{ "crd_number": 128414, "slug": "garden-state-retirement-specialists-llc-red-bank-nj-128414", "primary_business_name": "GARDEN STATE RETIREMENT SPECIALISTS, LLC", "legal_name": "GARDEN STATE RETIREMENT SPECIALISTS, LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Red Bank", "state": "NJ", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "35620", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "35620", "common_name": "New York", "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ", "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2025-11-19", "years_registered": 0, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-09-15", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 109308243.0, "raum_discretionary": 86397800.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 22910443.0, "raum_band": "100m_500m", "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million", "total_employees": 3, "advisory_employees": 2, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "individuals": { "raum": 33407949.0, "count": 89 }, "high_net_worth_individuals": { "raum": 75900294.0, "count": 63 } }, "compensation_types": [ "fixed", "hourly", "percentage_of_aum" ], "advisory_activities": [ "financial_planning", "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_individuals", "selection_of_other_advisers" ], "wrap_fee_participant": true, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "FL", "NJ", "NY" ], "websites": [], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/128414", "city_as_filed": "RED BANK", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/garden-state-retirement-specialists-llc-red-bank-nj-128414", "display_name": "Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC", "summary": "Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Red Bank, NJ, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC (CRD 128414): 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", "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)." }, { "q": "Where is Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC located?", "a": "Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC's principal office is in Red Bank, NJ, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 128414." }, { "q": "How much does Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC manage?", "a": "Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC reports $109,308,243 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026 (79% discretionary)." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (89); high net worth individuals (63)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC use?", "a": "Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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/128414" }, { "q": "What changed in Garden State Retirement Specialists, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the December 2025 filing data: Newly registered with the SEC." } ], "filing_history": [], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2025-12-01", "period_label": "December 2025", "notes": [ "Newly registered with the SEC." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Pershing LLC", "name_as_filed": "PERSHING LLC", "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.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/garden-state-retirement-specialists-llc-red-bank-nj-128414.md", "clients": [ { "type": "individuals", "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)", "count": 89, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 33407949.0 }, { "type": "high_net_worth_individuals", "label": "High net worth individuals", "count": 63, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 75900294.0 } ], "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/128414", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }