Derek M Hertges

Current Employers

Employment History

• 07/2019 → Present
  Principal Life Insurance Company
  West Des Moines, IA
• 07/2019 → Present
  Principal Securities
  W Des Moines, IA
• 09/2017 → 07/2019
  Price Waterhouse Coopers
  Des Moines, IA
• 08/2016 → 09/2017
  Price Waterhouse Coopers
  San Francisco, CA
• 09/2020 → 01/2023
  Heartland Financial Resource Group
  West Des Moines, IA
• 10/2021 → 05/2022
  Union Financial, Inc.
  West Des Moines, IA
• 04/2023 → 11/2023
  Wealth By Choice
  West Des Moines, IA
• 11/2024 → Present
  Aligned Wealth Advisors
  West Des Moines, IA

Other Businesses

**Fixed Insurance; Investment Related; West Des Moines, IA; Agent; Fixed Life, DI, Medical LTC, Group, Dental, Vision, Health; Start Date: 10/16/2019; 20 hrs per month; 20 during trading hours. **Personal CPA Services/Tax Preparation; Not Investment Related; West Des Moines, IA; Personal CPA Services/Tax Preparation; CPA services (tax preparation) for a limited number of clients and potential clients; Start Date: 01/27/2020; 5 hrs per month; 5 during trading hours. **Rental Property; Not Investment Related; West Des Moines, IA; Owner; Personal property passive rental income.; Start Date: 08/05/2020; 5 hrs per month; 5 during trading hours. **TAX PREP MIDWEST PLLC POSITION: Owner NATURE: CPA/Accounting Services/Tax Preparation INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 5 START DATE: 10/30/2022 ADDRESS: 555 SE Esker Ridge Drive, Waukee IA 50263, United States DESCRIPTION: Started a legal entity for my existing OBA for tax preparation/consulting services. This did not change the business at all, it was just added for legal protection and to open business bank accounts. **ALIGNED WEALTH ADVISORS (DBA) POSITION: Financial Advisor, CPA NATURE: All same functions as my existing IAR practice, just going under a DBA. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 160 START DATE: 11/01/2024 ADDRESS: 6701 Westown Parkway, Suite 200, West Des Moines IA 50266, United States DESCRIPTION: All same functions as my existing IAR practice, just going under a DBA. **ALIGNED ACCOUNTING, PLLC POSITION: Personal CPA Services/Tax Preparation NATURE: CPA/Accounting Services/Tax Preparation INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 20 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 10 START DATE: 07/17/2025 ADDRESS: 555 SE Esker Ridge Drive, Waukee IA 50263, United States DESCRIPTION: CPA services for a limited number of clients and potential clients. **HERTGES PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC POSITION: Partner NATURE: Owner/Partner/of LLC/S-Corp/REIT INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 10 START DATE: 12/11/2025 ADDRESS: 555 SE Esker Ridge Drive, Waukee IA 50263, United States DESCRIPTION: Opened an LLC called Hertges Property Holdings, LLC for the sole purpose of holding a building that will be acquired in Decorah, Iowa. This building is a commercial building that will be rented. This is jointly owned by myself and my wife, Laura Hertges. We do not have any tenants in the building as of now and will be doing repairs and then seeking commercial tenants.

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2019-09-16

Other Names

• Derek Hertges