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  "crd_number": 285153,
  "slug": "retirement-planning-specialists-midwest-llc-285153",
  "primary_business_name": "RETIREMENT PLANNING SPECIALISTS - MIDWEST, LLC",
  "legal_name": "RETIREMENT PLANNING SPECIALISTS - MIDWEST, LLC",
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  "country": null,
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  "registration_type": "state",
  "registration_status": "APPROVED",
  "registration_date": "2016-12-15",
  "years_registered": 9,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-08-27",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": null,
  "raum_discretionary": null,
  "raum_non_discretionary": null,
  "raum_band": "not_reported",
  "raum_band_label": "Not reported",
  "total_employees": 1,
  "advisory_employees": 1,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": null,
  "compensation_types": [
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    "hourly",
    "other"
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  "advisory_activities": [
    "educational_seminars",
    "financial_planning",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 2,
  "states_registered": [
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    "KS",
    "MO",
    "NE"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://facebook.com/RPSMIDWEST",
    "https://rps-midwest.com",
    "https://rpsappointments.com",
    "https://rpsfoundmoney.com",
    "https://thefinancialhq.com/RPS-MIDWEST"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/285153",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": null,
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/retirement-planning-specialists-midwest-llc-285153",
  "display_name": "Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC",
  "summary": "Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated August 27, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC (CRD 285153): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "State-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Educational seminars/workshops"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 285153."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Retirement Planning Specialists - Midwest, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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 public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/285153"
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [],
  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/retirement-planning-specialists-midwest-llc-285153.md",
  "clients": [],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "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/285153",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}