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Planmember Securities Corporation

Carpinteria, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 11869

Filed as PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION

Planmember Securities Corporation is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Carpinteria, CA, registered since 1991, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 17, 2026.

35 years
registered since 1991
$10,120,552,229
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
4
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Planmember Securities Corporation compensated?

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

Where is Planmember Securities Corporation located?

Planmember Securities Corporation's principal office is in Carpinteria, CA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 25 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Planmember Securities Corporation registered with the SEC or a state?

Planmember Securities Corporation is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1991. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 11869.

How much does Planmember Securities Corporation manage?

Planmember Securities Corporation reports $10,120,552,229 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Planmember Securities Corporation's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Planmember Securities Corporation: Regulatory assets under management: $6,186,801,050 in the October 2021 data and $10,120,552,229 in the October 2026 data, up 64%. Total employees: 270 in October 2021 and 429 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Planmember Securities Corporation serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (68,543); high net worth individuals (898); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (126).

Does Planmember Securities Corporation report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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/11869

What changed in Planmember Securities Corporation's recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in Anchorage, AK. Changed its office addresses in Campbell, CA. Changed its office addresses in Corpus Christi, TX. Changed its office addresses in Farmingville, NY. Changed its office addresses in Grandville, MI. Changed its office addresses in Irvington, NY. Changed its office addresses in Kaysville, UT. Changed its office addresses in Mililani, HI. Changed its office addresses in Naperville, IL. Changed its office addresses in Richardson, TX. Changed its office addresses in San Diego, CA. Added an office in East Wenatchee, WA. Added an office in Reno, NV. Added an office in Riverside, CA. Added an office in Spanaway, WA. No longer lists an office in Davenport, IA. No longer lists an office in Redlands, CA. No longer lists an office in Tacoma, WA. No longer lists an office in Wenatchee, WA.

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

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

See the firm's brochure (dated July 16, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$10,120,552,229

$10,120,552,229 as of October 2026, filing dated September 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $10,120,552,229.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 68,543 Assets $7,707,569,105 (76%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 898 Assets $1,483,845,322 (15%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 126 Assets $899,953,584 (9%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 22 Assets $7,658,996 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 56 Assets $21,525,222 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
  • 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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1991 (35 years)
Employees
Total: 429. Performing investment advisory functions: 425.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
25 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Anchorage, AKBirmingham, ALCampbell, CACorpus Christi, TXEast Wenatchee, WAElkridge, MDFarmingville, NYGrandville, MIHenderson, NVHouston, TXIrvington, NYKaysville, UTLos Angeles, CAMililani, HINaperville, ILPuyallup, WAReno, NVRichardson, TXRiverside, CASan Diego, CASanta Barbara, CASpanaway, WAWeston, FLWinchester, VAWinter Springs, FL
States registered or notice-filed
52 states or jurisdictions
AKALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAHIIAIDILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMIMNMOMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPAPRRISCSDTNTXUTVAVTWAWIWVWY

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

4 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
  • 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$6.19B 2021 $8.22B 2022 $7.53B 2023 $8.28B 2024 $9.04B 2025 $10.1B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$10,120,552,229429September 17, 2026
October 2025$9,035,509,268432March 31, 2025
October 2024$8,275,617,707427March 29, 2024
October 2023$7,530,125,901459March 31, 2023
October 2022$8,217,513,744319September 14, 2022
October 2021$6,186,801,050270August 25, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $6,186,801,050 in the October 2021 data and $10,120,552,229 in the October 2026 data, up 64%.

Total employees: 270 in October 2021 and 429 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. August 2026
    • Changed its office addresses in Anchorage, AK.
    • Changed its office addresses in Campbell, CA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Corpus Christi, TX.
    • Changed its office addresses in Farmingville, NY.
    • Changed its office addresses in Grandville, MI.
    • Changed its office addresses in Irvington, NY.
    • Changed its office addresses in Kaysville, UT.
    • Changed its office addresses in Mililani, HI.
    • Changed its office addresses in Naperville, IL.
    • Changed its office addresses in Richardson, TX.
    • Changed its office addresses in San Diego, CA.
    • Added an office in East Wenatchee, WA.
    • Added an office in Reno, NV.
    • Added an office in Riverside, CA.
    • Added an office in Spanaway, WA.
    • No longer lists an office in Davenport, IA.
    • No longer lists an office in Redlands, CA.
    • No longer lists an office in Tacoma, WA.
    • No longer lists an office in Wenatchee, WA.
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 432 to 425.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $9,035,509,268 to $10,120,552,229 (+12%).

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
planmember.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. Planmember Securities Corporation (CRD 11869): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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