{ "crd_number": 133442, "slug": "pinnacle-pension-consultants-llc-needham-ma-133442", "primary_business_name": "PINNACLE PENSION CONSULTANTS LLC", "legal_name": "PINNACLE PENSION CONSULTANTS LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Needham", "state": "MA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "14460", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "14460", "common_name": "Boston", "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH", "path": "/advisors/ma/boston" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2007-08-20", "years_registered": 19, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-05", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 2169070234.0, "raum_discretionary": 279416032.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 1889654202.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 3, "advisory_employees": 3, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "other": { "raum": 9750000.0, "count": 1, "description": "NON-QUALIFIED PLANS" }, "pension_profit_sharing": { "raum": 2159320234.0, "count": 64 } }, "compensation_types": [ "fixed", "hourly", "other", "percentage_of_aum" ], "advisory_activities": [ "educational_seminars", "other", "pension_consulting", "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_individuals", "selection_of_other_advisers" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "MA", "NH", "TX" ], "websites": [ "https://pinnaclepensionconsultants.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/133442", "city_as_filed": "NEEDHAM", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pinnacle-pension-consultants-llc-needham-ma-133442", "display_name": "Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC", "summary": "Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Needham, MA, registered since 2007, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 5, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC (CRD 133442): 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)", "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients", "Pension consulting services", "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)", "Educational seminars/workshops", "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other." }, { "q": "What does Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC's brochure say about its fees?", "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 5, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.05% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement." }, { "q": "Where is Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC located?", "a": "Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC's principal office is in Needham, MA, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 133442." }, { "q": "How much does Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC manage?", "a": "Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC reports $2,169,070,234 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 5, 2026 (13% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,284,500,000 in the October 2021 data and $2,169,070,234 in the October 2026 data, up 69%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (64); other (1)." }, { "q": "Does Pinnacle Pension Consultants 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/133442" }, { "q": "What changed in Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,519,390,565 to $2,169,070,234 (+43%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1284500000.0, "total_employees": 3, "filing_date": "2021-03-15" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1379750121.0, "total_employees": 3, "filing_date": "2022-03-03" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1286968192.0, "total_employees": 3, "filing_date": "2023-03-14" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1539423223.0, "total_employees": 3, "filing_date": "2024-02-05" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1519390565.0, "total_employees": 3, "filing_date": "2025-02-10" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2169070234.0, "total_employees": 3, "filing_date": "2026-03-05" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,519,390,565 to $2,169,070,234 (+43%).", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": { "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 5, 2026", "tiers": [], "flat_rate": null, "stated_range": "0.05% to 1% a year", "stated_maximum": null, "account_minimum": null, "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false, "minimum_annual_fee": null, "figures": [ { "label": "Asset-based fee", "statements": [ "Asset-based fee: 0.05% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)" ], "quotes": [ "We charge an annual fee for Pension Consulting Services which ranges from 0.05% to 1.00% of plan assets depending on the services requested and the size of the plan." ] } ], "quotes": [ "We charge an annual fee for Pension Consulting Services which ranges from 0.05% to 1.00% of plan assets depending on the services requested and the size of the plan." ], "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable." }, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pinnacle-pension-consultants-llc-needham-ma-133442.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pension_profit_sharing", "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)", "count": 64, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 2159320234.0 }, { "type": "other", "label": "Other", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 9750000.0 } ], "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/133442", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }