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Bauer Wealth Management Inc.

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Client assets under management

$202,864,881

Clients

160

54% high-net worth

Advisors

4

of 4 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

40

Low

Average account size

$1,267,906

About

The firm provides wealth and investment advisory services to individuals, high net‑worth and ultra‑high‑net‑worth families, trusts, estates, small businesses and pension plans. Offerings include integrated family‑office and concierge wealth management, standalone investment management, pension consulting and financial planning, with a client base that largely consists of retirees, professionals and households with net worths commonly between $500,000 and $15,000.

The firm combines passive, index‑based exposures with tactical rebalancing informed by fundamental and tactical analysis and modern portfolio theory, and implements customized Investment Policy Statements for each client. Portfolios may include public equities and fixed income as well as alternatives (private equity, private credit, real estate), structured/market‑linked notes and cryptocurrency, and the adviser uses third‑party managers and a third‑party held‑away platform for retirement accounts as part of its implementation.

Notable differences from many peers include the firm’s explicit use of derivatives and options strategies (including hedging and covered‑call strategies) and its willingness to recommend borrowing or direct lending against concentrated holdings within separately managed accounts—practices that are relatively uncommon for firms of this size. The firm also sources and recommends private funds in which firm owners may participate, discloses those conflicts, and maintains a policy to defer certain management fees on private fund markups, reflecting its integrated family‑office orientation.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Cash flow / budgeting Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

Demographic focus

Approaching retirement Retired Established Professionals

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $10,000,000: 1.25% $10,000,001 - $30,000,000: 1.00% $30,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.75% $50,000,001+: 0.50%

Subscriptions

$2,500 to $25,000 annually for financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $250,000

Main office location

Bauer Wealth Management Inc.

5755 Mark Dabling Blvd, Suite 245

Colorado Springs CO 80919, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Colorado · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Daniel B

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Colorado Springs, CO

Bauer Wealth Management Inc.

Daniel Bauer is a financial advisor with Bauer Wealth Management Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has served as principal with Altruistic Investing, LLC since 2017 alongside his role at Bauer Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2010. Bauer Wealth Management (dba Bauer Heitzmann) offers investment advisory, family office, concierge wealth management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on asset-class allocation using passive index products combined with tactical rebalancing and customized Investment Policy Statements, employing a range of strategies including derivatives, options, and borrowing in separately managed accounts.

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Cash flow / budgeting Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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Tristan S

Series 63, Series 66

Colorado Springs, CO

Bauer Wealth Management Inc.

Tristan Smith is a financial advisor at Bauer Wealth Management Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments for three years before joining Bauer Wealth Management. Bauer Wealth Management (dba Bauer Heitzmann) provides investment advisory, family office, concierge wealth management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm combines passive index-based products with tactical rebalancing and customized Investment Policy Statements, and it utilizes a range of strategies including derivatives, options, and borrowing in separately managed accounts.

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Cash flow / budgeting Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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Chris F

Series 65

Colorado Springs, CO

Bauer Wealth Management Inc.

Chris Franz is a financial advisor with Bauer Wealth Management Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He is the Managing Director of the Pioneer Fund, a private equity fund he founded in 2016 that focuses on sourcing, acquiring, and managing small manufacturing companies and limited partner investments. Prior to this, he has been associated with IPS, Inc. since 2005. Bauer Wealth Management (dba Bauer Heitzmann) serves individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an investment approach centered on asset-class allocation combining passive index-based products with tactical rebalancing and customized Investment Policy Statements, and utilizes both traditional and private investment vehicles.

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Cash flow / budgeting Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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Stephen H

Series 66

Colorado Springs, CO

Bauer Wealth Management Inc.

Stephen Heitzmann is a financial advisor with Bauer Wealth Management Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at TIAA-CREF and currently serves as CEO of Altruistic Investing, LLC, where he is involved in portfolio management. Bauer Wealth Management provides investment advisory, family office, concierge wealth management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach includes asset-class allocation with passive index-based products, tactical rebalancing, customized Investment Policy Statements, and the use of external managers and private investment vehicles to achieve specialized exposures.

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Cash flow / budgeting Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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