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RIA / WealthAdvisor18 years in industry

KATE ELISABETH KITTINGER

Advisor at CERITY PARTNERS LLC

LOS ANGELES, CA | NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 11, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CERITY PARTNERS LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Sep 12, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Sep 12, 2008
First registration: Oct 11, 2010
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 5512479

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS	Institutional manager	Nov 25, 2025	n/a	yes	LOS ANGELES, CA\|NEW YORK, NY	Current employment
CERITY PARTNERS LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 25, 2025	n/a	yes	NEW YORK, NY\|LOS ANGELES, CA	Current employment
PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 1, 2014	Feb 23, 2017	no	MALIBU, CA\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS	Institutional manager	Mar 31, 2014	Nov 20, 2024	no	MALIBU, CA\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 11, 2010	Dec 31, 2013	no	PASADENA, CA\|MALIBU, CA	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS	PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP LLC	Nov 20, 2024	Apr 1, 2014	-3,886	Firm change after gap	Other
PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP LLC	CERITY PARTNERS LLC	Feb 23, 2017	Nov 25, 2025	3,197	Firm change after gap	Other
PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS	Dec 31, 2013	Mar 31, 2014	90	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CERITY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 25, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 31, 2014 to Nov 20, 2024factForm ADV
→ PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2014 to Feb 23, 2017factForm ADV
→ PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 11, 2010 to Dec 31, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 20, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Kate Elisabeth Kittinger left Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants for Pension Architects Advisory Group Llc (registered 2014-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago