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The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio
Filed as THE RETIREMENT SPECIALIST OF CENTRAL OHIO · Legal name The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio, LLC
The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Newark, OH, registered since 2015, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 8, 2026.
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From the filingHow is The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
Where is The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio located?
The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio's principal office is in Newark, OH, according to its Form ADV.
Is The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio registered with the SEC or a state?
The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 173810.
How much does The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio manage?
The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio reports $18,824,114 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 8, 2026 (100% discretionary).
What types of clients does The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (115).
Does The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction), and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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/173810
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)
- Other
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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$18,824,114 as of October 2026, filing dated September 8, 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio, LLC
- Registration
- State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
- Registered since
- 2015 (11 years)
- Employees
- Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
State-registered investment advisers are examined by their state securities regulator. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 113 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) 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?
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
- 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Changes in the filing
Last 12 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. The Retirement Specialist of Central Ohio (CRD 173810): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-retirement-specialist-of-central-ohio-newark-oh-173810