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Happiness in Retirement

Schenectady, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 159052

Filed as HAPPINESS IN RETIREMENT · Legal name DEL-Sette Capital Management, LLC

Happiness in Retirement is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Schenectady, NY, registered since 2014, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 3, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$192,533,425
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Happiness in Retirement compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Happiness in Retirement reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

What does Happiness in Retirement's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 14, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.7% to 2.25% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Happiness in Retirement located?

Happiness in Retirement's principal office is in Schenectady, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Happiness in Retirement registered with the SEC or a state?

Happiness in Retirement is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159052.

How much does Happiness in Retirement manage?

Happiness in Retirement reports $192,533,425 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 3, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Happiness in Retirement's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Happiness in Retirement: Regulatory assets under management: $117,677,366 in the October 2021 data and $192,533,425 in the October 2026 data, up 64%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Happiness in Retirement serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (184); high net worth individuals (56).

Which custodians does Happiness in Retirement use?

Happiness in Retirement'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 Happiness in Retirement 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/159052

What changed in Happiness in Retirement's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in CT.

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)

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

Asset-based fee: 0.7% to 2.25% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Comprehensive Wealth Management fees are based on the market value of assets under management at the end of the respective calendar quarter. Comprehensive Wealth Management fees range from .70 to 2.25%.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 14, 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
$192,533,425

$192,533,425 as of October 2026, filing dated September 3, 2026.

Discretionary: $192,533,425.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 184 Assets $55,724,817 (29%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 56 Assets $136,808,608 (71%)

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
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
DEL-Sette Capital Management, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
11 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
$118M 2021 $147M 2022 $130M 2023 $152M 2024 $146M 2025 $193M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$192,533,4258September 3, 2026
October 2025$145,817,0307April 3, 2025
October 2024$151,829,4679September 5, 2024
October 2023$129,748,2483August 11, 2023
October 2022$147,094,6917March 22, 2022
October 2021$117,677,3666July 21, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $117,677,366 in the October 2021 data and $192,533,425 in the October 2026 data, up 64%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 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
    • Registered or notice-filed in CT.
  2. February 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $145,817,030 to $192,533,425 (+32%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in CO.

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
del-sette.comhirlifeplanning.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. Happiness in Retirement (CRD 159052): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/happiness-in-retirement-schenectady-ny-159052