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PINNACLE PENSION CONSULTANTS LLC

CRD 133442

NEEDHAM, MA

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Data as of Mar 5, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 1
Observed: Mar 29, 2012 to Mar 5, 2026
20 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Allocatorsidentity

Pinnacle Pension Consultants LLC

Investment consultant · shared crd

Facts

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

Firm class: institutional managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=1.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $2.2BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-05); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $279M
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 3
RAUM per advisor: $723Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 3
Advisory employees: 3
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 66
SEC number: 801-68286
CRD: 133442
Filings on the tape: 20
First filed: Mar 29, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 5, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, MA
Website: pinnaclepensionconsultants.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
RONALD ANDREW YORK	n/a	NEEDHAM, MA	21	36	n/a	no
GREGORY CLIFFORD LEWIS	n/a	NEEDHAM, MA	18	21	1	no
CHRISTOPHER AARON GARRISON	n/a	CONCORD, MA \| NEEDHAM, MA	4	15	2	no

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
GCL HOLDINGS LLC	PRINCIPAL OWNER	E	yes	12/2015	Dec 15, 2015	Dec 11, 2024
LEWIS, GREGORY, CLIFFORD	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	08/2007	Mar 29, 2012	Dec 11, 2024

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 5, 2026	$2.2B	$279M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Feb 10, 2025	$1.5B	$257M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Feb 5, 2024	$1.5B	$197M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 14, 2023	$1.3B	$92.6M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 3, 2022	$1.4B	$39.6M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 15, 2021	$1.3B	$41.6M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Feb 13, 2020	$1.3B	$8.0M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 25, 2019	$1.1B	$750,000	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 27, 2018	$1.5B	$5.0M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Jan 3, 2017	n/a	n/a	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Feb 1, 2016	$1.3B	$0	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 31, 2015	n/a	n/a	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 28, 2014	n/a	n/a	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 13, 2013	n/a	n/a	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 29, 2012	n/a	n/a	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	$2.2B	$1.5B	42.8%	$1.3B	19.0%	3	3	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (4)

← CHRISTOPHER AARON GARRISONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 21, 2017 to Feb 13, 2020factForm ADV
← GREGORY CLIFFORD LEWISAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 25, 2008 to presentfactForm ADV
← RONALD ANDREW YORKAdvisorregistration: current employment
Feb 18, 2005 to presentfactForm ADV
← LEE NELSON SCHMERTZLERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 7, 2017 to Sep 21, 2022factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← LEWIS, GREGORY, CLIFFORDOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 29, 2012 to Dec 11, 2024factForm ADV
← GCL HOLDINGS LLCOwnerPRINCIPAL OWNER, ownership code E, domestic entity
Dec 15, 2015 to Dec 11, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 5, 2026
Regulatory AUM changed
Pinnacle Pension Consultants Llc reported RAUM $2.2B, up 43% from $1.5B (2025-02-10 to 2026-03-05)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$650M
Occurred
Sep 21, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Lee Nelson Schmertzler left Pinnacle Pension Consultants Llc for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-10-04)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 25, 2019
Regulatory AUM changed
Pinnacle Pension Consultants Llc reported RAUM $1.1B, down 26% from $1.5B (2018-05-08 to 2019-03-25)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$-387M

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:b1fc600d-04f4-220b-aded-60d870b45834
First observed: Mar 29, 2012
Last observed: Mar 5, 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.

PINNACLE PENSION CONSULTANTS LLC

CRD 133442

NEEDHAM, MA

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Data as of Mar 5, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

RONALD ANDREW YORK

n/a

NEEDHAM, MA

n/a

GREGORY CLIFFORD LEWIS

n/a

NEEDHAM, MA

CHRISTOPHER AARON GARRISON

n/a

CONCORD, MA | NEEDHAM, MA

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

GCL HOLDINGS LLC

PRINCIPAL OWNER

yes

12/2015

Dec 15, 2015

Dec 11, 2024

LEWIS, GREGORY, CLIFFORD

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

08/2007

Mar 29, 2012

Dec 11, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 5, 2026

$2.2B

$279M

n/a

2024

Feb 10, 2025

$1.5B

$257M

n/a

2023

Feb 5, 2024

$1.5B

$197M

n/a

2022

Mar 14, 2023

$1.3B

$92.6M

n/a

2021

Mar 3, 2022

$1.4B

$39.6M

n/a

2020

Mar 15, 2021

$1.3B

$41.6M

n/a

2019

Feb 13, 2020

$1.3B

$8.0M

n/a

2018

Mar 25, 2019

$1.1B

$750,000

n/a

2017

Mar 27, 2018

$1.5B

$5.0M

n/a

2016

Jan 3, 2017

n/a

2015

Feb 1, 2016

$1.3B

n/a

2014

Mar 31, 2015

n/a

2013

Mar 28, 2014

n/a

2012

Mar 13, 2013

n/a

2011

Mar 29, 2012

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

$2.2B

$1.5B

42.8%

$1.3B

19.0%