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  "primary_business_name": "MML INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC",
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      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
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  "city_as_filed": "SPRINGFIELD",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mml-investment-advisers-llc-springfield-ma-169568",
  "display_name": "MML Investment Advisers, LLC",
  "summary": "MML Investment Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Springfield, MA, registered since 2013, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 18, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. MML Investment Advisers, LLC (CRD 169568): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
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    {
      "q": "How is MML Investment Advisers, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), MML Investment Advisers, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is MML Investment Advisers, LLC located?",
      "a": "MML Investment Advisers, LLC's principal office is in Springfield, MA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is MML Investment Advisers, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "MML Investment Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169568."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does MML Investment Advisers, LLC manage?",
      "a": "MML Investment Advisers, LLC reports $24,548,284,732 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 18, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have MML Investment Advisers, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for MML Investment Advisers, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $64,336,501,726 in the October 2021 data and $24,548,284,732 in the October 2026 data, down 62%. Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 18 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does MML Investment Advisers, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (54); banking or thrift institutions (1); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does MML Investment Advisers, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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/169568"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in MML Investment Advisers, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the June 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
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        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 12 to 11."
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        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 12.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $41,001,948,336 to $23,983,312,107 (-42%)."
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  "source": {
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