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Center for Financial Planning Inc

Southfield, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109599

Filed as CENTER FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING INC

Center for Financial Planning Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Southfield, MI, registered since 2006, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 11, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2006
$1,969,959,576
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Center for Financial Planning Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Center for Financial Planning Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.

How much does Center for Financial Planning Inc charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 16, 2026 states: Flat fee: $2,500 to $4,000 (Financial Planning advice). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Center for Financial Planning Inc located?

Center for Financial Planning Inc's principal office is in Southfield, MI, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Center for Financial Planning Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Center for Financial Planning Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109599.

How much does Center for Financial Planning Inc manage?

Center for Financial Planning Inc reports $1,969,959,576 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 11, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have Center for Financial Planning Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Center for Financial Planning Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $1,287,981,510 in the October 2021 data and $1,969,959,576 in the October 2026 data, up 53%. Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Center for Financial Planning Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,088); high net worth individuals (408).

Which custodians does Center for Financial Planning Inc use?

Center for Financial Planning Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Trust Company of NH as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Center for Financial Planning Inc report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/109599

Does Center for Financial Planning Inc state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 16, 2026 says: "We do not impose absolute minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for establishing a financial planning engagement or investment management service."

What changed in Center for Financial Planning Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: 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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not impose absolute minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for establishing a financial planning engagement or investment management service.

Flat fee: $2,500 to $4,000 (Financial Planning advice)

The brochure's wording
Planning Fee: Clients are charged a fixed fee (commonly ranging from $2,500 to $4,000) for our Financial Planning advice, which is generally based on the amount of time required

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 16, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,969,959,576

$1,969,959,576 as of October 2026, filing dated September 11, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,936,327,046.Non-discretionary: $33,632,530.

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 1,088 Assets $523,051,873 (27%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 408 Assets $1,443,701,142 (73%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $228,480 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,978,081 (0%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 17.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
Brighton, MI
States registered or notice-filed
28 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$1.29B 2021 $1.44B 2022 $1.31B 2023 $1.56B 2024 $1.71B 2025 $1.97B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,969,959,57626September 11, 2026
October 2025$1,711,817,92931June 23, 2025
October 2024$1,558,325,82013March 26, 2024
October 2023$1,311,417,73313March 29, 2023
October 2022$1,443,669,80629March 25, 2022
October 2021$1,287,981,51013July 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,287,981,510 in the October 2021 data and $1,969,959,576 in the October 2026 data, up 53%.

Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 26 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. October 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 18 to 17.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,711,817,929 to $1,969,959,576 (+15%).
    • 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
centerfinplan.commoneycentered.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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AdvisorCensus. Center for Financial Planning Inc (CRD 109599): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/center-for-financial-planning-inc-southfield-mi-109599