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

PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP LLC

CRD 168860

NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of Mar 28, 2016 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 18
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 9, 2013 to Mar 28, 2016
5 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: $413MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2016-03-28); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $120M
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: 0
Employees: 6
Advisory employees: 3
Accounts: 42
SEC number: 801-78570
CRD: 168860
Filings on the tape: 5
First filed: Sep 9, 2013
Latest filed: Mar 28, 2016
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Delaware

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
EMIGRANT BANCORP	PARENT CORPORATION	E	yes	12/2003	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
EMIGRANT BANK	PARENT CORPORATION	D	yes	12/2009	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
HPM PARTNERS LLC	Member	E	yes	04/2012	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
MISCINSKI, KURT, PATRICK	Manager	Na	yes	08/2015	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION	PARENT CORPORATION	E	yes	12/2003	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
PAUL MILSTEIN 1998 REVOCABLE TRUST	GRANTOR TRUST	E	yes	02/2004	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
PENSION ARCHITECTS	Member	D	yes	08/2013	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
STEELE, PHILIP, EDWARD	President	C	yes	08/2013	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
STEELE, SHARON	Member	C	yes	08/2013	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016
SECO, ROBERT, JOSEPH	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	no	08/2013	Sep 9, 2013	Mar 28, 2016

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
HPM PARTNERS LLC	n/a	Independent wealth	$162B	N	yes	n/a
RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS AN HPM PARTNERS MEMBER FIRM LLC	n/a	Institutional manager	$40B	Y	yes	n/a
HPM PARTNERS ADVISOR ALLIANCE LLC	n/a	Former SEC adviser	$92.4M	N	yes	n/a
EMIGRANT BANK FINE ART FINANCE	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
GSP SECURITIES LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
NEW YORK PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
PERSONAL RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
LOS ANGELES	CA	United States	n/a	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
2015	Mar 28, 2016	$413M	$120M	6	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 30, 2015	$712M	$0	10	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Apr 1, 2014	$646M	$0	12	6	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
2015	$413M	$712M	-42.0%	n/a	n/a	6	10	n/a	n/a

Relationships

Affiliated with (5)

← ATLAS FAMILY OFFICE LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← COMRIE WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
→ CERITY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
→ HPM PARTNERS ADVISOR ALLIANCE LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
→ CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTSRegistered adviserother investment adviser, LP sponsor, control, common control
factForm ADV

Controls (9)

← STEELE, PHILIP, EDWARDOwnerPRESIDENT, ownership code C, individual
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← HPM PARTNERS LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code E, domestic entity
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← PENSION ARCHITECTSOwnerMEMBER, ownership code D, domestic entity
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← MISCINSKI, KURT, PATRICKOwnerMANAGER, ownership code NA, individual
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← STEELE, SHARONOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← EMIGRANT BANCORPOwnerPARENT CORPORATION, ownership code E, domestic entity
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← EMIGRANT BANKOwnerPARENT CORPORATION, ownership code D, domestic entity
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST CORPORATIONOwnerPARENT CORPORATION, ownership code E, domestic entity
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← PAUL MILSTEIN 1998 REVOCABLE TRUSTOwnerGRANTOR TRUST, ownership code E, domestic entity
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (1)

← SECO, ROBERT, JOSEPHOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Sep 9, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (3)

← KATE ELISABETH KITTINGERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2014 to Feb 23, 2017factForm ADV
← CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS AROTINAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2014 to Feb 23, 2017factForm ADV
← Samuel Victor GarciaAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2014 to Sep 1, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 9, 2013
Succession filed (Item 4)
Paag Merger Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 9, 2013
First Form ADV filing
Paag Merger Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:e91e267b-2364-5f9e-4feb-83c6a7f8d05c
First observed: Sep 9, 2013
Last observed: Mar 28, 2016 127 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.

PENSION ARCHITECTS ADVISORY GROUP LLC

CRD 168860

NEW YORK, NY

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Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

EMIGRANT BANCORP

PARENT CORPORATION

yes

12/2003

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

EMIGRANT BANK

PARENT CORPORATION

yes

12/2009

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

HPM PARTNERS LLC

Member

yes

04/2012

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

MISCINSKI, KURT, PATRICK

Manager

yes

08/2015

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION

PARENT CORPORATION

yes

12/2003

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

PAUL MILSTEIN 1998 REVOCABLE TRUST

GRANTOR TRUST

yes

02/2004

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

PENSION ARCHITECTS

Member

yes

08/2013

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

STEELE, PHILIP, EDWARD

President

yes

08/2013

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

STEELE, SHARON

Member

yes

08/2013

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

SECO, ROBERT, JOSEPH

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

08/2013

Sep 9, 2013

Mar 28, 2016

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

HPM PARTNERS LLC

n/a

Independent wealth

$162B

yes

n/a

RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS AN HPM PARTNERS MEMBER FIRM LLC

n/a

Institutional manager

$40B

yes

n/a

HPM PARTNERS ADVISOR ALLIANCE LLC

n/a

Former SEC adviser

$92.4M

yes

n/a

EMIGRANT BANK FINE ART FINANCE

n/a

yes

n/a

GSP SECURITIES LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST

n/a

yes

n/a

NEW YORK PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY

n/a

yes

n/a

PERSONAL RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

n/a

yes

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

LOS ANGELES

United States

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2015

Mar 28, 2016

$413M

$120M

n/a

2014

Mar 30, 2015

$712M

n/a

2013

Apr 1, 2014

$646M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2015

$413M

$712M

-42.0%

n/a