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THE Retirement Solution LLC

THE Retirement Solution LLC. CRD 148106

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CRD: 148106

THE Retirement Solution LLC

$699.4M Total AUM
$449.2M Disc. AUM
18.5% 3Y CAGR
35 Employees
932 ADV. Clients
18 yrs Firm Age

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Firm Details

Custodian
Fidelity/NFS
Clients
Retail and Institutional
Established Date
10-15-2008
Office Locations
5

Office Locations

1110 N Center Parkway Suite A2 Kennewick WA
1600 Bothell Everett Highway Suite 111 Mill Creek WA
1600 Continental Place Suite 105 Mt. Vernon WA

About THE Retirement Solution LLC

The Retirement Solution is a fiduciary RIA (founded 2007) focused on retirees and pre-retirees, providing retirement-oriented financial planning and asset management, including tax and estate planning plus insurance/annuity guidance. Portfolios emphasize asset allocation using vehicles such as ETFs and mutual funds across fixed income and real estate. A differentiator is its Retirement University virtual courses and free workshops; the firm reports using Orion and Fidelity/NFS.

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What the numbers show

Between March 28, 2025 and May 15, 2026, reported AUM increased 22.0%, from $573.3M to $699.4M.

Across 5 reported observations, AUM increased 76.2% between December 19, 2022 and May 15, 2026, from $397.0M to $699.4M.

Of the latest reported AUM, 64.2% is discretionary and 35.8% is non-discretionary.

The firm reports 15 advisory representatives and 932 clients, or 62.1 clients per representative. That equates to $750.5K in reported AUM per client.

The profile lists 5 reported office locations and 18 years in operation. The source data was last updated on May 15, 2026. Figures reflect reported regulatory data and may not include subsequent changes.

Team overview

37 AVG AGE
$46.6M AVG AUM / ADVISOR
$750.5K AVG AUM / CLIENT
5.3 yrs AVG TENURE
35 Employees
15 Advisory Reps
15 RIA Reps
18yrs Firm Age

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Owner & Executives

JAMES LEROY BLACK

JAMES LEROY BLACK

Chief Executive Officer, FINANCIAL PLANNER

CRD
#2156347
Ownership
Less than 5%
THOMAS ALAN BLACK

THOMAS ALAN BLACK

Financial Planner, President

CRD
#2450163
Ownership
Less than 5%

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Contacts

Jared Thomas Black

Jared Thomas Black

Associate

CRD
#7534880
HEATHER M CARLSON

HEATHER M CARLSON

Associate Planner

CRD
#4359310

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Assets Under Management

Total AUM
Discretionary
Non-Discretionary
12-19-2022
12-11-2023
11-05-2024
03-28-2025
05-15-2026
Category Assets AVG. Account size
Discretionary $449,167,701 $225,939
Non-Discretionary $250,260,843 $212,807
Total $699,428,544 $221,058

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13F Holdings | Q2 2026

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