{
  "crd_number": 138274,
  "slug": "creative-retirement-planning-inc-sequim-wa-138274",
  "primary_business_name": "CREATIVE RETIREMENT PLANNING, INC.",
  "legal_name": "CREATIVE RETIREMENT PLANNING, INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Sequim",
  "state": "WA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "38820",
  "metro": null,
  "registration_type": "state",
  "registration_status": "APPROVED",
  "registration_date": "2006-01-05",
  "years_registered": 20,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-17",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 1705421.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 1705421.0,
  "raum_band": "under_25m",
  "raum_band_label": "Under $25 million",
  "total_employees": 1,
  "advisory_employees": 1,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
    "other": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "charitable": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "individuals": {
      "raum": 1705421.0,
      "count": 3
    },
    "banking_thrift": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "state_municipal": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "insurance_companies": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "investment_companies": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "pension_profit_sharing": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "other_investment_advisers": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "pooled_investment_vehicles": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "corporations_other_businesses": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "business_development_companies": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "educational_seminars",
    "financial_planning",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "WA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://creativeretirementplanning.com",
    "https://northwestreversemortgage.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/138274",
  "city_as_filed": "SEQUIM",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/creative-retirement-planning-inc-sequim-wa-138274",
  "display_name": "Creative Retirement Planning, Inc.",
  "summary": "Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Sequim, WA, registered since 2006, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. (CRD 138274): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "State-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Educational seminars/workshops"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Creative Retirement Planning, Inc.'s principal office is in Sequim, WA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 138274."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. reports $1,705,421 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026 (0% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (3)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Creative Retirement Planning, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/138274"
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [],
  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/creative-retirement-planning-inc-sequim-wa-138274.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 3,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 1705421.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "banking_thrift",
      "label": "Banking or thrift institutions",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "investment_companies",
      "label": "Investment companies",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "business_development_companies",
      "label": "Business development companies",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "charitable",
      "label": "Charitable organizations",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "state_municipal",
      "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "insurance_companies",
      "label": "Insurance companies",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official",
      "label": "Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "other",
      "label": "Other",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/138274",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}