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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

The Retirement Smith LLC

STATE REGISTEREDFredericksburg, VirginiaCRD 312623websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 12, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 12, 2026 · 1 filings
RAUM
$18.2M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$18.2M individuals and HNW
Advisors
n/a
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
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
0 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM: no history
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3): no history
Employees (5.A): no history
Private funds: no history
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 12, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$9.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
32derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$161,056derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
unknownderivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$14.7M81%
  • High-net-worth individuals$3.5M19%
Individual clients
62reported
HNW clients
2reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
113reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
on the IAPD state feed, not SEC-registeredderived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Jeffrey Brian SmithFredericksburg, VaMar 10, 202123 y1
Christopher Robert KeeneyFredericksburg, VaJun 22, 202313 y0
Advisor movement
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
No Schedule A on the extract for this adviser.
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Fredericksburg, Va · principal200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
One filing, no change to show.
Signals
2 dated events
  • Andrew Chancellor Cooke left The Retirement Smith Llc for Gradient Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-08-08)
    Dec 8, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Sutton Mahon left The Retirement Smith Llc for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2022-10-07)
    Jul 22, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · 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
Website
theretirementsmith.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
(540) 371-9777reportedpublic 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
STATE REGISTEREDderiveda 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 15, 2026