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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 Researcher, LLC

No RAUM reportedTysons, VirginiaCRD 297379SEC 801-113858websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 19, 2018 · 37 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 17, 2018
RAUM
$0
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
n/a
of RAUM
Private clients
n/a
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$0 as of Mar 9, 2026
Jan 30, 2025$0 then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 22, 2019$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 22, 20191 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 22, 20191 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$0derivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
unknownderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
unknownderivedof RAUM
Institutional
unknownderivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
hourly, fixed fees, subscriptionreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
selection of other advisers, publications, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 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)
  • 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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
0reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
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 headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Bonnie Paula Friedman · Membercontrol
    since 03/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Alejandro Murguia · Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 03/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Takayuki Dean Umemoto · Membercontrol
    since 03/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Timothy Robert French · Trusteecontrol
    since 03/2016 · owns F of Revocable Trust Of Robert T French
  • Ting-Shu Virginia French · Trusteecontrol
    since 03/2016 · owns F of Revocable Trust Of Robert T French
  • Wade Pfau · Member
    since 03/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
Entity owners
  • Revocable Trust Of Robert T French · Member
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Retirement Researcher, LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Tysons, Va · principal200
Portland, Me000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Jan 30, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
  • Other offices · 2 to 1
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • Accounts · unset to 0.0
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • Employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 1 to 3
    Jan 29, 2021 to Feb 5, 2021
  • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
    Jan 29, 2021 to Feb 5, 2021
  • Employees · 1 to 3
    Jan 29, 2021 to Feb 5, 2021
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 3
    Jan 29, 2021 to Feb 5, 2021
  • State-registered IARs · 1 to 3
    Jan 29, 2021 to Feb 5, 2021
  • Other offices · 0 to 2
    Jul 1, 2020 to Aug 18, 2020
  • HQ city · MCLEAN to TYSONS
    Apr 4, 2019 to Sep 18, 2019
  • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • HNW clients · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • Individual clients · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • HNW RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 22, 2019
Signals
4 dated events
  • Robert Timothy French left Retirement Researcher, Llc for Parkwoods Wealth Partners, Llc (registered 2025-03-25)
    Dec 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Ting-Shu Virginia French (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of Retirement Researcher, Llc
    Aug 26, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • Timothy Robert French (Owner) appeared on Schedule A of Retirement Researcher, Llc
    Aug 18, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • Retirement Researcher, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jul 19, 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/retirement-researcherreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
wadepfau.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
833-828-9811reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 9, 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
No RAUM reportedderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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Sep 14, 2026