PEARL PLANNING, LLC

C44
CRD 336568·SEC 801-132904·DEXTER, MI
AUM
$329.2M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$3.3M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$988K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$7.9M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
PEARL PLANNING, LLC
CRD
336568
SEC file #
801-132904
EIN
831690505
DBA names
Pearl Planning

Economics

AUM
$329.2M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'25'26
$312.8M → $329.2M▲ +5%
Client mix
Individuals Other201
Individuals High Net Worth104

Operations

Employees (total)
7
Advisory staff (per ADV)
4
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'25'26
3 advisors → 4 advisors▲ +33%
Primary office
DEXTER MI
Branches

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/13/2026
ADV-W filed at

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
JOY, MELISSA, NICOLE
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
1
Control Persons
JOY, MELISSA, NICOLE
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
PEARLPLANNING.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2016-03-08T03:09:28Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
10
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
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
0002100519
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
2
Edgar First Filing Date
2026-02-03
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-04-30
Edgar 13f Count
2
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2026-04-30
Accession0002100519-26-000003

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.4504
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.184
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
1,520
Soi Zip Total AGI
1,113,209
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
6,005,903,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
114
Fdic Zip Top Banks
PNC Bank, National Association
Chelsea State Bank

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (27)

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
4
Bc Firm IAR Count
4
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
Fidelity4
Lpl Financial4
Raymond James4
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
8031 MAIN STREETSUITE 201DEXTER, MI 48130
Business
8031 MAIN STREETSUITE 201DEXTER, MI 48130
Edgar EIN
831690505
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-HR2026-04-30 · 0002100519-26-000003
13F-HR2026-02-03 · 0002100519-26-000001
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
First of America Bank-Ann ArborDexter, MI
Great Lakes Bancorp, A FSBDexter, MI
Fdic Zip HHI
1519.3
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
27.45
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-03-08T03:09:28Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-09-11T19:58:50Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns47.domaincontrol.comNs48.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
AGI18,486
Returns1,830
Stub 2
AGI37,826
Returns1,030
Stub 3
AGI54,772
Returns880
Soi Zip Total Business Income
34,064
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
50,378
Soi Zip Total Dividends
31,093
Soi Zip Total Returns
8,260
Top Owner CRD
3233879
Trust Company Affiliate
No