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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

Retirement Advisors, LLC

Other adviserDallas, TexasCRD 147701SEC 801-69377websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 19 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 31, 2008
RAUM
$186M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
19%
$35.9M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$62.1M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
19 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$186M as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 2012$120M then
HNW client RAUM$25.1M as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 27, 2018$13.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 27, 20132 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.8% over the last fiscal year+8.3% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 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
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
RAUM per advisor
$62.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
18derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.6MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
81%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.8%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-1.8%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$150M81%
  • High-net-worth individuals$25.1M13%
  • Individuals$10.8M5.8%
Individual clients
35reported
HNW clients
19reported
Pension plan clients
15reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
113reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.19 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.81 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Michael Charles PerryDallas, TxJul 31, 200828 y1
Michael Charles PerryDallas, TxMar 14, 201910 y0
Samuel James PerryDallas, TxOct 24, 202410 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Charles Michael Perry · Chief Compliance Officer & Managing Membercontrol
      since 06/2008 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Dallas, Tx · principal300
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Mar 26, 2026
      discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (212 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
      peers: other advisers, $100M to $500M (212) · 0.0% percentile
    • business activity changedChange between filings · filing Mar 26, 2026
      selection of other advisers (Item 5.G.7): yes on the filing of 2025-02-28, no on the filing of 2026-03-26
      peers: other advisers, $100M to $500M (212)
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 107 to 113
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • HNW clients · 16 to 19
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • Individual clients · 39 to 35
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $22.2M to $25.1M
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $9.5M to $10.8M
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $175M to $186M
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $143M to $150M
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • RAUM · $175M to $186M
      Feb 28, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
    • Accounts · 104 to 107
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Individual clients · 28 to 39
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Employees · 2 to 3
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $21.5M to $22.2M
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $6.5M to $9.5M
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $156M to $175M
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $128M to $143M
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $156M to $175M
      Feb 27, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Accounts · 90 to 104
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • HNW clients · 10 to 16
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • Individual clients · 36 to 28
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 17 to 15
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $10.9M to $21.5M
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $8.9M to $6.5M
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $147M to $156M
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $127M to $128M
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • RAUM · $147M to $156M
      Feb 23, 2023 to Feb 27, 2024
    • Accounts · 65 to 90
      Jun 9, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
    • HNW clients · 11 to 10
      Jun 9, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · 18 to 17
      Jun 9, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $15.5M to $10.9M
      Jun 9, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $9.4M to $8.9M
      Jun 9, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $181M to $147M
      Jun 9, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $156M to $127M
      Jun 9, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
    • RAUM · $181M to $147M
      Jun 9, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
    • Accounts · 64 to 65
      Feb 23, 2021 to Feb 11, 2022
    • HNW clients · unset to 11.0
      Feb 23, 2021 to Feb 11, 2022
    • Individual clients · 35 to 36
      Feb 23, 2021 to Feb 11, 2022
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Retirement Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $181.3M, down 49% from $353.7M (2021-02-23 to 2022-02-11)
      Feb 11, 2022 · RAUM 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/3803713/admin/feed/postsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    RETIREMENTADVISORSLLC.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    972-371-0545reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 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
    Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $62.1Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026