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  "crd_number": 319273,
  "slug": "financial-planning-first-llc-tuscon-az-319273",
  "primary_business_name": "FINANCIAL PLANNING FIRST, LLC",
  "legal_name": "FINANCIAL PLANNING FIRST, LLC",
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  "city": "Tuscon",
  "state": "AZ",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "46060",
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    "cbsa_code": "46060",
    "common_name": "Tucson",
    "msa_name": "Tucson, AZ",
    "path": "/advisors/az/tucson"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2025-11-19",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  ],
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    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "states_registered": [
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    "CA",
    "FL",
    "ID",
    "NY",
    "TX",
    "VA",
    "WA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://facebook.com/FP1stLLC",
    "https://financialplanningfirst.com",
    "https://fpftucson.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/319273",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "TUSCON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/financial-planning-first-llc-tuscon-az-319273",
  "display_name": "Financial Planning First, LLC",
  "summary": "Financial Planning First, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Tuscon, AZ, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 9, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Financial Planning First, LLC (CRD 319273): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-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",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Financial Planning First, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Financial Planning First, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Financial Planning First, LLC located?",
      "a": "Financial Planning First, LLC's principal office is in Tuscon, AZ, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Financial Planning First, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Financial Planning First, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 319273."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Financial Planning First, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Financial Planning First, LLC reports $113,861,377 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 9, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Financial Planning First, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Financial Planning First, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $71,378,777 in the October 2022 data and $113,861,377 in the October 2026 data, up 60%. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Financial Planning First, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (260); high net worth individuals (31); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (5)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Financial Planning First, LLC use?",
      "a": "Financial Planning First, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Financial Planning First, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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/319273"
    }
  ],
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      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 71378777.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2022-09-29"
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      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 113861377.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-09"
    }
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  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
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  "clients": [
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      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
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      "fewer_than_5": false,
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      "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "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/319273",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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}