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Karen Ann Leppla

26 Years of Experience

Firm Information

Compensation
Fee-Only (AUM)
Number of Advisors
13 advisors
Number of Clients
88 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$21.4M average
Assets Under Management
$1.9B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$500K
Financial Planning:Investment management only
AUM-Based Fees (Tiered)
Assets Under ManagementAnnual Fee
Up to $5.0M1.00%
$5.0M - $15.0M0.85%
$15M+0.85%

Fees negotiable above $15,000,000.

Fee Estimator
Your Portfolio Value
$500K
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Estimated Annual Fee

Heartland charges an annual fee based on a percentage of your assets under management. The fee is 1.00% on the first $5,000,000, 0.85% on the next $10,000,000, and negotiable above $15,000,000. Fees are generally payable monthly or quarterly. Heartland may negotiate lower fees with investment advisors or other financial intermediaries. Heartland generally does not accept new accounts of less than $1,000,000 for the Value Strategy, Small Cap Value Strategy and Small Cap Value Plus Strategy, and $500,000 for the Mid Cap Value Strategy and Opportunistic Value Equity Strategy.

Areas of Practice
Investment Management
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Advisor Information

Office location

790 N Water Street Suite 1200, Milwaukee, WI, 53202

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Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

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

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Other Business Activities

Karen is the Vice President and Director of Trading at Heartland Advisors Inc, focusing on asset management and trading. She is also a Registered Representative with ALPS Distributors, Inc, working in trading during trading hours; both activities take up nearly all of her time.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Heartland Advisors, INC.
November 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos
Alps Distributors, INC.Broker
September 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos
Previous Registrations
Robert W. Baird & CO. Incorporated
November 1998 - January 2022 · 23 yrs 2 mos
Robert W. Baird & CO. Incorporated Broker
September 1998 - January 2022 · 23 yrs 4 mos
State Registrations1 state
WI
AdvisorBrokerBoth
Exams
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