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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 100m 1b

THE RETIREMENT PLANNING SPECIALISTS, LLC

CRD 116858

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

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Data as of Dec 7, 2021 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 14, 2012 to Dec 7, 2021
20 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $187MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2021-12-07); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $186M
Private client RAUM: $187MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 4
Advisory employees: 2
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 799
Individual clients: 232
High net worth clients: 57
Custody, client assets: $32.3M
SEC number: 801-81183
CRD: 116858
Filings on the tape: 20
First filed: Mar 14, 2012
Latest filed: Dec 7, 2021
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Colorado

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
CURLEY, SEAN, FRANKLIN	MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER	E	yes	06/1997	Mar 14, 2012	Dec 7, 2021

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2020	Mar 5, 2021	$187M	$186M	4	2	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 28, 2020	$165M	$165M	4	2	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Feb 5, 2019	$138M	$138M	3	2	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Feb 14, 2018	$137M	$137M	3	2	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 13, 2017	$116M	$116M	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Jan 27, 2016	$97.9M	$97.9M	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 14, 2012	$76.0M	$76.0M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2020	$187M	$165M	13.5%	$137M	11.1%	4	4	0	0

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC	2	Mar 3, 2022	Jan 20, 2022	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	100.0%

Relationships

Controls (1)

← CURLEY, SEAN, FRANKLINOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 14, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (2)

← SEAN FRANKLIN CURLEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 1999 to Mar 3, 2022factForm ADV
← MICHAEL JOHN BEAULIEUAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 17, 2018 to Mar 3, 2022factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Mar 3, 2022 to Jan 20, 2022factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 3, 2022
Team lift-out
2 advisors left The Retirement Planning Specialists, LLC (Greenwood Village, CO) for Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC on the same day
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Mar 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Michael John Beaulieu left The Retirement Planning Specialists, Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-01-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Sean Franklin Curley left The Retirement Planning Specialists, Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-01-20)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 18, 2015
First Form ADV filing
The Retirement Planning Specialists, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:0192a9dc-754f-f8a6-1c1a-93a7faeecdc5
First observed: Mar 14, 2012
Last observed: Dec 7, 2021 58 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

THE RETIREMENT PLANNING SPECIALISTS, LLC

CRD 116858

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

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Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

CURLEY, SEAN, FRANKLIN

MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER

yes

06/1997

Mar 14, 2012

Dec 7, 2021

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2020

Mar 5, 2021

$187M

$186M

n/a

2019

Mar 28, 2020

$165M

n/a

2018

Feb 5, 2019

$138M

n/a

2017

Feb 14, 2018

$137M

n/a

2016

Mar 13, 2017

$116M

n/a

2015

Jan 27, 2016

$97.9M

n/a

2011

Mar 14, 2012

$76.0M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2020

$187M

$165M

13.5%

$137M

11.1%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC

Mar 3, 2022

Jan 20, 2022

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

100.0%