUE IA
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPension consultingSelection of other advisers
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly charges

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/31/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
thelifegroupllc.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
LEVERENTZ, KEITH, THOMAS
Top Owner Pct
62.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
LEVERENTZ, KEITH, THOMAS
SMITH, JUSTIN, D
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
THELIFEGROUPLLC.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2012-11-08T21:27:26Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
14
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
NameCheap, Inc.

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.2998
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.0671
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
580
Soi Zip Total AGI
747,907
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
9,696,518,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
161
Fdic Zip Top Banks
Premier Bank
U.S. Bank National Association

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (24)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
5
Bc Firm IAR Count
5
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
Wells Fargo4
E*trade4
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
Harvest Savings Bank, FSBDubuque, IA
Harvest Savings Bank, FSBDubuque, IA
Fdic Zip HHI
2401.87
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
42.25
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2026-11-08T21:27:26Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-10-09T09:41:36Z
Rdap Nameservers
Pdns1.registrar-servers.comPdns2.registrar-servers.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI25,046
Returns2,090
Stub 2
AGI64,763
Returns1,730
Stub 3
AGI77,124
Returns1,250
Soi Zip Total Business Income
12,964
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
27,124
Soi Zip Total Dividends
14,847
Soi Zip Total Returns
8,640
Top Owner CRD
4676424
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (5)

5
SMITH, JUSTIN, D
IAR · Direct Owner · 62.5%
6091584
LEVERENTZ, KEITH, THOMAS
IAR · Direct Owner · 62.5%
4676424
Luke James Swirtz
IAR
6662601
Paul Matthew Thompson
IAR
7326415
BENJAMIN JOHN STRAUTMANN
IAR
7364726