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Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc.
Filed as SUMMIT GROUP RETIREMENT PLANNERS, INC.
Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Exton, PA, registered since 2017, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 26, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
How much does Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 26, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $500 an hour (financial planning advice); Flat fee: $50,000 (comprehensive advice planning services including financial planning…); Flat fee: $25,000 (services related to the setup of the Plan). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. located?
Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc.'s principal office is in Exton, PA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169823.
How much does Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. manage?
Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. reports $302,322,937 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 26, 2026 (0% discretionary).
How have Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $192,720,000 in the October 2021 data and $302,322,937 in the October 2026 data, up 57%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (177); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (58); high net worth individuals (12).
Which custodians does Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. use?
Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Ascensus Trust Company, LPL Financial LLC, Matrix Trust Company and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Summit Group Retirement Planners, 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/169823
Does Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 26, 2026 says: "The Advisor does not have any minimum requirements for opening or maintaining an account."
What changed in Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $261,931,000 to $302,322,937 (+15%).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
The Advisor does not have any minimum requirements for opening or maintaining an account.
Hourly rate: $500 an hour (financial planning advice)
The brochure's wording
The Advisor’s hourly fee will be billed at a rate of up to $500 per hour.
Flat fee: $50,000 (comprehensive advice planning services including financial planning…)
The brochure's wording
Summit may charge a fixed fee for comprehensive advice planning services including financial planning services of up to $50,000 as contracted for with client in advance.
Flat fee: $25,000 (services related to the setup of the Plan)
The brochure's wording
Plan Sponsors of startup plans will pay the Advisor a flat consulting fee of up to $25,000 for services related to the setup of the Plan.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 26, 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$302,322,937 as of October 2026, filing dated February 26, 2026.
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.DA 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
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- SGRP, SUMMIT GROUP INVESTOR STRATEGISTS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2017 (9 years)
- Employees
- Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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6 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $302,322,937 | 4 | February 26, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $261,931,000 | 4 | March 18, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $259,636,000 | 4 | March 10, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $205,975,000 | 3 | March 8, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $221,818,000 | 4 | March 24, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $192,720,000 | 4 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $192,720,000 in the October 2021 data and $302,322,937 in the October 2026 data, up 57%.
Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 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- March 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $261,931,000 to $302,322,937 (+15%).
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. (CRD 169823): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summit-group-retirement-planners-inc-exton-pa-169823