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Financial Planning Services, Inc.

Fort Lauderdale, FLSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 311146

Filed as FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES, INC.

Financial Planning Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Fort Lauderdale, FL, registered since 2020, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$20,000,000
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Financial Planning Services, Inc. compensated?

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

How much does Financial Planning Services, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 17, 2026 states: Flat fee: $250 (comprehensive review of your current brokerage and…); Hourly rate: $199 an hour (comprehensive financial planning services in addition to our…); Flat fee: $750 to $5,000 (Retirement Income Planning). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Financial Planning Services, Inc. located?

Financial Planning Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Fort Lauderdale, FL, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Financial Planning Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Financial Planning Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 311146.

How much does Financial Planning Services, Inc. manage?

Financial Planning Services, Inc. reports $20,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Financial Planning Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Financial Planning Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $150,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $20,000,000 in the October 2026 data, down 87%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Financial Planning Services, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (15); high net worth individuals (2).

Which custodians does Financial Planning Services, Inc. use?

Financial Planning Services, Inc.'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.

Does Financial Planning Services, 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/311146

What changed in Financial Planning Services, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1. Regulatory assets under management went from $145,000,000 to $20,000,000 (-86%). 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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

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 brochure for them.

Flat fee: $250 (comprehensive review of your current brokerage and…)

The brochure's wording
The annual fixed fee for this service is $1,188.00 payable in twelve monthly installments of $99.00 at the beginning of each monthly period. There is a one-time upfront fee of $250.00

Hourly rate: $199 an hour (comprehensive financial planning services in addition to our…)

The brochure's wording
Clients who desire comprehensive financial planning services in addition to our web-based consulting will be charge an hourly fee of $199.00 for these services

Flat fee: $750 to $5,000 (Retirement Income Planning)

The brochure's wording
We charge a fixed fee for Retirement Income Planning which generally ranges from $750 to $5,000.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 17, 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
$20,000,000

$20,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated June 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $20,000,000.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 15 Assets $2,000,000 (10%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 2 Assets $18,000,000 (90%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
FINANCIAL PLANNING SOLUTIONS, INC.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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 July 2026 filing
Charlotte, NC
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
FLNC

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
$150M 2021 $160M 2022 $132M 2023 $137M 2024 $145M 2025 $20M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$20,000,0002June 17, 2026
October 2025$145,000,0002April 1, 2025
October 2024$137,000,0001February 28, 2024
October 2023$132,500,0001March 7, 2023
October 2022$160,000,0001March 25, 2022
October 2021$150,000,0001June 9, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $150,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $20,000,000 in the October 2026 data, down 87%.

Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 2 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. July 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $145,000,000 to $20,000,000 (-86%).
    • 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

Not reported.

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. Financial Planning Services, Inc. (CRD 311146): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/financial-planning-services-inc-fort-lauderdale-fl-311146