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WHEELER RETIREMENT PLANS LLC

C33
CRD 327889·SEC 801-128751·DULUTH, MN
AUM
$618.1M
$500M-$1B
Est. Revenue
$6.2M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$1.9M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$14.8M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
WHEELER RETIREMENT PLANS LLC
CRD
327889
SEC file #
801-128751
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$618.1M
AUM band
$500M-$1B
AUM trajectory
'25'26
$520.0M → $618.1M▲ +19%
Client mix
Pension Profit Sharing Plans56
Pooled Investment Vehicles22

Operations

Employees (total)
2
Advisory staff (per ADV)
2
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'25'26
1 advisors → 2 advisors▲ +100%
Primary office
DULUTH MN
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — businessesPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUMFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
01/07/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
wheelerrp.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
COOLE, RYAN, D
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
1
Control Persons
COOLE, RYAN, D
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
ok
Rdap Domain
WHEELERRP.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2023-11-30T15:46:29Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
3
Rdap Firm Age Band
<5y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
5
Form 5500 Total Compensation
375,302
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
2025375,302
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20255
Schedule C Total Compensation
375,302
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
5

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.2124
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.0885
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
100
Soi Zip Total AGI
93,806
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
27,056,046,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
318
Fdic Zip Top Banks
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
U.S. Bank National Association

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (24)

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
E*trade4
Fidelity2
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
Republic Bank, Inc.Duluth, MN
Norwest Bank Minnesota North, National AssociationDuluth, MN
Fdic Zip HHI
1927.49
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
32.29
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2028-11-30T15:46:29Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2023-11-30T15:46:30Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns37.domaincontrol.comNs38.domaincontrol.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI4,114
Returns380
Stub 2
AGI9,278
Returns260
Stub 3
AGI10,055
Returns170
Soi Zip Total Business Income
2,937
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
4,422
Soi Zip Total Dividends
4,359
Soi Zip Total Returns
1,130
Top Owner CRD
5329550
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (2)

2
COOLE, RYAN, D
IAR · Direct Owner · 87.5%
5329550
ANDREW HEIMBACH WHEELER
IAR
4554897