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PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc.

Cincinnati, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 123475

Filed as PCA INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cincinnati, OH, registered since 2006, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 21, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2006
$4,314,276,177
assets under management
5 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. compensated?

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

How much does PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 21, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.05% to 0.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it); Flat fee: $750 to $2,500 (creating a client financial plan); Hourly rate: $100 to $250 an hour (creating a client financial plan). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. located?

PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Cincinnati, OH, according to its Form ADV.

Is PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 123475.

How much does PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. manage?

PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. reports $4,314,276,177 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 21, 2026 (53% discretionary).

How have PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $993,615,178 in the October 2021 data and $4,314,276,177 in the October 2026 data, up 334%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (623); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (292); high net worth individuals (249).

Which custodians does PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. use?

PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Matrix Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does PCA Investment Advisory 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/123475

What changed in PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $3,582,880,777 to $4,314,276,177 (+20%). No longer lists an office in West Chester, OH. Registered or notice-filed in IA, MA. 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)
  • Commissions
  • Other

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: 0.05% to 0.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Our investment advisory and consulting fees can be charged at a fixed rate, or as a percentage of investable assets generally ranging between 0.05%-0.75%.

Flat fee: $750 to $2,500 (creating a client financial plan)

The brochure's wording
Our financial planning fees typically range from $750 to $2,500 when calculated and charged on a fixed fee basis.

Hourly rate: $100 to $250 an hour (creating a client financial plan)

The brochure's wording
Alternatively, our financial planning fees, if calculated and charged on an hourly basis, typically range from $100 to $250 per hour.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 21, 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
$4,314,276,177

$4,314,276,177 as of October 2026, filing dated July 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,298,067,702.Non-discretionary: $2,016,208,475.

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 623 Assets $183,888,906 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 249 Assets $761,694,340 (18%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 292 Assets $3,360,474,791 (78%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 11 Assets $8,218,140 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
PCA WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (19 years)
Employees
Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
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
18 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
$994M 2021 $1.22B 2022 $2.54B 2023 $2.89B 2024 $3.58B 2025 $4.31B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$4,314,276,17715July 21, 2026
October 2025$3,582,880,77713January 17, 2025
October 2024$2,893,924,22813July 25, 2024
October 2023$2,542,928,75610April 6, 2023
October 2022$1,220,333,61510March 25, 2022
October 2021$993,615,1789March 18, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $993,615,178 in the October 2021 data and $4,314,276,177 in the October 2026 data, up 334%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 15 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,582,880,777 to $4,314,276,177 (+20%).
    • No longer lists an office in West Chester, OH.
    • Registered or notice-filed in IA, MA.
    • 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
pca401k.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. PCA Investment Advisory Services, Inc. (CRD 123475): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pca-investment-advisory-services-inc-cincinnati-oh-123475