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  "crd_number": 319220,
  "slug": "rps-retirement-plan-advisors-austin-tx-319220",
  "primary_business_name": "RPS RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS",
  "legal_name": "RPS RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Austin",
  "state": "TX",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "12420",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "12420",
    "common_name": "Austin",
    "msa_name": "Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX",
    "path": "/advisors/tx/austin"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2022-04-11",
  "years_registered": 4,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-04-29",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 336297196.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 336297196.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 3,
  "advisory_employees": 3,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
    "pension_profit_sharing": {
      "raum": 336297196.0,
      "count": 31
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "commissions",
    "fixed",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "pension_consulting"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/rps-retirement-plan-advisors",
    "https://rpsplanadvisors.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/319220",
  "city_as_filed": "AUSTIN",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rps-retirement-plan-advisors-austin-tx-319220",
  "display_name": "RPS Retirement Plan Advisors",
  "summary": "RPS Retirement Plan Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Austin, TX, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. RPS Retirement Plan Advisors (CRD 319220): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)",
    "Commissions"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Pension consulting services"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is RPS Retirement Plan Advisors compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), RPS Retirement Plan Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is RPS Retirement Plan Advisors located?",
      "a": "RPS Retirement Plan Advisors' principal office is in Austin, TX, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is RPS Retirement Plan Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "RPS Retirement Plan Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 319220."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does RPS Retirement Plan Advisors manage?",
      "a": "RPS Retirement Plan Advisors reports $336,297,196 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have RPS Retirement Plan Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2022?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for RPS Retirement Plan Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $372,140,267 in the October 2022 data and $336,297,196 in the October 2026 data, down 10%. Total employees: 5 in October 2022 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does RPS Retirement Plan Advisors serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (31)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does RPS Retirement Plan Advisors use?",
      "a": "RPS Retirement Plan Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, LLC, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Principal Securities, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does RPS Retirement Plan Advisors 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/319220"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in RPS Retirement Plan Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the May 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 372140267.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2022-04-22"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 346955169.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2023-08-14"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 443558282.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2024-09-13"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 271765092.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2025-05-20"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 336297196.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2026-04-29"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-05-01",
      "period_label": "May 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $271,765,092 to $336,297,196 (+24%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "ASCENSUS BROKER DEALER SERVICES, LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Principal Securities, Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.",
      "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/rps-retirement-plan-advisors-austin-tx-319220.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 31,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 336297196.0
    }
  ],
  "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/319220",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}