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  "crd_number": 36026,
  "slug": "trueplan-benefit-and-retirement-advisors-rensselaer-ny-36026",
  "primary_business_name": "TRUEPLAN BENEFIT AND RETIREMENT ADVISORS",
  "legal_name": "HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY SECURITIES CORPORATION",
  "dbas": [
    "HANYS BENEFIT SERVICES",
    "TRUEPLAN BENEFIT AND RETIREMENT ADVISORS"
  ],
  "city": "Rensselaer",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "10580",
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    "cbsa_code": "10580",
    "common_name": "Albany",
    "msa_name": "Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY",
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "raum_band": "over_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion",
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  "advisory_employees": 6,
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  "disclosure_yes_count": 1,
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    "PA"
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  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/trueplanadvisors",
    "https://trueplanadvisors.com"
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/36026",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "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?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "RENSSELAER",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trueplan-benefit-and-retirement-advisors-rensselaer-ny-36026",
  "display_name": "Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors",
  "summary": "Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Rensselaer, NY, registered since 2007, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors (CRD 36026): 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)"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Pension consulting services"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors located?",
      "a": "Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors' principal office is in Rensselaer, NY, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 36026."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors manage?",
      "a": "Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors reports $5,057,880,906 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (1% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $3,535,391,323 in the October 2021 data and $5,057,880,906 in the October 2026 data, up 43%. Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Trueplan Benefit and Retirement 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) (48)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 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/36026"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: \"There are no minimum account size or other requirements for opening or maintaining an account with HCSC.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Trueplan Benefit and Retirement Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6. Regulatory assets under management went from $4,551,889,453 to $5,057,880,906 (+11%)."
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      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-03-31"
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      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-03-20"
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      "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $4,551,889,453 to $5,057,880,906 (+11%)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-03-01",
      "period_label": "March 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in CT."
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    "account_minimum": "None",
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    "quotes": [
      "There are no minimum account size or other requirements for opening or maintaining an account with HCSC."
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    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trueplan-benefit-and-retirement-advisors-rensselaer-ny-36026.md",
  "clients": [
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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