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APPROACH RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC

C48
CRD 166221·SEC 801-121714·BIRMINGHAM, AL
AUM
$227.5M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$2.3M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$682K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$5.5M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
APPROACH RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC
CRD
166221
SEC file #
801-121714
EIN
465009625
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$227.5M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'22'26
$158.1M → $227.5M▲ +44%
Client mix
Individuals Other81
Individuals High Net Worth59
Pension Profit Sharing Plans3
Charitable Organizations1

Operations

Employees (total)
2
Advisory staff (per ADV)
2
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'22'26
2 advisors → 2 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
BIRMINGHAM AL
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businesses
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly charges

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/16/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
approachretirement.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
MCCLAIN, ERIC, JASON
Top Owner Pct
62.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
MCCLAIN, ERIC, JASON
WALKER, PHILLIP, BRITTAIN
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
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
ok
Rdap Domain
APPROACHRETIREMENT.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2020-09-20T05:03:28Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
6
Rdap Firm Age Band
5-10y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0002106948
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
2
Edgar First Filing Date
2026-01-29
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-04-14
Edgar 13f Count
2
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2026-04-14
Accession0002106948-26-000002

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (17)

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

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
2
Bc Firm IAR Count
2
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
3928 CYPRESS DRIVESUITE 150VESTAVIA, AL 35243
Business
3928 CYPRESS DRIVESUITE 150VESTAVIA, AL 35243
Edgar EIN
465009625
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-HR2026-04-14 · 0002106948-26-000002
13F-HR2026-01-29 · 0002106948-26-000001
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-09-20T05:03:28Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2023-03-13T20:53:08Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns39.domaincontrol.comNs40.domaincontrol.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
5500918
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (2)

2
WALKER, PHILLIP, BRITTAIN
IAR · Direct Owner · 62.5%
5798439
MCCLAIN, ERIC, JASON
IAR · Direct Owner · 62.5%
5500918