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Market brief / WI

Financial advisors search demand in Wisconsin

What Wisconsin customers search for, what advertisers pay, and how the market compares.

ReportWI-FINANCIAL-ADVISORS

Market
Wisconsin
Industry
Financial advisors
Search terms
126
Data window
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Pulled
Oct 5, 2026

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ABottom line

An upper-half market with bid estimates 4% below the typical state.

Short answer

Wisconsin is in the upper half of 51 markets (the states and DC with data) for breadth of financial advisors search demand, with 126 distinct search terms at 100 or more searches a month. The median top-of-page bid is $11.83, 4% below the typical state ($12.28).

BTop searches

The most-searched financial advisors terms in Wisconsin, ranked by Google's monthly search range and then by bid. Close variants (the same words in a different order) are shown once, and brand, retailer and DIY searches are left out.

Table B.1 / Top searches, Wisconsin
Search termMonthly searches in WisconsinTop-of-page bid
financial advisor 1K-10K $28.82
financial planning services 1K-10K $28.26
fidelity roth ira 1K-10K $27.40
fidelity investments roth ira 1K-10K $27.40
financial advice near meNear me 1K-10K $22.90
personal financial advisor near meNear me 1K-10K $22.90
financial planner 1K-10K $18.85
certified financial planner 1K-10K $16.77
chartered financial planner 1K-10K $16.77
wells fargo advisors llc 1K-10K $15.00
principal financial 401k 1K-10K $13.40
principal financial group 401k 1K-10K $13.40

Google Ads Keyword Planner, Wisconsin, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026. Bids are Google's high-range top-of-page estimates, not cost per lead. Urgent and Near me tags are matched from the words in each term. Method.

CWhat it means

What this means for a financial advisory firm in Wisconsin

  1. C1
    Bids track the typical state.A $11.83 median bid estimate sits close to the $12.28 typical-state figure.
  2. C2
    For the top 10% of terms, Google's top-of-page bid estimate (high range) is $27.40 or more.Those are usually the high-intent searches.
    What to doRank organically for them: that is where the biggest savings sit.
  3. C3
    A mid-sized market.Wisconsin sits in the middle of the national ranking.
    What to doPlan targets against the similar-sized states in the comparison below, not against the largest markets.
  4. C4
    Search demand per resident is below the national average.Index 79, where 100 is the US average.
    What to doPlan targets on the state’s own numbers, not national averages.

DHow Wisconsin compares

Wisconsin against its nearest markets

Table D.1 / Nearest markets by breadth of demand
RankStateDistinct termsMedian bid estimatePer resident
17Minnesota136$12.7286
18Maryland131$11.6474
19Wisconsin126$11.8379
20Tennessee122$13.0264
21Indiana120$11.2169
Typical state (median)$12.28100

Google's ranges are wide, so states close together should be treated as similar. Method.

EWhere to start

Where to start

The full playbook for financial advisory firms, including job values, channels and a 90-day plan, is in How can a financial advisor get more clients?. For the channels behind the numbers above:

FIndex

Other industries in Wisconsin

Google Ads Keyword Planner, Wisconsin, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026Methodology

Disclosure. Strive LeadGen is a new company (founded 2026) building lead generation sites and flat-fee marketing for businesses like these. It has no clients yet. Guides cover channels Strive does not sell and cite their sources. Market figures are Strive's analysis of Google Keyword Planner data (method).

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