{ "crd_number": 122758, "slug": "retirement-plan-advisors-llc-chicago-il-122758", "primary_business_name": "RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS, LLC", "legal_name": "RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS, LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "16980", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "16980", "common_name": "Chicago", "msa_name": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN", "path": "/advisors/il/chicago" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2004-07-14", "years_registered": 22, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-07-30", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 3540242913.0, "raum_discretionary": 3540242913.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 47, "advisory_employees": 47, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "individuals": { "raum": 635078680.0, "count": 7994 }, "state_municipal": { "raum": 2636639276.0, "count": 176 }, "high_net_worth_individuals": { "raum": 162715202.0, "count": 103 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 105809755.0, "count": 1758 } }, "compensation_types": [ "fixed", "hourly", "percentage_of_aum" ], "advisory_activities": [ "educational_seminars", "financial_planning", "pension_consulting", "periodicals_newsletters", "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_individuals", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles", "selection_of_other_advisers" ], "wrap_fee_participant": true, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "AL", "AR", "AZ", "CA", "CO", "CT", "FL", "GA", "ID", "IL", "IN", "KS", "KY", "LA", "MA", "MI", "MN", "MO", "MS", "NC", "ND", "NE", "NH", "NJ", "NY", "OH", "OK", "PA", "SC", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VA", "VI", "VT", "WI" ], "websites": [ "https://retirementplanadvisors.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/122758", "city_as_filed": "CHICAGO", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/retirement-plan-advisors-llc-chicago-il-122758", "display_name": "Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC", "summary": "Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2004, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC (CRD 122758): 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)" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Financial planning services", "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses", "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients", "Pension consulting services", "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)", "Publication of periodicals or newsletters", "Educational seminars/workshops" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)." }, { "q": "Where is Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC located?", "a": "Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 15 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 122758." }, { "q": "How much does Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC manage?", "a": "Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC reports $3,540,242,913 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,034,665,209 in the October 2021 data and $3,540,242,913 in the October 2026 data, up 242%. Total employees: 32 in October 2021 and 47 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (7,994); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1,758); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (176)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC use?", "a": "Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Great-West Trust Company, LLC and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Retirement Plan Advisors, 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/122758" }, { "q": "What changed in Retirement Plan Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in SC." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1034665209.0, "total_employees": 32, "filing_date": "2021-03-31" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1295926363.0, "total_employees": 35, "filing_date": "2022-08-25" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1097395708.0, "total_employees": 37, "filing_date": "2023-06-16" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1472433912.0, "total_employees": 43, "filing_date": "2024-05-31" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1882191054.0, "total_employees": 44, "filing_date": "2025-06-02" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3540242913.0, "total_employees": 47, "filing_date": "2026-07-30" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-08-01", "period_label": "August 2026", "notes": [ "Registered or notice-filed in SC." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 44 to 47.", "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,882,191,054 to $3,540,242,913 (+88%).", "Added an office in Frankfort, IL.", "Added an office in Wesley Chapel, FL.", "No longer lists an office in Georgetown, KY." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Great-West Trust Company, LLC", "name_as_filed": "GREAT-WEST TRUST COMPANY, LLC", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "National Financial Services LLC", "name_as_filed": "NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "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.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/retirement-plan-advisors-llc-chicago-il-122758.md", "clients": [ { "type": "individuals", "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)", "count": 7994, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 635078680.0 }, { "type": "high_net_worth_individuals", "label": "High net worth individuals", "count": 103, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 162715202.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 1758, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 105809755.0 }, { "type": "state_municipal", "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)", "count": 176, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 2636639276.0 } ], "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/122758", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }