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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KOONTZ PAUL G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Financial Engines, Inc. [FNGN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/27/2010 (Street) MENLO PARK, CA 94025 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/27/2010   J(3)   250,000 D (3) 2,267,203 I By Foundation Capital, LP (1) Common Stock 08/27/2010   J(3)   50,000 D (3) 229,690 I By Foundation Capital Entrepreneurs Fund, LLC (1) Common Stock 08/27/2010   J(3)   250,000 D (3) 2,621,232 I By Foundation Capital Leadership Fund, LP (2) Common Stock 08/27/2010   J(3)   16,439 A (3) 16,439 I By The Koontz Revocable Trust Dated 06/29/1998 (4) Common Stock               76,563 I By Foundation Capital Leadership Principals Fund, LLC (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KOONTZ PAUL G C/O FOUNDATION CAPITAL 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MENLO PARK, CA 94025	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Gail M. Haney, Attorney-in-fact		08/31/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Foundation Capital Management Co., LLC ("FC1M") serves as the sole Manager of Foundation Capital, L.P. ("FC1") and Foundation Capital Entrepreneurs Fund, LLC ("FC1E"). James Anderson, William Elmore, Kathryn Gould, and Paul Koontz are Managers of FC1M. FC1M exercises sole voting and investment power over the shares owned by FC1 and FC1E. As Managers of FC1M, Ms. Gould and Mssrs. Anderson, Elmore, and Koontz may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares owned by FC1 and FC1E. Each of the Managers of FC1M disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	FC Leadership Management Co., LLC ("FCLM") serves as the sole Manager of Foundation Capital Leadership Fund, L.P. ("FCL") and Foundation Capital Leadership Principals Fund, LLC ("FCLP"). William Elmore, Kathryn Gould, Adam Grosser, Paul Koontz, and Mike Schuh are Managing Members of FCLM. FCLM exercises sole voting and investment power over the shares owned by FCL and FCLP. As Managing Members of FCLM, Ms. Gould and Mssrs. Elmore, Grosser, Koontz and Schuh may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares owned by FCL and FCLP. Each of the Managers of FCLM disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	In kind distribution. On 08/27/2010, Foundation Capital, LP distributed 250,000 shares of stock to its Partners through which Mr. Koontz received 6,687 shares indirectly. On 08/27/2010, Foundation Capital Entrepreneurs Fund, LLC distributed 50,000 shares of stock to its Partners through which Mr. Koontz received 2,768 shares indirectly. On 08/27/2010, Foundation Capital Leadership Fund, LP distributed 250,000 shares of stock to its Partners through which Mr. Koontz received 6,984 shares indirectly.
(4)	Shares held by Paul G. Koontz as Trustee of the Koontz Revocable Trust Dated 06/29/1998.

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