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CBIZ RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORY SERVICES

CBIZ FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC., CRD 16678

CLEVELAND, OH

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Data as of Mar 5, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 87
Dated events: 14
On other graphs: 2
Observed: Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 5, 2026
34 observations

Across DFX

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

Private Equityidentity

Cbiz Retirement Plan Services

Intermediary · shared crd

Allocatorsidentity

Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services

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=14.0
Regulatory AUM: $8.9MItem 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: $8.9M
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: 15
RAUM per advisor: $591,539derivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 19
Advisory employees: 16
Offices: 6Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 11
SEC number: 801-56332
CRD: 16678
Filings on the tape: 34
First filed: Mar 30, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 5, 2026
Organised: Corporation, MD

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
BRIAN EDWARD DEAN	Chartered Financial Analyst	CLEVELAND, OH	26	27	3	yes
MICHAEL JOHN SWALLOW	Chartered Financial Analyst	CLEVELAND, OH	26	26	2	no
RICHARD LEE HARSHMAN	n/a	CUMBERLAND, MD \| cumberland, MD \| CLEVELAND, OH	25	29	n/a	yes
BRIAN JOSEPH BLACH	n/a	SAN JOSE, CA \| CLEVELAND, OH	24	30	1	yes
ERIC MICHAEL ENDRESS	Chartered Financial Analyst	Independence, OH \| CLEVELAND, OH	20	21	1	no
JOHN RAYMOND SMYTH	Certified Financial Planner\|Personal Financial Specialist	CLEVELAND, OH \| CUMBERLAND, MD	19	50	n/a	yes
TODD CARLTON PYLES	Certified Financial Planner	CLEVELAND, OH \| CUMBERLAND, MD	19	35	n/a	yes
EDMUND HENRY HINDERS	n/a	CLEVELAND, OH \| St Louis, MO \| Chesterfield, MO	19	38	1	no
MATTHEW JOSEPH FELTEN	n/a	CLEVELAND, OH \| CUMBERLAND, MD	18	23	2	no
GILBERT JACKSON KELLER	n/a	Kansas City, MO \| CLEVELAND, OH	14	18	n/a	yes
SY JACKSON FARRIS	n/a	Cumberland, MD \| CUMBERLAND, MD \| CLEVELAND, OH	12	17	n/a	yes
MICHAEL PAUL ZICCARDI	n/a	Independence, OH \| CLEVELAND, OH	10	26	4	no
ROBERT JAMES AUSTER	n/a	Phoenix, AZ \| CLEVELAND, OH	8	44	n/a	yes
CHRISTOPHER RYAN BLANK	n/a	CLEVELAND, OH \| CUMBERLAND, MD \| Cumberland, MD	8	25	n/a	yes
Christopher Mark Brown	n/a	CLEVELAND, OH	7	14	1	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
BRIDGES, EDWARD HOWARD	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS OFFICER	Na	yes	06/2006	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 22, 2024
BROWN, CHRISTOPHER MARK	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVE	Na	yes	11/2021	Nov 30, 2021	Mar 22, 2024
CBIZ OPERATIONS INC.	PARENT COMPANY	E	yes	09/1998	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 22, 2024
CBIZ, INC	PARENT COMPANY	E	yes	11/1996	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 22, 2024
MELLARD, NANCY MARIE	Director	Na	yes	01/2024	Mar 22, 2024	Mar 22, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
CBIZ INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	n/a	Institutional manager	$13B	N	yes	n/a
CBIZ INC	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	no	n/a

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Cumberland	Md	United States	6	yes
SAN JOSE	CA	United States	2	yes
KANSAS CITY	Mo	United States	2	yes
Phoenix	Az	United States	1	yes
Maitland	FL	United States	1	no
ST LOUIS	Mo	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 5, 2026	$8.9M	$8.9M	19	16	6	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 27, 2025	$23.9M	$23.9M	21	17	6	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 22, 2024	$41.1M	$41.1M	24	21	6	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 28, 2023	$57.9M	$57.9M	27	24	7	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 25, 2022	$172M	$172M	28	25	8	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 30, 2021	$129M	$129M	54	47	9	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 30, 2020	$381M	$381M	61	53	9	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$18B	$1.6B	61	46	12	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 29, 2018	$17B	$999M	65	43	12	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 29, 2017	$14B	$716M	66	42	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 30, 2016	$11B	$541M	77	44	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 31, 2015	$9.7B	$503M	77	44	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 28, 2014	$8.7B	$399M	77	39	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 28, 2013	$5.6B	$158M	77	39	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$5.0B	$128M	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	1	-1	6.7%	0	0	0	0	3

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	$8.9M	$23.9M	-62.8%	$57.9M	-46.5%	19	21	6	6

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
CBIZ INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	12	Dec 31, 2021	Jun 17, 2020	CLEVELAND, OH	Channel change	Other	30.8%

Relationships

showing 80 of 87

Affiliated with (2)

← CBIZ INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, broker-dealer, common control
factForm ADV
→ CBIZ INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV

Registered with (69)

← Christopher Mark BrownAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 20, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
← CHRISTOPHER RYAN BLANKAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 22, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← ROBERT JAMES AUSTERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 13, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← MICHAEL PAUL ZICCARDIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 29, 2000 to Feb 5, 2009factForm ADV
← SY JACKSON FARRISAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 1, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← GILBERT JACKSON KELLERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← MATTHEW JOSEPH FELTENAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 5, 2008 to presentfactForm ADV
← EDMUND HENRY HINDERSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 3, 2007 to presentfactForm ADV
← TODD CARLTON PYLESAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 12, 2006 to presentfactForm ADV
← JOHN RAYMOND SMYTHAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 11, 2006 to presentfactForm ADV
← ERIC MICHAEL ENDRESSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 12, 2006 to presentfactForm ADV
← BRIAN JOSEPH BLACHAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 18, 2002 to presentfactForm ADV
← RICHARD LEE HARSHMANAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 29, 2001 to presentfactForm ADV
← BRIAN EDWARD DEANAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 29, 2000 to presentfactForm ADV
← MICHAEL JOHN SWALLOWAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 29, 2000 to presentfactForm ADV
← MARTIN BARNWELL BELAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2011 to Apr 9, 2026factForm ADV
← JENNIFER ANNE GAGEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 25, 2020 to Mar 14, 2025factForm ADV
← CHRISTINE ANN KALTAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2017 to Jan 17, 2025factForm ADV
← BRIAN JAMES WINKELSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 29, 2010 to Jul 2, 2024factForm ADV
← TYLER JAMES BECKAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 5, 2023 to Jul 2, 2024factForm ADV
← CINDY RENEA ORRAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 4, 2005 to Dec 31, 2023factForm ADV
← PATRICIA MARIE CAGEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 16, 2010 to Dec 31, 2023factForm ADV
← PRASHANT J RAVANIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 17, 2007 to Apr 5, 2023factForm ADV
← SARAH LYNN CATHEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 1, 2016 to Feb 24, 2023factForm ADV
← ANDREW CHARLES VANBURENAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 8, 2000 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
← DEREK MICHAEL OTREMBAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 4, 2017 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
← KALMAN DAVID MUCHNICKAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 18, 2016 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
← KAREN SUSAN ROBERTSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 29, 2003 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
← KERRY JO ELYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2018 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
← CORY JOSEPH MCCOMASAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2015 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
and 39 more

Controls (5)

← MELLARD, NANCY MARIEOwnerDIRECTOR, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV
← BRIDGES, EDWARD HOWARDOwnerPRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV
← BROWN, CHRISTOPHER MARKOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVE, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 30, 2021 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV
← CBIZ OPERATIONS INC.OwnerPARENT COMPANY, ownership code E, domestic entity
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV
← CBIZ, INCOwnerPARENT COMPANY, ownership code E, domestic entity
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ CBIZ INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviser11 advisors, team lift out, same day
Dec 31, 2021 to Jun 17, 2020factForm ADV

Dated events

2 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Apr 9, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Martin Barnwell Bel left Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services for Cbiz Investment Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2019-01-28)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 14, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Jennifer Anne Gage left Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services for Cbiz Investment Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2020-03-25)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jul 2, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Tyler James Becka left Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services for Onedigital (registered 2025-03-26)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 22, 2024
Control person joined
Nancy Marie Mellard (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 22, 2024
Control person left
John Joseph Geffert (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services (listed 2023-11-02, absent 2024-03-22)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 28, 2023
Regulatory AUM changed
Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services reported RAUM $57.9M, down 66% from $172.4M (2022-03-25 to 2023-03-28)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
$-115M
Occurred
Nov 30, 2021
Control person joined
Christopher Mark Brown (Chief Compliance Officer And Executive Representative) appeared on Schedule A of Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 14, 2021
Control person left
Kathryn Hale Louttit (Executive Representative And Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services (listed 2021-04-30, absent 2021-09-14)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2021
Regulatory AUM changed
Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services reported RAUM $129.4M, down 66% from $381.4M (2020-11-27 to 2021-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
$-252M
Occurred
Mar 30, 2021
Control person joined
John Joseph Geffert (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2021
Control person left
Matthew Joseph Morelli (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services (listed 2020-11-27, absent 2021-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2020
Regulatory AUM changed
Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services reported RAUM $381.4M, down 98% from $17.8B (2019-03-29 to 2020-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
$-17.4B

Show 2 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Mar 25, 2022
Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services reported 25 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 47 (2021-11-30 to 2022-03-25)
Occurred
Mar 29, 2018
Cbiz Retirement Plan Advisory Services reported 12 offices beyond its principal office, up from 5 (2017-12-07 to 2018-03-29)

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:b617b8ea-c4b3-9373-d2e8-77731fa2b322
First observed: Mar 30, 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.

CBIZ RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORY SERVICES

CBIZ FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC., CRD 16678

CLEVELAND, OH

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Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

BRIAN EDWARD DEAN

Chartered Financial Analyst

CLEVELAND, OH

yes

MICHAEL JOHN SWALLOW

Chartered Financial Analyst

CLEVELAND, OH

RICHARD LEE HARSHMAN

n/a

CUMBERLAND, MD | cumberland, MD | CLEVELAND, OH

n/a

yes

BRIAN JOSEPH BLACH

n/a

SAN JOSE, CA | CLEVELAND, OH

yes

ERIC MICHAEL ENDRESS

Chartered Financial Analyst

Independence, OH | CLEVELAND, OH

JOHN RAYMOND SMYTH

Certified Financial Planner|Personal Financial Specialist

CLEVELAND, OH | CUMBERLAND, MD

n/a

yes

TODD CARLTON PYLES

Certified Financial Planner

CLEVELAND, OH | CUMBERLAND, MD

n/a

yes

EDMUND HENRY HINDERS

n/a

CLEVELAND, OH | St Louis, MO | Chesterfield, MO

MATTHEW JOSEPH FELTEN

n/a

CLEVELAND, OH | CUMBERLAND, MD

GILBERT JACKSON KELLER

n/a

Kansas City, MO | CLEVELAND, OH

n/a

yes

SY JACKSON FARRIS

n/a

Cumberland, MD | CUMBERLAND, MD | CLEVELAND, OH

n/a

yes

MICHAEL PAUL ZICCARDI

n/a

Independence, OH | CLEVELAND, OH

ROBERT JAMES AUSTER

n/a

Phoenix, AZ | CLEVELAND, OH

n/a

yes

CHRISTOPHER RYAN BLANK

n/a

CLEVELAND, OH | CUMBERLAND, MD | Cumberland, MD

n/a

yes

Christopher Mark Brown

n/a

CLEVELAND, OH

yes

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BRIDGES, EDWARD HOWARD

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS OFFICER

yes

06/2006

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 22, 2024

BROWN, CHRISTOPHER MARK

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVE

yes

11/2021

Nov 30, 2021

Mar 22, 2024

CBIZ OPERATIONS INC.

PARENT COMPANY

yes

09/1998

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 22, 2024

CBIZ, INC

PARENT COMPANY

yes

11/1996

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 22, 2024

MELLARD, NANCY MARIE

Director

yes

01/2024

Mar 22, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

CBIZ INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

n/a

Institutional manager

$13B

yes

n/a

CBIZ INC

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Cumberland

United States

yes

SAN JOSE

United States

yes

KANSAS CITY

United States

yes

Phoenix

United States

yes

Maitland

United States

ST LOUIS

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 5, 2026

$8.9M

n/a

2024

Mar 27, 2025

$23.9M

n/a

2023

Mar 22, 2024

$41.1M

n/a

2022

Mar 28, 2023

$57.9M

n/a

2021

Mar 25, 2022

$172M

n/a

2020

Mar 30, 2021

$129M

n/a

2019

Mar 30, 2020

$381M

n/a

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$18B

$1.6B

n/a

2017

Mar 29, 2018

$17B

$999M

n/a

2016

Mar 29, 2017

$14B

$716M

n/a

2015

Mar 30, 2016

$11B

$541M

n/a

2014

Mar 31, 2015

$9.7B

$503M

n/a

2013

Mar 28, 2014

$8.7B

$399M

n/a

2012

Mar 28, 2013

$5.6B

$158M

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$5.0B

$128M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

-1

6.7%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$8.9M

$23.9M

-62.8%

$57.9M

-46.5%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

CBIZ INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

Dec 31, 2021

Jun 17, 2020

CLEVELAND, OH

Channel change

Other

30.8%