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Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC
Filed as TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC
Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cedar Rapids, IA, registered since 1992, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC located?
Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Cedar Rapids, IA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1992. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107319.
How much does Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC manage?
Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC reports $18,827,476,086 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (42% discretionary).
How have Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $8,765,057,733 in the October 2021 data and $18,827,476,086 in the October 2026 data, up 115%. Total employees: 379 in October 2021 and 398 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (212,700); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (22).
Which custodians does Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC use?
Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists American Trust Custody, Pershing LLC and State Sreet Bank and Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 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), and 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct). 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/107319
Does Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "While there are exceptions, the minimum account size is generally $10,000."
What changed in Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 159 to 173. Regulatory assets under management went from $16,157,423,229 to $18,827,476,086 (+17%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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
- 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 2AAccount minimum: $10,000
The brochure's wording
While there are exceptions, the minimum account size is generally $10,000.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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$18,827,476,086 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 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- 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1992 (33 years)
- Employees
- Total: 398. Performing investment advisory functions: 173.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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53 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 115 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(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 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.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $18,827,476,086 | 398 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $16,157,423,229 | 383 | May 22, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $12,680,043,622 | 333 | August 1, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $10,354,682,076 | 311 | October 2, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $11,508,874,805 | 262 | September 16, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $8,765,057,733 | 379 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $8,765,057,733 in the October 2021 data and $18,827,476,086 in the October 2026 data, up 115%.
Total employees: 379 in October 2021 and 398 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 159 to 173.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $16,157,423,229 to $18,827,476,086 (+17%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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. Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC (CRD 107319): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/transamerica-retirement-advisors-llc-cedar-rapids-ia-107319