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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc.

Institutional managerTroy, MichiganCRD 108249SEC 801-60944websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 12, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 37 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 21, 2002
RAUM
$10.3M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$2.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$10.3M as of Aug 12, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$468M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Aug 12, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$110M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Aug 12, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Aug 12, 2026
Mar 28, 201365 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +21% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 12, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Institutional asset manager · institutional share (pensions, government, insurance, corporations, charities, banks, other advisers) at least 60 percent and private-client share under 20 percent
RAUM per advisor
$2.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
1derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$5.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
100%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+21%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
pension consulting, otherreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Charitable organizations$10.3M100%
Individual clients
3reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
2reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=1.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Gavin Stuart Macleod ClarksonThe Woodlands, TxDec 10, 201241 y0
Thomas ScottoStaten Island, NyAug 20, 202121 y1
Eric Steven SmithTroy, MiJan 1, 202628 y0
Jack Michael FindleyTroy, MiJan 22, 202611 y0
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 25% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Steven Eric Smith · President & Ccocontrol
      since 12/2006 · owns less than 5%
    • Steven Eric Smith · Majority Shareholder & Director & Ceo Of Cssccontrol
      since 01/1998 · owns 50% to 75% of Consulting Services Support Corporation ("Cssc")
    Entity owners
    • Cssc Services And Solutions, Inc. · Owner
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Consulting Services Support Corporation · Holding Company
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Cssc Services And Solutions, Inc.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Troy, Mi · principal221
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Individual clients · 0 to 3
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 22, 2026
    • Employees · 5 to 4
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 22, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.5M to $10.3M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 22, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 22, 2026
    • RAUM · $8.5M to $10.3M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 22, 2026
    • Accounts · 1 to 2
      Mar 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Charity clients · 1.0 to unset
      Mar 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Employees · 6 to 5
      Mar 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · unset to
      Mar 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.3M to $8.5M
      Mar 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • RAUM · $8.3M to $8.5M
      Mar 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Accounts · 2 to 1
      Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 30, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.4M to $8.3M
      Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 30, 2024
    • RAUM · $7.4M to $8.3M
      Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 30, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.0M to $7.4M
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • RAUM · $9.0M to $7.4M
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Accounts · 4 to 2
      Oct 8, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
      Oct 8, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Charity clients · 0 to 1
      Oct 8, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
      Oct 8, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
      Oct 8, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $10.9M to $9.0M
      Oct 8, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · 8813733.0 to unset
      Oct 8, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • RAUM · $10.9M to $9.0M
      Oct 8, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Accounts · 3 to 4
      Mar 31, 2021 to Sep 16, 2021
    • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
      Mar 31, 2021 to Sep 16, 2021
    • Accounts · 6 to 3
      Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 3
      Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Pension plan clients · 1.0 to unset
      Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Employees · 8 to 6
      Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 3
      Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $10.6M to $10.9M
      Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $7.5M to $8.8M
      Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • RAUM · $10.6M to $10.9M
      Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Accounts · 4 to 6
      Jul 3, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $9.8M to $0
      Jul 3, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $10.6M
      Jul 3, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $1.4B to $7.5M
      Jul 3, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
    • RAUM · $1.4B to $10.6M
      Jul 3, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • John George Reynolds left Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. for Fsa Advisors, Inc. (registered 2021-06-02)
      Dec 11, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. reported RAUM $10.6M, down 99% from $1.4B (2019-07-03 to 2020-03-27)
      Mar 27, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. reported RAUM $1.4B, up 70% from $845.6M (2018-11-26 to 2019-03-29)
      Mar 29, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
    • Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. reported 5 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 35 (2018-07-16 to 2018-11-26)
      Nov 26, 2018 · Advisor headcount change · derived
    • Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. reported 0 offices beyond its principal office, down from 29 (2018-07-16 to 2018-11-26)
      Nov 26, 2018 · Office count change · derived
    • Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. reported RAUM $845.6M, up 340% from $192.3M (2018-06-18 to 2018-07-16)
      Jul 16, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
    • Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. reported 35 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 45 (2018-03-16 to 2018-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2018 · Advisor headcount change · derived
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/22513764reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    TEPI.TECHreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    248-797-0500reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 12, 2026
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Institutional managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $2.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026