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Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC

Philadelphia, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 16164

Filed as TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Philadelphia, PA, registered since 1991, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

35 years
registered since 1991
$2,106,655,325
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
5
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC located?

Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Philadelphia, PA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 25 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1991. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 16164.

How much does Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC manage?

Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC reports $2,106,655,325 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (79% discretionary).

How have Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,070,956,104 in the October 2021 data and $2,106,655,325 in the October 2026 data, up 2%. Total employees: 1,198 in October 2021 and 991 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (41,279); high net worth individuals (1,218); other (92).

Does Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.E(1) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a false statement or omission), and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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 SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/16164

What changed in Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 1054 to 991. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,730,669,809 to $2,106,655,325 (+22%). No longer lists an office in Alviso, CA.

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

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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$2,106,655,325

$2,106,655,325 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,663,116,439.Non-discretionary: $443,538,886.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 41,279 Assets $1,644,031,514 (78%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 1,218 Assets $420,338,323 (20%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 68 Assets $23,929,429 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 11 Assets $2,527,490 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 67 Assets $13,153,018 (1%)
Other
Clients 92 Assets $2,675,551 (0%)

A 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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1991 (35 years)
Employees
Total: 991. Performing investment advisory functions: 991.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
25 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Alpharetta, GAAlviso, CAAustin, TXBellevue, WABrea, CACentennial, COCincinnati, OHDayton, OHHouston, TXIrvine, CAJacksonville, FLLas Vegas, NVLayton, UTModesto, CAMurfeeboro, TNOrange, CAPlano, TXPleasanton, CAPortland, ORSan Jose, CAShort Hills, NJSo. Jordan, UTSouth Jordan, UTThousand Oaks, CATorrance, CA
States registered or notice-filed
53 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

5 Reports 5 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.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
  • 11.E(1) Has a self-regulatory organization (such as FINRA) or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

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

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$2.07B 2021 $1.76B 2022 $1.82B 2023 $1.62B 2024 $1.73B 2025 $2.11B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,106,655,325991March 31, 2026
October 2025$1,730,669,8091,054May 15, 2025
October 2024$1,619,430,1781,127August 28, 2024
October 2023$1,815,425,7091,235May 5, 2023
October 2022$1,758,666,1551,225July 26, 2022
October 2021$2,070,956,1041,198August 12, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,070,956,104 in the October 2021 data and $2,106,655,325 in the October 2026 data, up 2%.

Total employees: 1,198 in October 2021 and 991 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
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 1054 to 991.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,730,669,809 to $2,106,655,325 (+22%).
    • No longer lists an office in Alviso, CA.
  2. December 2025
    • Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 5 yes answers, previously 6 (now no: 11.C(1)).

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.I
tfaconnect.com

Source: 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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