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Former SEC-registered adviser

Financial Planning Solutions, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserAuburndale, MassachusettsCRD 168211SEC 801-113221websiteIAPD
Latest filing Dec 12, 2025
First filing on the tape Apr 13, 2018 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since May 14, 2018
RAUM
$312M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
89%
of RAUM
Private clients
89%
$280M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$312M as of Dec 12, 2025
Mar 14, 2019$119M then
HNW client RAUM$106M as of Dec 12, 2025
Mar 14, 2019$103M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Dec 12, 2025
Mar 14, 20192 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Dec 12, 2025
Mar 14, 20194 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +10% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 5 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 12, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$52.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
43derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$5.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$275,009derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
89%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
11%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+10%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+37%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$280M, 255 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$173M55%
  • High-net-worth individuals$106M34%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$32.9M11%
Individual clients
234reported
HNW clients
21reported
Pension plan clients
11reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,136reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$280M for 255 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
6 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -6 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days6 left over 36 months
Joined, 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
    • Howard Richard Fingerman · Membercontrol
      since 07/2013 · owns 50% to 75%
    • Hood Lyman Jackson · Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 07/2013 · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Auburndale, Ma · principal006
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
      Mar 19, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 6
      Mar 19, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
    • Accounts · 1,174 to 1,136
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW clients · 10 to 21
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual clients · 176 to 234
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $246M to $280M
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Employees · 7 to 8
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HQ city · NEWTON to AUBURNDALE
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $258M to $280M
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $149M to $173M
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $25.8M to $32.9M
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $28.0M to $32.9M
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • RAUM · $284M to $312M
      Sep 19, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Accounts · 1,129 to 1,174
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • HNW clients · 65 to 10
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Individual clients · 154 to 176
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 12 to 11
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $234M to $246M
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Employees · 5 to 7
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $236M to $258M
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $142M to $106M
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $92.7M to $149M
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $22.0M to $25.8M
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $24.0M to $28.0M
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • RAUM · $258M to $284M
      Dec 19, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Accounts · 1,010 to 1,129
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • HNW clients · 59 to 65
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Individual clients · 213 to 154
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · 10 to 12
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $190M to $234M
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Other offices · 0 to 1
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $190M to $236M
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $107M to $142M
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $81.1M to $92.7M
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $24.9M to $22.0M
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $27.1M to $24.0M
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • RAUM · $215M to $258M
      Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 5
      Mar 7, 2022 to May 20, 2022
    Signals
    9 dated events
    • Financial Planning Solutions, Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2026-03-02, RAUM $312.4M)
      Apr 1, 2026 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Lyman Hood Jackson left Financial Planning Solutions, Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-23)
      Mar 27, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Margaret Ann Dolan left Financial Planning Solutions, Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-23)
      Dec 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Andrew Francis Holmes left Financial Planning Solutions, Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-23)
      Dec 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Dillon Frederick Driscoll left Financial Planning Solutions, Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-23)
      Dec 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Janet Rhodes Friedman left Financial Planning Solutions, Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-23)
      Dec 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Richard Howard Fingerman left Financial Planning Solutions, Llc for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-23)
      Dec 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Financial Planning Solutions, LLC's advisors moved to Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC (Auburndale, MA): 5 of 6 registered, on the same day
      Dec 31, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Financial Planning Solutions, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Apr 13, 2018 · First SEC registration · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026