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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

RETIREMENT STRATEGIES, LTD.

CRD 163701

DUBLIN, OH

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Data as of Apr 1, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 23, 2012 to Apr 1, 2026
38 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=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0
Regulatory AUM: $273MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-04-01); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $266M
Private client RAUM: $265MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 97%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 5
RAUM per advisor: $54.5Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 10
Advisory employees: 5
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,003
Individual clients: 337
High net worth clients: 75
SEC number: 801-112738
CRD: 163701
Filings on the tape: 38
First filed: May 23, 2012
Latest filed: Apr 1, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, OH

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
Jeffrey R Foster	Certified Financial Planner	DUBLIN, OH	14	35	2	no
JAMES A LINDNER	Certified Financial Planner\|Chartered Financial Consultant	DUBLIN, OH	14	34	3	yes
Jerry Snyder	Certified Financial Planner	DUBLIN, OH	14	26	3	no
Nathan Patrick Quilter	n/a	DUBLIN, OH	10	14	n/a	no
Nicholas Walter Leeper	n/a	DUBLIN, OH	0	14	n/a	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
FOSTER, JEFFREY, ROBERT	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/PARTNER	B	yes	07/2012	May 23, 2012	Feb 9, 2024
LINDNER, JAMES, A	MANAGING MEMBER/PARTNER	E	yes	07/2012	May 23, 2012	Feb 9, 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
RS TAX AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

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; showing 8 of 10

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 1, 2026	$273M	$266M	10	5	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 11, 2025	$243M	$240M	9	5	n/a	n/a
2023	Feb 9, 2024	$206M	$203M	7	4	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 9, 2023	$174M	$171M	7	4	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 9, 2022	$186M	$184M	6	4	n/a	n/a
2020	Feb 8, 2021	$155M	$155M	7	4	n/a	n/a
2019	Feb 5, 2020	$126M	$126M	8	5	n/a	n/a
2018	Jan 28, 2019	$99.1M	$99.1M	8	5	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	$273M	$243M	12.3%	$174M	16.2%	10	9	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (5)

← Nicholas Walter LeeperAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 18, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Nathan Patrick QuilterAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 25, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← Jerry SnyderAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 3, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← Jeffrey R FosterAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 2, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← JAMES A LINDNERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 2, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Controls (2)

← FOSTER, JEFFREY, ROBERTOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/PARTNER, ownership code B, individual
May 23, 2012 to Feb 9, 2024factForm ADV
← LINDNER, JAMES, AOwnerMANAGING MEMBER/PARTNER, ownership code E, individual
May 23, 2012 to Feb 9, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 1, 2018
First Form ADV filing
Retirement Strategies, Ltd. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:ff2a2885-a7ec-4a38-7092-8bfb83a2a935
First observed: May 23, 2012
Last observed: Apr 1, 2026 5 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.

RETIREMENT STRATEGIES, LTD.

CRD 163701

DUBLIN, OH

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Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

Jeffrey R Foster

Certified Financial Planner

DUBLIN, OH

JAMES A LINDNER

Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant

DUBLIN, OH

yes

Jerry Snyder

Certified Financial Planner

DUBLIN, OH

Nathan Patrick Quilter

n/a

DUBLIN, OH

n/a

Nicholas Walter Leeper

n/a

DUBLIN, OH

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

FOSTER, JEFFREY, ROBERT

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/PARTNER

yes

07/2012

May 23, 2012

Feb 9, 2024

LINDNER, JAMES, A

MANAGING MEMBER/PARTNER

yes

07/2012

May 23, 2012

Feb 9, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

RS TAX AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 1, 2026

$273M

$266M

n/a

2024

Mar 11, 2025

$243M

$240M

n/a

2023

Feb 9, 2024

$206M

$203M

n/a

2022

Mar 9, 2023

$174M

$171M

n/a

2021

Mar 9, 2022

$186M

$184M

n/a

2020

Feb 8, 2021

$155M

n/a

2019

Feb 5, 2020

$126M

n/a

2018

Jan 28, 2019

$99.1M

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

$273M

$243M

12.3%

$174M

16.2%