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RETIREMENT STRATEGIES, LTD.

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CRD 163701·SEC 801-112738·DUBLIN, OH
AUM
$272.7M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$2.7M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$818K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$6.5M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
RETIREMENT STRATEGIES, LTD.
CRD
163701
SEC file #
801-112738
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$272.7M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$99.1M → $272.7M▲ +175%
Client mix
Individuals Other337
Individuals High Net Worth75
Pension Profit Sharing Plans4
Corporations2
Charitable Organizations1

Operations

Employees (total)
10
Advisory staff (per ADV)
5
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
5 advisors → 5 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
DUBLIN OH
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Fidelitylow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPension consultingPublication of periodicals
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
04/01/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
linkedin.com/in/jeff-foster-2176679(social)

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
2
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
LINDNER, JAMES, A
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
LINDNER, JAMES, A
FOSTER, JEFFREY, ROBERT
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
Yes
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
fallback_guess:retirementstrategies.com

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
17
Form 5500 Total Compensation
108,793
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
2025108,793
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
202517
Schedule C Total Compensation
108,793
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
17

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (9)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
1
Bc Firm Active IA Count
5
Bc Firm IAR Count
5
Custodian Candidates
Full
Fidelity4
E*trade4
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Top Owner CRD
2278697
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (5)

5
LINDNER, JAMES, A
IAR · Direct Owner · 87.5%
2278697
FOSTER, JEFFREY, ROBERT
IAR · Direct Owner · 17.5%
2154762
Nathan Patrick Quilter
IAR
6680690
Jerry Snyder
IAR
1049006
Nicholas Walter Leeper
IAR
8214584