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RCS Financial Planning, LLC

Annapolis, MDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 291678

Filed as RCS FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC

RCS Financial Planning, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Annapolis, MD, registered since 2018, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$280,955,416
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is RCS Financial Planning, LLC compensated?

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

How much does RCS Financial Planning, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 19, 2026 states: Flat fee: $1,000 to $5,000 (creating client pension consulting plans); Hourly rate: $250 to $450 an hour (creating client financial plans). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is RCS Financial Planning, LLC located?

RCS Financial Planning, LLC's principal office is in Annapolis, MD, according to its Form ADV.

Is RCS Financial Planning, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

RCS Financial Planning, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 291678.

How much does RCS Financial Planning, LLC manage?

RCS Financial Planning, LLC reports $280,955,416 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have RCS Financial Planning, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for RCS Financial Planning, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $135,302,683 in the October 2021 data and $280,955,416 in the October 2026 data, up 108%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does RCS Financial Planning, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (111); high net worth individuals (107); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (2).

Which custodians does RCS Financial Planning, LLC use?

RCS Financial Planning, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does RCS Financial Planning, LLC 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/291678

Does RCS Financial Planning, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 19, 2026 says: "There is no account minimum for any of RCS’s services."

What changed in RCS Financial Planning, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2. Regulatory assets under management went from $241,347,380 to $280,955,416 (+16%).

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)

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
There is no account minimum for any of RCS’s services.

Flat fee: $1,000 to $5,000 (creating client pension consulting plans)

The brochure's wording
Fixed Fees The rate for creating client pension consulting plans is between $1,000 and $5,000.

Hourly rate: $250 to $450 an hour (creating client financial plans)

The brochure's wording
Fixed Fees The negotiated rate for creating client financial plans ranges between $250 and $450 an hour.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 19, 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
$280,955,416

$280,955,416 as of October 2026, filing dated March 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $280,955,416.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 111 Assets $36,567,039 (13%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 107 Assets $234,593,990 (83%)
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 2 Assets $9,794,387 (3%)
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 0 Assets $0 (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
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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
6 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
$135M 2021 $185M 2022 $162M 2023 $199M 2024 $241M 2025 $281M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$280,955,4162March 19, 2026
October 2025$241,347,3803March 14, 2025
October 2024$198,776,8083August 1, 2024
October 2023$161,849,0964March 14, 2023
October 2022$184,672,0114May 23, 2022
October 2021$135,302,6833February 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $135,302,683 in the October 2021 data and $280,955,416 in the October 2026 data, up 108%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 2 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $241,347,380 to $280,955,416 (+16%).

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
rcsplanning.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. RCS Financial Planning, LLC (CRD 291678): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rcs-financial-planning-llc-annapolis-md-291678