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Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC

Cleveland, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 31256

Filed as ANCORA RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS, LLC

Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cleveland, OH, registered since 2007, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2007
$1,534,388,933
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.

Where is Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC located?

Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Cleveland, OH, according to its Form ADV.

Is Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 31256.

How much does Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC manage?

Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC reports $1,534,388,933 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (0% discretionary).

How have Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $679,173,961 in the October 2021 data and $1,534,388,933 in the October 2026 data, up 126%. Total employees: 43 in October 2021 and 41 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: corporations or other businesses not listed above (150); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (4); charitable organizations (3).

Does Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation) and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/31256

What changed in Ancora Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 22. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,305,499,514 to $1,534,388,933 (+18%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Other

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,534,388,933

$1,534,388,933 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $0.Non-discretionary: $1,534,388,933.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 4 Assets $1,140,429 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 3 Assets $40,227,998 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 150 Assets $1,493,020,506 (97%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2007 (19 years)
Employees
Total: 41. Performing investment advisory functions: 22.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

2 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$679M 2021 $856M 2022 $792M 2023 $1.06B 2024 $1.31B 2025 $1.53B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,534,388,93341March 31, 2026
October 2025$1,305,499,51444March 27, 2025
October 2024$1,056,233,62042March 28, 2024
October 2023$791,785,43143September 29, 2023
October 2022$856,421,85141August 24, 2022
October 2021$679,173,96143September 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $679,173,961 in the October 2021 data and $1,534,388,933 in the October 2026 data, up 126%.

Total employees: 43 in October 2021 and 41 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 22.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,305,499,514 to $1,534,388,933 (+18%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
ancora.netfocusfinancialpartners.cominvernesswealth.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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