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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC

CRD 106651

PORTSMOUTH, NH

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Data as of Mar 23, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 23, 2026
24 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: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0
Regulatory AUM: $524MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-23); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $524M
Private client RAUM: $524MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 3
RAUM per advisor: $175Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 11
Advisory employees: 3
Offices: 1Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 2,207
Individual clients: 410
High net worth clients: 163
Custody, client assets: $193M
SEC number: 801-51363
CIK: 1949824
CRD: 106651
Filings on the tape: 24
First filed: Mar 30, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 23, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, NH
Website: essential-planning.com

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
ANDREW CHARLES LORD	Chartered Financial Consultant	Portsmouth, NH	24	24	1	yes
PAUL RAYMOND DORAN	n/a	PORTSMOUTH, NH	20	24	2	no
Hunter Charles Thomas Lord	n/a	PORTSMOUTH, NH \| Portsmouth, NH	6	10	n/a	yes

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
LORD, ANDREW, CHARLES	MEMBER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	E	yes	01/1984	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 31, 2024

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
WOLFEBORO FALLS	Nh	United States	1	no

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
2025	Mar 23, 2026	$524M	$524M	11	3	1	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 6, 2025	$440M	$440M	11	3	1	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 31, 2024	$379M	$379M	9	3	1	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 31, 2023	$310M	$310M	9	3	1	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 15, 2022	$333M	$333M	7	3	1	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 31, 2021	$275M	$273M	7	3	1	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 31, 2020	$227M	$170M	9	3	1	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 25, 2019	$179M	$135M	8	3	1	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 28, 2018	$184M	$111M	8	3	3	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 14, 2017	$145M	$51.6M	7	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Jun 10, 2016	$97.5M	$0	8	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 31, 2015	$112M	$0	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 31, 2014	$163M	$0	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 28, 2013	$117M	$0	5	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$137M	$0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0

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
2025	$524M	$440M	19.3%	$310M	19.1%	11	11	1	1

Relationships

Registered with (4)

← Hunter Charles Thomas LordAdvisorregistration: current employment
Apr 1, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
← PAUL RAYMOND DORANAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 23, 2006 to presentfactForm ADV
← ANDREW CHARLES LORDAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 6, 2002 to presentfactForm ADV
← ERIC JASON SANBORNAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 29, 2002 to Jul 7, 2004factForm ADV

Controls (1)

← LORD, ANDREW, CHARLESOwnerMEMBER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:a3a38c71-a1ad-0b21-b392-6d3bfb89630e
First observed: Mar 30, 2012
Last observed: Mar 23, 2026 6 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.

ESSENTIAL PLANNING, LLC

CRD 106651

PORTSMOUTH, NH

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Data as of Mar 23, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

ANDREW CHARLES LORD

Chartered Financial Consultant

Portsmouth, NH

yes

PAUL RAYMOND DORAN

n/a

PORTSMOUTH, NH

Hunter Charles Thomas Lord

n/a

PORTSMOUTH, NH | Portsmouth, NH

n/a

yes

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

LORD, ANDREW, CHARLES

MEMBER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

01/1984

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 31, 2024

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

WOLFEBORO FALLS

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 23, 2026

$524M

n/a

2024

Mar 6, 2025

$440M

n/a

2023

Mar 31, 2024

$379M

n/a

2022

Mar 31, 2023

$310M

n/a

2021

Mar 15, 2022

$333M

n/a

2020

Mar 31, 2021

$275M

$273M

n/a

2019

Mar 31, 2020

$227M

$170M

n/a

2018

Mar 25, 2019

$179M

$135M

n/a

2017

Mar 28, 2018

$184M

$111M

n/a

2016

Mar 14, 2017

$145M

$51.6M

n/a

2015

Jun 10, 2016

$97.5M

n/a

2014

Mar 31, 2015

$112M

n/a

2013

Mar 31, 2014

$163M

n/a

2012

Mar 28, 2013

$117M

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$137M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$524M

$440M

19.3%

$310M

19.1%