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Retirement Income Solutions, Inc.

Ann Arbor, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110145

Filed as RETIREMENT INCOME SOLUTIONS, INC.

Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Ann Arbor, MI, registered since 2010, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 13, 2026.

16 years
registered since 2010
$2,972,359,471
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. located?

Retirement Income Solutions, Inc.'s principal office is in Ann Arbor, MI, according to its Form ADV.

Is Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110145.

How much does Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. manage?

Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. reports $2,972,359,471 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 13, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Retirement Income Solutions, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Retirement Income Solutions, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $2,130,783,499 in the October 2021 data and $2,972,359,471 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 18 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (869); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (396); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (5).

Which custodians does Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. use?

Retirement Income Solutions, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Retirement Income Solutions, 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/110145

Does Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "There is a minimum account size of $750,000"

What changed in Retirement Income Solutions, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 12 to 13. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,656,768,805 to $2,972,359,471 (+12%). Registered or notice-filed in NH.

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
  • 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: $750,000

The brochure's wording
There is a minimum account size of $750,000

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$2,972,359,471

$2,972,359,471 as of October 2026, filing dated May 13, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,972,359,471.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 396 Assets $207,216,728 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 869 Assets $2,758,398,387 (93%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 5 Assets $3,013,031 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $796,779 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 2 Assets $2,934,546 (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
2010 (16 years)
Employees
Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
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
21 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
$2.13B 2021 $2.4B 2022 $2.15B 2023 $2.42B 2024 $2.66B 2025 $2.97B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,972,359,47126May 13, 2026
October 2025$2,656,768,80525March 27, 2025
October 2024$2,421,756,30823June 27, 2024
October 2023$2,145,728,16320May 16, 2023
October 2022$2,403,823,28918March 29, 2022
October 2021$2,130,783,49918May 4, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,130,783,499 in the October 2021 data and $2,972,359,471 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.

Total employees: 18 in October 2021 and 26 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 12 to 13.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,656,768,805 to $2,972,359,471 (+12%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in NH.

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
risadvisory.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. Retirement Income Solutions, Inc. (CRD 110145): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/retirement-income-solutions-inc-ann-arbor-mi-110145