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Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
Item 1 Cover Page
Alliant Securities, Inc. Turner, Nord, Kienbaum
695 N Legacy Ridge Drive #300
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
(509) 747-9144
www.alliantsecurities.com
CRD#7726
December 22, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Alliant Securities, Inc. Turner, Nord, and Kienbaum. If you have any questions about the
contents of this brochure, please contact us at (509)747-9144. The information in this
brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Alliant Securities, Inc Turner, Nord, and Kienbaum also is
available on the SEC's website at www.adviser.sec.gov.
Being a Registered Investment Adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2 Material Changes
Alliant Securities now uses monthly billing of customer advisory fees.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
Table Of Contents
Cover Page ...................................................................................................................... page 1
Material Changes ............................................................................................................. page 2
Advisory Business ............................................................................................................ page 4
Advisory Account Fee Schedule ....................................................................................... page 5
Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................ pages 5-6
Performance-Based Fees ................................................................................................. page 7
Types of Clients ............................................................................................................... page 8
Investment Strategies & Portfolio Management ............................................................. page 9
Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................... page 10
Other Financial Industry Affiliations and Activities ...................................................... page 11
Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................... page 12
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions .............................................................. page 13
Brokerage Practices ........................................................................................................ page 14
Account Reviews .......................................................................................................... page 15
Client Referrals… ......................................................................................................... page 16
Account Statements & Confirmations .......................................................................... page 17
Investment Discretion ................................................................................................... page 18
Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................... page 19
Financial Information .................................................................................................. page 20
Executive Management Persons & Advisor Representatives ..................................... page 21-22
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Advisory Business
A. Business/Owner
Alliant Securities Inc. Turner, Nord, Kienbaum (ASI) has been a registered broker dealer since
1978 and has been offering advisory services since 2007. Alliant Securities Inc. is owned by
Paul Kienbaum and Mike Nord. Alliant Securities, Inc. may be referred to as “ASI” throughout
this document.
B. Services
ASI provides both supervisory investment services (discretionary) and investment advisory
services not involving investment supervisory services (non-discretionary) primarily for
individual investors. Unlike a brokerage account which does not offer associated investment
advisory services and which imposes charges to clients on a transaction basis, clients that
participate in a discretionary or non-discretionary investment advisory account receive
investment advisory services and pay an asset-based fee rather than commissions at the time of
each transaction. Assets in the account will also be held either by Wells Fargo Clearing Services,
LLC (WFCS) as custodian or with an independent custodian as designated in the appropriate
investment advisory agreement signed by the client in accordance with customer protection rules
imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Minimum Account Size
ASI will require an initial minimum account size of $25,000. At its discretion, ASI may accept
accounts below the minimum. ASI will consider factors such as overall assets, future
contributions and other circumstances in determining whether or not to accept accounts below
this minimum.
C. Services to Individual Clients
Client portfolios may be all equity, balanced between fixed income and equity, or all fixed
income depending upon the investment objectives of the client. Some portion of the portfolio
may be invested in short term instruments given prevailing market conditions and what appears
appropriate for each client.
The client works with their Financial Consultant to determine their investment strategy based
on personal circumstances, objectives, and risk tolerance. Within the Investment Profile
Questionnaire or equivalent document provided by client, the client must indicate their desired
target asset allocation and investment strategy. The portfolios are individually managed and
account positions monitored continuously, with portfolio change recommended as deemed
appropriate by the Financial Consultant. Because accounts are managed individually, portfolios
with the same and similar investment objectives may differ as to securities held and
performance achieved.
E. Assets Under Management
As of 12/31/2025 Alliant has approximately the following amounts of assets under
management:
Non-Discretionary :50,000,000
Discretionary:250,000,000
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Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Fees and Compensation
The annual compensation received by ASI shall be based upon a percentage of
the market value of the assets in the account on the last business day of the prior
to calendar month-end. ASI's general fee schedule is set forth below. The account
fees include ASI's advisory fee, brokerage commissions for transactions
and certain administrative fees, but does not include certain other fees and
charges, such as postage and handling and other related ticket charges and
administrative fees may apply. Additionally, depending on the designated
custodian an IRA fee may be assessed on individual retirement accounts.
STANDARD ADVISORY ACCOUNT FEE SCHEDULE
Annual Account/s Fee ......................................................................... Account/s Value
Up to 1.5% of the first ......................................................................... $250,000
Up to 1.25% of the next ....................................................................... $250,000
Up to 1.0% of the next.......................................................................... $500,000
Up to .75%of the next ........................................................................... $500,000
Up to .50% of the excess over .............................................................. $1,500,000
Monthly Fee calculation formula= (TierValue*Billingrate)/TotalDaysinYear*Daysin Month.
For example, $2,000,000 account would be quarterly billed as follows:
Tier 1 - ($250,000 * .015)/#days in year*#days in month
Tier 2 - ($250,000 * .0125)/#days in year*#days in month
Tier 3 - ($500,000 * .01)/#days in year*#days in month
Tier 4 -($500,000 * .0075)/#days in year*#days in month
Tier 5 - ($500,000 * .005)/#days in year*#days in month
The annual account fee for advisory services is negotiable and can be offered at lower rates
than the above schedule depending upon the customers’ circumstances, level of account service
required, type of account, investment experience, size of the account and other considerations.
In certain cases other reduced fee arrangements such as a flat percentage on total assets or a
fixed dollar amount per year might be appropriate and can be negotiated with your account
Adviser Representative. Lower fees for comparable services may be available from other
sources.
B. Client instructs Alliant Securities to debit the cash or money market fund balance in
the Account for payment of the Account Fee to Alliant Securities. If the Account does
not have sufficient cash or money market fund balances to pay the Account Fee, Alliant
Securities may sell assets in the Account in an amount necessary to satisfy the debit
balance. The first calendar monthly Account Fee, due upon the Effective Date, will
be assessed pro rata. Subsequent payments are due and will be assessed on the first day
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of each calendar month. The client may, with Alliant Securities' consent, elect to pay
the Account Fee with cash from other accounts.
C. Besides paying the Account fees to ASI, clients pay advisory fees on assets invested
in mutual funds, which pay advisory fees to the managers of such funds. These funds
include money market funds, including money-market mutual funds, held in client
accounts. In the event that a client opens an account with ASI in which all or a portion
of the account invested in a mutual fund(s) and client instructs ASI to sell all or a portion
of such investment, such investment may be subject to early redemption fees. Clients are
urged to review the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of each mutual
fund for or more complete description of the fees and expenses.
D. The account fee is paid monthly, in advance based on the value of the account on
the last business day of the preceding calendar month. The Account/s Fee is calculated
with the utmost good faith and care by Alliant Securities, Inc. on the gross market value
of the assets in the Account/s. For the purposes of computing fees payable to Alliant
Securities, Inc. the value of assets held in the Account/s will be determined by the
account statement that clients receive from the custodian. Given that security prices
fluctuate during trading hours, the actual prices at which a client could buy or sell the
securities in their account may be different from the prices used to calculate advisory
fee. The Report received by Client each month/quarter will evidence the amount
of the Account/s Fee paid by the Client, the Account/s value on which the Account/s
Fee is based and the method by which the account/s fee is calculated. Alliant
Securities, Inc. will act within the fiduciary duties owed to undersigned client. As a
result, Alliant Securities, Inc. will act in the best interest of the undersigned client.
If the account is accepted after the first day of a calendar month, the fee for the initial
month will be pro-rated based on the number of days left in the month, with the fee
calculated on the opening balance of the account. The effective date for billing on new
accounts is generally the date ASI accepts the account by executing the agreement. Upon
termination, any fees paid in advance will be prorated to the date of termination and any
excess will be refunded to client. The agreement may be terminated by either party upon
10 (ten) business days written notice without penalty. If the client terminates the
agreement within five (5) business days of executing the agreement, all prepaid fees will
be refunded to client.
D. Mutual Fund 12 (b) 1 Fees: Mutual funds that are held by advisory clients will bear
their own internal transaction and execution costs, as well as directly compensate their
investment managers along with internal administrative services. Some mutual funds
pay 12 (b) 1 fees, distribution Fees, and/or shareholder service fees to broker/dealers
that offer such mutual funds to their clients. These charges affect the Net Asset Value
(NAV) of these mutual fund shares and are thus indirectly borne by Mutual Fund
shareholders such as an ASI client. Alliant’s current policy for advisory clients is to
refund all 12b-1s
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received to the customer. It is also disclosed that all funds through the advisory are
purchased as no-load funds.
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Item 6
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
ASI does not charge fees that are based upon a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of
clients’ assets.
Side by side management: We provide investment advisory services to other clients in addition
to you. Not all clients receive the same investment advice, nor do they pay the same fee. ASI
always strives to act in the best interests of each of our clients .
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Item 7
Types of Clients
ASI provides generally provides investment advice for the following types of clients:
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Individuals
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Pension & Profit Sharing Plans
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Trusts
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Estates
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Charitable Organizations
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Corporations
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Business other than those listed above
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Item 8
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A. The foundation of the investment process of ASI is fundamental and technical
analysis of equities, mutual funds and fixed-income securities in order to determine areas
that may appear attractive for investment. Analysis of business cycle and general
economic trends, including interest rate movements is made on an ongoing basis.
Investing in equity, mutual fund, and fixed income securities involves risk of loss that
clients should be prepared to bear.
B. Generally, individual equity analysis is made using company shareholder reports,
filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, company press releases,
articles in newspapers, magazines and other financial publications, research material
prepared by others.
Analysis of companies may include several measures of valuation, such as price/earnings ratios,
price/sales ratios, price/cash flow ratios, the relationship of stock price to book value. The focus
of this analysis is to form an opinion as to whether the present price of an equity security appears
undervalued considering the investment fundamentals and current investor psychology.
Fixed income investment recommendations centers on the assessments of economic
activity, Federal Reserve policy, capital market fund flows, and the influences upon
interest rates by developments overseas. Fixed income investments may include bond
funds. While bond funds can play an important role in stabilizing diversified portfolios,
no security is entirely risk-free; safety of principal is not guaranteed, and such
investments are subject to interest rate, inflation, credit, liquidity, and default risks.
Clients should understand that tax liabilities may be incurred as securities are sold in the
account. The client is responsible for all tax liabilities arising from such transactions and
encouraged to seek the advice of a qualified tax professional. ASI does not offer or
provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. All tax or legal related inquiries should be
directed to a qualified tax professional or legal counsel.
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Item 9
Disciplinary Information
ASI and or any of its adviser representatives have no legal or disciplinary actions against them.
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Item 10
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
typical compensation. However,
ASI is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and
an Investment Adviser registered with the State of Washington. All advisory personnel are
licensed as investment advisory representatives. ASI is also licensed as an Insurance
agency. In their separate capacity as registered representative of insurance agents, certain
Financial Consultants are able to implement recommended securities transactions or insurance
the
transactions for advisory clients and receive
implementation of any or all recommendations is solely at the discretion of the client.
ASI's Financial Consultants may also be agents of various insurance companies for the
purpose of selling variable life insurance products (although ASI's policy does not permit
variable life insurance products to be held in an advisory account).
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Item 11
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
A. Code of Ethics
ASI follows a Code of Ethics as stated in its supervisory manual that it is the responsibility of
all supervisory personnel to ensure that the Company conducts its business with the highest level
of ethical standards and in keeping with its fiduciary duties to its clients. ASI has a duty to
exercise its authority and responsibility for the benefit of its clients, to place its client’s interest
first and to refrain from having outside interests that conflict with the interest of its clients.
Prohibited acts include but are not limited to employing any device, scheme or artifice to
defraud, making any untrue statement of a material fact, or engaging in any fraudulent deceitful
or manipulative practices.
Clients and Prospective clients can contact the main office by phone, US mail, in person, or
through electronic communication for a copy of the ASI Code of Ethics.
B. Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
ASI acting as broker dealer may sell bonds which it owns to customers. Principal transactions
involving advisory customers will only be affected with written pre-authorization from the
client.
ASI effects securities transactions for compensation as a broker or agent for investment
advisory clients and brokerage clients.
ASI may recommend that its client buy or sell a security in which ASI or its associated persons
have a financial interest. ASI and its employees may buy or sell securities identical to those
recommended to customers for their personal accounts. Furthermore, any related person or
persons may have an interest or position in a certain security or securities which may also be
recommended to a client.
All transactions processed through the firm's proprietary accounts and effected in personal
brokerage accounts of ASI employees are reviewed as they occur by a Principal/Owner of the
firm to prevent ASI and its associate persons from trading ahead of client orders or on non-
public information.
Certain Mutual Funds (and/or their related persons) in which a client may invest may make
payments to broker dealers. Such payments may be distributed pursuant to a 12 (b) 1 distribution
plan or pursuant to another arrangement as compensation for distribution or administration
services and may be paid out of the fund’s assets and ultimately borne by you, an investor in the
fund. ASI’s current policy for advisory customers is to refund 12b-1 fees received to the
customer. A fund that imposes a front-end sales load but which waives that front-end sales for
purchases made on behalf of the clients’ account (a “Front –End Load” fund at net asset value
(NAV) may bear 12 (b) 1 distribution service fees in excess of .25% of the accounts net assets
invested in such fund (the maximum allowed for no-load funds). The 12 (b) 1 fee, deferred sales
charges and other fee arrangements will be disclosed upon request of the client are typically
described in the fund’s prospectus. Because these compensation arrangements, a potential
conflict of interest exists in connection with the recommendation of particular mutual fund
investments for a client’s account. You are encouraged to ask us about how we are compensated
for any particular investment or transaction.
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C. Personal Trading
It is our policy to permit the firm our employees and IAR’s to buy, sell and hold the same
securities that our IARs also recommends to clients. We perform investment services for various
clients with varying investment goals and risk profiles. Therefore, the investment advice may
differ between clients and investments made by our IARs. ASI does not have an obligation to
recommend for purchase or sale a security that ASI, its principals, affiliates, employees or IARs
may purchase, sell or hold. When we make decide to liquidate a security from all applicable
accounts, ASI will always give priority to the client’s orders before those of our related or
associated persons. We have procedures dealing with insider trading, employee related accounts,
“front running” and other issues that may present a potential conflict when such purchases, sales
or recommendations are made. In general, these policies and procedures are intended to
eliminate, to the extent possible, the adverse effect on clients of any such potential conflicts of
interest.
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Item 12
Brokerage Practices
A. Brokerage Practices
ASI will effect transactions for the purchase and sale of securities for the Account. From time
to time, ASI may, in its sole discretion, effect transactions for the Account through unaffiliated
broker-dealers. In general, transactions effected for advisory clients will not incur commissions
or mark-ups, however, a processing charge to cover postage and handling or other related ticket
charges may be assessed. Principal transactions involving advisory customers will only be
affected with written pre-authorization from the client.
Best execution requires that ASI obtain for its customer orders the most favorable terms
available under the circumstances. Factors used to determine best execution include price
improvements, likelihood of execution, and speed of execution, considering the size and type of
various transactions. Transactions in fixed-income securities are executed by ASI, and promptly
reviewed by a firm Principal for appropriate pricing, with the resulting yield to the client being
the most important factor.
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B. Brokerage Client Referrals
ASI does not receive referrals from broker/dealers it chooses to conduct business with.
C. Aggregate Purchase/Sale of Securities
When applicable, Alliant Securities, Inc., does aggregate client securities to buy or sell in larger
blocks.
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Item 13
Review of Accounts
All advisory accounts will be reviewed and approved by the Supervisory Principal at the time
the account is established. All transactions will be reviewed as they occur. The Supervisory
Principal will review the accounts on an at least quarterly basis. More frequent reviews may be
triggered by significant changes in the marketplace, the client's individual circumstances or
individual product performance.
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Item 14
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
ASI does not compensate anyone, related persons or otherwise, for client referrals.
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Item 15
Custody
WFCS or the independent custodian designated in advisory services agreement will provide
Client with a confirmation of each transaction and monthly statements summarizing Account
holdings and activity during months in which Account activity occurs; quarterly statements will
be provided for all accounts. Clients should carefully review confirmations and account
statements so they can monitor account activities and market values respectively.
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Item 16
Investment Discretion
ASI provides discretionary investment advisory services for its clients. Each customer who
wants to have a discretionary account, signs an “Alliant Securities Discretionary Advisory
Services Agreement” and the appropriate form provided by the independent custodian.
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Item 17
Voting Client Securities
Alliant Securities shall not take any action or render any advice with respect to the voting of
proxies solicited by, or with respect to, the issuers of any securities held in the Account, nor
shall Alliant Securities be obligated to render any advice or take any action on behalf Client
with respect to securities or other investments held in the Account, or issuers thereof, which
become the subject of any legal proceedings, including bankruptcies.
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Item 18
Financial Information
ASI does not require pre-payment of investment advisory fees more than six months in
advance.
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Item 19
Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Principals/Executive Officer
Paul Kienbaum, Supervising Principal
Paul Kienbaum was born in 1962 and raised in Spokane, WA. He graduated from Eastern
Washington University in 1986 with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. He began his
career as an investment broker in 1985 at Paine Webber. In 1987 he became employed by
Bozarth and Turner Securities where he has successfully built his client base over the last 20
years. In 2000, Mr. Kienbaum became a principal/owner of the firm which was renamed and is
now known as Alliant Securities, Inc.
Jeff Newton Supervising Principal
Jeff Newton was born in 1964 and raised in Spokane, WA. He graduated from Washington
State University (WSU) in 1987 with a BA in English/Business option. He began his
investment career in 1991 at Bozarth & Turner Securities, Inc. In 1999 he went to work at
Bozarth Investment Management, Inc. as an investment advisor representative. A position he
held until September 2009. In 2001 he became part owner and principal in the broker dealer
Bozarth, Newton & Murphy Securities, Inc. a position he held until September 2009. In
October 2009 he became associated with Alliant Securities.
Supervision of Advisory Accounts:
Mr. Kienbaum or Mr. Newton will be responsible for reviewing and approving all advisory
accounts. Mr. Newton will supervise the advisory activities of all registered investment
advisor representatives including Mr. Kienbaum. Mr. Kienbaum will supervise the advisory
activities of all registered investment advisor representatives including Mr. Newton. The
purpose of the review will be:
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To ensure the advisory services agreement was properly signed by the customer
and to gain an understanding of the type of service to be provided and other terms
and conditions of the account
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To ensure adequate information was obtained and documented relating to the
customer’s financial needs and objectives
Mr. Kienbaum or Mr. Newton’s approval will be evidenced by signature on the
agreements.
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Mr. Kienbaum, or Mr. Newton, will perform the following on-going reviews:
- Review of all transactions on a daily basis
- Review of all correspondence on at least a monthly basis. (Note: all
incoming correspondence is opened by the firm’s Operations
personnel so that any check or securities can be promptly processed
and any potential complaints or concerns promptly reported to a
Principal/Owner of the firm).
On a quarterly basis, Mr. Kienbaum or Mr. Newton (or in their absence, another firm
Principal) will review all investment advisory activity that occurred during the period in
the account. The review will include the following:
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Transactions processed in the account to ensure they appear reasonable in light of
the customer's financial profile and to identify any potential conflicts of interest
[Client holdings will be compared with holdings in Representative's accounts to
identify any potential conflict of interest or "trading" ahead of a client].
A copy of the fee billing to review for "reasonableness"
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The review will be evidenced by the Principal’s initials on the firm’s copy of the billing
statement.
thoroughly
Any required follow-up actions will be documented in the firm's files. Any evidence of
inappropriate conduct will be
investigated and documented. Such
investigation may involve contacting the client either by letter, by phone, or an in-person
visit. In the event of misconduct by any designated employee, disciplinary actions will be
taken and reported to the various Regulatory Agencies, if required.
Advisor Representatives
John G Woodhead Jr., Investment Advisor Representative
John G. Woodhead, Jr. was born in 1966 and was educated in Spokane Washington. Mr.
Woodhead graduated from Lewis and Clark high school in 1985. After attending Spokane
Falls Community College, John Woodhead went to work at his father's broker dealer, Phelps
& Woodhead, where he worked building and learning the business until he bought in as a
partner in 1995. After successfully building the business up it was sold in 1999 to DA
DAVIDSON (DADCO). After working for DADCO for 5 years, John Woodhead came to
Alliant Securities in February 2004
B. John Woodhead Jr. owns rental property. This rental property is not investment related. He
is the sole proprietor and has a 3 to 4-hour weekend commitment. This activity does not
interfere with or cross over into securities trading hours. His duties are maintenance related.
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Jeff Newton Investment Advisor Representative
Jeff Newton was born in 1964 and raised in Spokane, WA. He graduated from Washington
State University (WSU) in 1987 with a BA in English/Business option. He began his
investment career in 1991 at Bozarth & Turner Securities, Inc. In 1999 he went to work at
Bozarth Investment Management, Inc. as an investment advisor representative. A position he
held until September 2009. In 2001 he became part owner and principal in the broker dealer
Bozarth, Newton & Murphy Securities, Inc. a position he held until September 2009. In
October 2009 he became associated with Alliant Securities.
Paul Kienbaum Investment Advisor Representative
Paul Kienbaum was born in 1962 and raised in Spokane, WA. He graduated from Eastern
Washington University in 1986 with a B.A. degree in Business Administration. He began his
career as an investment broker in 1985 at Paine Webber. In 1987 he became employed by
Bozarth and Turner Securities where he has successfully built his client base over the last 20
years. In 2000, Mr. Kienbaum became a principal/owner of the firm which was renamed and is
now known as Alliant Securities, Inc.
Stephanie Bates Investment Advisor Representative
Stephanie Bates was born in 1973 and has 20 years experience in the Investment Business,
joining Alliant Securities, Inc. in 1998. She works as a Licensed Broker and serves as the head
bond trader for the Firm (including corporate and municipal bonds). Stephanie also specializes
in the use of mutual funds and other investment strategies such as individual equities, closed
end and exchange traded funds in the design and management of portfolio allocations. With
extensive knowledge of various IRAs and company sponsored plans she can assist you with all
phases of your Retirement Planning. Stephanie, born and raised in Montana, graduated in 1995
from Montana State University with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration;
majoring in Finance with a minor in Organizational Communications. She is married and
blessed to be the mother to three beautiful girls.
Charles Kienbaum Investment Advisor Representative
Charles Kienbaum was born in 1993 in Spokane, WA. He graduated from Western
Washington University's College of Business and Economics in 2016 with a B.A. in Business
Administration with a concentration in Marketing, with a minor in Communications
Studies. He worked as a Funding Analyst for Santander Consumer USA in Mesa, AZ before
moving back to the Liberty Lake area with his now wife Mariesa Kienbaum. Upon returning
to Liberty Lake, Charles worked as a licensed insurance agent for Liberty Mutual. In 2021,
Charles joined the Alliant team as a Registered Investment Advisor Representative.
Canada Anderson Investment Advisor Representative
Canada Anderson was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, and has built a strong career in
banking and the securities industry. She joined Alliant Securities in 2008 and has extensive
experience in financial services. Canada holds both a Corporate Securities license (Series 62) and
an Investment Adviser license (Series 65), reflecting her dedication to professional excellence. She
is married and the proud parent of two wonderful children, balancing her professional achievements
with a fulfilling family life.
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