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| CRD # | 168561 |
| SEC # | 801-119086 |
| CIK # | 0801119086, 0001933059 |
| AUM | 276.9 M (2026-02-13) |
| Employees | 7 (100% Investors, 71% Brokers) |
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| Phone | 419-842-0550 |
| Address | 1700 Woodlands Drive Maumee, OH 43537 |
| Source | [IAPD] [EDGAR] [Website] [LinkedIn] [Facebook] [Instagram] |
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| Fees and Compensation — Form ADV Part 2A (2/13/2026) [Brochure] |
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Fees and Compensation - Item 5 Fees Charged Financial Planning Fees Financial planning fees can be hourly, fixed fee basis, or included with asset management services. However, most typically, financial planning fees are $1,000 for the first year, and $500 for each successive year thereafter. If the client prefers to pay an hourly rate, the hourly rate is $350 per hour. The fees stated are intended as a guideline only. Fees may be higher or lower, based on the nature of the engagement. Fees are negotiable, and will depend on the anticipated complexity of your plan. Financial Planning fees, to the extent not included in asset management services, will be due upon invoice and, in the case of clients who have implemented their financial plan through the firm, may be debited directly from client accounts with prior permission from the client. Typically, one-half of the fee is due in advance upon execution of the Agreement, with the balance due upon invoice from RGF, which is sent at the conclusion of the following billing period. Prepayment of fees will not exceed $1,200, unless services are rendered within six (6) months of execution of the agreement. For stand-alone financial planning clients, part of the fee may be paid in advance. If you terminate our relationship before the completion of the financial plan, any unearned pre-paid fees will be returned to you on a pro rata basis. However, clients should note that in most financial planning engagements, a great deal of time is expended in the beginning of the engagement, during the information gathering stage and then the analysis stage, so a return of unearned fees will not be pro-rated according to days, but rather hours expended based upon advisor’s $350 hourly rate. Asset Management Fees Generally, Asset Management fees will range from 1.00% to 2.00% per annum. Still, fees outside this range may be negotiated, as the stated range is a general guide. Factors used to determine an asset management fee may include an account’s size, investment strategy, risk profile, and platform. Platform fees and expenses normally include performance reporting, securities transactions, and other custodial services. All clients, but especially those with smaller accounts, should be advised they may receive similar services from other professionals for higher or lower overall costs. Legacy client relationships established prior to 2017 are subject to a different fee schedule and their overall fees may be higher or lower than the fees listed in this section, because fees are charged based on the investment management strategy selected for the client and not the overall account value. Fees charged by sub advisers are in addition to our fees and are clearly listed in the advisory agreement signed with the sub adviser and/or the sub adviser’s Form ADV Part 2 Brochure. Asset Management fees will generally be debited directly from each client’s account. The advisory fee is paid quarterly, in advance, and the value used for the fee calculation is the net value as of the last market day of the previous quarter. By using the last day of the previous quarter for the upcoming quarter’s fees, RGF is not taking into consideration any upcoming deposits or withdrawals, unless the withdrawal is pursuant to a termination of the relationship, in which case a pro-rata refund will be issued. For accounts billed by sub advisers or TPAs, fees may be payable monthly in arrears, based on the average daily balance of the account. By way of example, if the annual fee is 1.25%, then each quarter we will multiply the value of your account by 1.25% then divide by 4 to calculate our fee. Once the calculation is made, we will instruct your account custodian to deduct the fee from your account and remit it to RGF. Clients whose fees are directly debited will provide written authorization to debit advisory fees from their accounts held by a qualified custodian chosen by the client. Each quarter, clients will have access online in their client portal to a bill itemizing the fees to be debited, including the formula used to calculate the fee, the amount Retirement Guys Formula LLC Form ADV Part 2A Brochure of assets upon which the fee is based, and the time period covered by the fee. The invoice will also state that the fee was not independently calculated by the custodian. The client will also receive a statement from their account custodian showing all transactions in their account, including the fee. In some cases, the sub adviser used by our firm may act as paying agent and may deduct our fee along with the sub advisory fee and forward our portion of the fee to us. If you become a client during a quarter, you will pay a management fee for the number of days left in that quarter based on the assumption that you became a client on the date we were first able to be traded. If you terminate our relationship during a quarter, you will be entitled to a refund of any management fees for the remainder of the quarter based on the assumption that your termination is effective the date we receive your notice. We will not manage, trade, or arrange for distributions of your assets after the date of terminations. Any assets not transferred out within 90 days of termination will be “de-linked.” This means your account will no longer be visible to RGF staff, and will become a retail account with your custodian. Once your notice of termination is received, we will refund the unearned fees to you by check. Third Party Adviser (TPAs) Fees RGF will share in the fee paid to the TPA. The management fee is disclosed in the TPA's disclosure documents. These fees may or may not be negotiable. RGF's compensation may differ depending upon the firm’s individual agreement with each TPA. RGF or its investment adviser representatives have an incentive to recommend one ... |
| Account Minimums and Types of Clients — Form ADV Part 2A (2/13/2026) [Brochure] |
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Types of Clients - Item 7
RGF generally provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates,
charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.
RGF requires each account to have a minimum of $50,000. However, RGF may waive this minimum in its
discretion.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss - Item 8
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies
At the onset of the client relationship, Retirement Guys Formula will review a client’s portfolios, discuss the
client’s investment objectives and risk tolerance as well as any potential investment restrictions, and plan a
transition for the client’s assets from their current accounts to accounts managed by Retirement Guys Formula.
This plan is derived from RGF’s Independent Income System, which is RGF’s overall approach in building out an
approach for each client. The system calls for identifying different “buckets” of assets and investments with
different timeframe requirements. The blending of these buckets into a total portfolio is the Independent Income
System. What determines the size of each bucket is cash flow, risk tolerance (which includes client risk tolerance
as well as time horizon), and cost. The Independent Income System is therefore not a strategy, but a philosophy
that guides our investment allocations.
Each group of assets within a portfolio is invested in one or more of Retirement Guys Formula’s asset allocation
strategies (defined below) These strategies are developed utilizing outside research and investment ideas,
combined with RGF’s views on both individual securities and the markets and economy as a whole. All client
accounts in each strategy are managed on a pari passu basis. In other words, all accounts managed within each
strategy are managed in a like manner, side by side with one another, and not individually considered.
Accordingly, while a client may request limitations on Retirement Guys Formula’s discretionary authority, some
requested limitations may not be possible to achieve within the given strategy. In this case, the client and the
firm will mutually agree to either terminate the engagement, accept the asset allocations in the strategy, or have
the client’s assets placed in another strategy.
The asset allocation strategy in which the client’s assets are placed may change from time to time, dependent
upon the client’s investment objectives and financial circumstances. RGF uses several strategy models to
Retirement Guys Formula LLC
Form ADV Part 2A Brochure
determine which strategies are appropriate for a given client. For example, one model may be a mix of 2-3
strategies at a given time. Clients should inform Retirement Guys Formula as soon as possible of changes in their
circumstances that may affect the client’s risk tolerance or investment objectives, as these changes may trigger a
change in how the firm manages the client’s assets.
There are no limits to the types of securities that may be placed in a strategy, or that Retirement Guys Formula
may evaluate for a client or for inclusion in a strategy. However, investment types most typically include stocks,
bonds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds and money market accounts.
As assets are transitioned from a client’s prior advisers to Retirement Guys Formula, there may be securities and
other investments that do not fit within the asset allocation strategy selected for the client. Accordingly, these
investments will need to be sold in order to reposition the portfolio into the asset allocation strategy selected by
Retirement Guys Formula. However, this transition process may take some time to accomplish. Some
investments may not be unwound for a lengthy period of time for a variety of reasons that may include
unwarranted low share prices, restrictions on trading, contractual restrictions on liquidity, or market-related
liquidity concerns. In some cases, there may be securities or investments that are never able to be sold. In the
event an investment in a client account is unable to be unwound for a period of time, Retirement Guys Formula
will monitor the investment as part of its services to the client. Retirement Guys Formula may suggest that a
given investment be moved to a separate account.
In constructing each strategy, RGF utilizes a number of methods of analysis. These include:
Charting: This method involves using and comparing various charts to predict long and short-term performance
or market trends. The risk involved in solely using this method is that only past performance data is considered
without using other methods to crosscheck data. Using charting analysis without other methods of analysis would
be making the assumption that past performance will be indicative of future performance. This may not be the
case.
Fundamental: Fundamental analysis concentrates on factors that determine a company’s value and expected
future earnings. This strategy would normally encourage equity purchases in stocks that are undervalued or priced
below their perceived value. The risk assumed is that the market will fail to reach expectations of perceived value.
Technical: The technical approach attempts to predict a future stock price or direction based on market trends.
The assumption is that the market follows discernible patterns and if these patterns can be identified then a
prediction can be made. The risk is that markets do not always follow patterns and relying solely on this method
may not work long term.
Cyclical: This method assumes that the markets react in cyclical patterns which, once identified, can be leveraged
to provide performance. The risks with this strategy are two-fold: 1) the markets do not always repeat cyclical
patterns and 2) If too many investors begin to implement this strategy, it changes the very cycles they are trying
to take advantage of.
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| Sector | Form 13F Holdings | Value ($M) | |
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| Apple Inc | 4.6 | ||
| Johnson & Johnson | 3.9 | ||
| Wal Mart Stores Inc | 3.3 | ||
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.0 | ||
| Amerisourcebergen Corp | 3.0 | ||
| Lilly Eli & Co | 3.0 | ||
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 2.9 | ||
| Netflix Inc | 2.8 | ||
| Nvidia Corp | 2.7 | ||
| Amazon Com Inc | 2.5 | ||
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| Holdings by Sector ($M) |
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| AUM Breakdown | Accounts | AUM ($M) |
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| By Client Type | ||
| (a) Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 1,122 | 223.8 |
| (b) Individuals (high net worth individuals) | 30 | 52.3 |
| (c) Banking or thrift institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (d) Investment companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (e) Business development companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (f) Pooled investment vehicles | 0 | 0.0 |
| (g) Pension and profit sharing plans | 0 | 0.0 |
| (h) Charitable organizations | 1 | 0.3 |
| (i) State or municipal government entities | 0 | 0.0 |
| (j) Other investment advisers | 0 | 0.0 |
| (k) Insurance companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (l) Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (m) Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 2 | 0.5 |
| (n) Other | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 1,861 | 276.9 |
| By Discretionary | ||
| Discretionary | 1,861 | 276.9 |
| Non-Discretionary | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 1,861 | 276.9 |
| By Non-United States Persons | ||
| Non-United States Persons | 0.0 | |
| United States Persons | 276.9 | |
| Total | 1,861 | 276.9 |
| EDGAR Form | CIK | 2011 - 2026 |
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| 13F-HR | [0001933059] | |
| SC 13G | [0001933059] |
| Form 13D/13G Filer | Form 13D/13G Subject | Filed |
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| Retirement GUYS Formula LLC | Swan Global Investments LLC | [2023-08-14] |
| Retirement GUYS Formula LLC | Pacer Funds Trust | [2023-08-11] |
| Retirement GUYS Formula LLC | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII | [2023-07-25] |
| Firm Profile (Form ADV) | |
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| Discretionary AUM | $0.1B |
| Clients | 17 |
| Serves | Institutional, Retail |
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