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FRUGAL FINANCIAL RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES, LLC

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CRD 168390·SEC 801-125768·MOBILE, AL
AUM
$194.9M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$1.9M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$585K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$4.7M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
FRUGAL FINANCIAL RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES, LLC
CRD
168390
SEC file #
801-125768
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$194.9M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'23'26
$107.8M → $194.9M▲ +81%
Client mix
Pension Profit Sharing Plans128

Operations

Employees (total)
4
Advisory staff (per ADV)
2
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'23'26
2 advisors → 2 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
MOBILE AL
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Pension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUM

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/27/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
—

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
2
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
EMPLOYEE FIDUCIARY, LLC
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
3
Control Persons
EMPLOYEE FIDUCIARY, LLC
DROBLYEN, ERIC, CHRISTOPHER
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.0357
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
0
Soi Zip Total AGI
81,229

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (14)

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
3
Bc Firm IAR Count
3
Custodian Candidates
Full
E*trade4
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI20,826
Returns1,390
Stub 2
AGI25,068
Returns730
Stub 3
AGI14,294
Returns240
Soi Zip Total Business Income
5,402
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
481
Soi Zip Total Dividends
163
Soi Zip Total Returns
2,520
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (4)

4
DROBLYEN, ERIC, CHRISTOPHER
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
2931863
MARK STEPHEN NICHOLAS
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4584095
LISA MARY THARP
IAR
3103003
JOHN RUSSELL MOODY
IAR
6880152