Clients
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors serves 850 clients, 821 of them pension and profit-sharing plans. The average client has about $47 million with the firm.
- Pension and profit-sharing plans821 clients79%
- Charitable organizations20 clients8%
- Corporations and other businesses5 clients12%
- State or municipal government entities4 clients0%
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| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share | Avg. per client |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pension and profit-sharing plans | 821 | $31,926,063,351 | 79.3% | $38.9M |
| Charitable organizations | 20 | $3,382,581,560 | 8.4% | $169.1M |
| State or municipal government entities | 4 | $133,689,558 | 0.3% | $33.4M |
| Corporations and other businesses | 5 | $4,810,897,803 | 12.0% | $962.2M |
| Total | 850 | $40,253,232,272 | 100% | $47.4M |
- Clients
- 821
- Regulatory AUM
- $31,926,063,351
- Share
- 79.3%
- Avg. per client
- $38.9M
- Clients
- 20
- Regulatory AUM
- $3,382,581,560
- Share
- 8.4%
- Avg. per client
- $169.1M
- Clients
- 4
- Regulatory AUM
- $133,689,558
- Share
- 0.3%
- Avg. per client
- $33.4M
- Clients
- 5
- Regulatory AUM
- $4,810,897,803
- Share
- 12.0%
- Avg. per client
- $962.2M
Total
- Clients
- 850
- Regulatory AUM
- $40,253,232,272
- Share
- 100%
- Avg. per client
- $47.4M
What it does
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors provides portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, selecting other managers and educational seminars. It is paid through a percentage of assets, hourly charges, fixed fees and other arrangements.
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors provided financial planning to 0 clients last fiscal year and advises no private funds.
42.3% of assets ($17.02B across 572 accounts) are managed with discretion; $23.23B across 342 accounts are not. 1% of clients are outside the U.S., and 105 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.
What the accounts hold
The filed percentages total 101%. The values below are shown as filed.
- Exchange-traded equity securities
- 1%
- Investment grade corporate bonds
- 1%
- Securities issued by registered investment companies or business development companies
- 65%
- Securities issued by pooled investment vehicles (other than registered investment companies)
- 30%
- Cash and cash equivalents
- 2%
- Other (Loans and Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts)
- 2%
Custodians
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors’ client accounts are held mainly at Northern Trust, with 19% of managed assets, and U.S. Bancorp, with 15%. Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors does not have custody of client assets.
- FidelityFidelity Distributors Company LLC · Boston, MA · $4.28B11%
- EmpowerEmpower Financial Services, Inc. · Greenwood Village, CO · $5.02B12%
- Northern TrustNorthern Trust Corp · Chicago, IL · $7.77B19%
- U.S. BancorpU.S. Bancorp · Cincinatti, OH · $5.96B15%
- All other custodians$17.22B43%
Ownership and leadership
Cerity Partners LLC owns 75% or more of Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors, and Kurt Miscinski is its CEO.
- Owns 75% or more of Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors LLC
Cerity Partners LLC
Control person · since August 2017
- Owns 75% or more of Cerity Partners LLC
Cerity Partners Equity Holding LLC
Control person · since September 2018
- Owns 75% or more of Cerity Partners Equity Holding LLC
CP Merger II LLC
Control person · since July 2022
- Owns 75% or more of CP Merger II LLC
CP Merger I LLC
Control person · since July 2022
- Owns 75% or more of CP Merger I LLC
CP Intermediate II LLC
Control person · since July 2022
- Owns 75% or more of CP Intermediate II LLC
CP Intermediate I LLC
Control person · since July 2022
- Owns 75% or more of CP Intermediate I LLC
CP-RTS LLC
Control person · since November 2022
- Owns 75% or more of CP-RTS LLC
CP-MCM LLC
Control person · since January 2023
- Owns 75% or more of CP-MCM LLC
CP-Acp LLC
Control person · since January 2023
- Owns 75% or more of CP-Acp LLC
CP Intermediate III LLC
Control person · since March 2026
- Owns 75% or more of CP Intermediate III LLC
CP Holdings I LLC
Control person · since July 2022
- Owns 25% to 50% of CP Holdings I LLC
Genstar Capital Partners X, L.P.
Control person · since July 2022
Genstar Capital X, L.P.
General partner · Control person · since July 2022
Genstar X GP LLC
General partner · Control person · since July 2022
- Owns 25% to 50% of CP Holdings I LLC
Cerity Partners Eoe LLC
Control person · since September 2018
Kurt Miscinski
Manager · Control person · since November 2017
Leadership
- Kurt MiscinskiChief Executive Officer
- Kevin HildenPresident
- Suketu ShahChief Financial Officer
- Arthur ProstickChief Compliance Officer
- Robert JeffersChief Operations Officer
- Neil QuinlanDirector of Operations
- Robert SecoGeneral Counsel
Staff
- 193 employees
- 153 in advisory functions
- 75 state-registered reps
- 13 insurance agents
- 8 soliciting firms
Reported holdings
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors’ reported 13F holdings total $239.4M across 34 positions, and the ten largest make up 91.5% of it.
- $239.4M
- Reported 13F value
- 34
- Positions
- 91.5%
- In the 10 largest
- +22.3%
- Value vs. prior quarter
- State Str SPDR S&P 500 ETF T · TR Unit27.4%
- Vanguard Index Fds · Total Stk Mkt20.4%
- Vanguard BD Index Fds · Total Bnd Mrkt11.1%
- Vanguard Intl Equity Index F · FTSE Emr Mkt ETF10.1%
- iShares Inc. · Core MSCI Emkt9.2%
- Vanguard Tax-managed Fds · Van FTSE Dev Mkt5.6%
- iShares TR · US Treas BD ETF3.0%
- Vanguard Index Fds · S&P 500 ETF Shs1.9%
- iShares TR · Core US Aggbd ET1.4%
- SPDR Series Trust · ST Str P500grw1.4%
Together, the ten largest are 91.5% of reported value.
A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $239.4M is not its $40.25B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.
Fees
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees (other than subscription fees) and other.
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.
Offices and registrations
Besides its headquarters, Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors has 33 offices, with 34 listed addresses across 14 states.
California · 12 listed addresses
- 300 N. Continental BLVD, El Segundo
- 425 California Street, San Francisco
- 600 West Broadway, San Diego
- 1435 Anacapa ST, Santa Barbara
- 301 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena
- 601 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles
- 100 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley
- 345 California Street, San Francisco
- 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City
- 6621 Bay Laurel Place, Avila Beach
- 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Los Angeles
- 550 S. Winchester BLVD., San Jose
Kentucky · 3 listed addresses
- 1048 Ashley Street, Bowling Green
- 2201 High Wickham Place, Louisville
- 310 Ring Road, Elizabethtown
Pennsylvania · 3 listed addresses
- 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh
- 603 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh
- 1628 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia
Texas · 3 listed addresses
- 4900 Woodway Drive, Houston
- 2015 E Lamar Boulevard, Arlington
- 3526/3520 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth
Florida · 2 listed addresses
- 1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville
- 980 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton
New York · 2 listed addresses
- 99 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New YorkHQ
- 4 Tower Place, Albany
Virginia · 2 listed addresses
- 19415 Deerfield Avenue, Lansdowne
- 150 West Main Street, Norfolk
Arizona · 1 listed address
- 7659 E Pinnacle Peak RD., Scottsdale
Colorado · 1 listed address
- 6900 E. Layton Ave, Denver
Illinois · 1 listed address
- 320 S. Canal Street, Chicago
New Jersey · 1 listed address
- 241 North Avenue W, Westfield
North Carolina · 1 listed address
- 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh
Ohio · 1 listed address
- 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland
Washington · 1 listed address
- 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle
Other business names
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors has reported 2 other business names to the SEC.
- Cerity Partners
- Cerity Partners Institutional Consulting
Registration details
- Legal name
- Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors LLC
- Headquarters
- 99 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- 212-850-4260
- Website
- www.ceritypartners.com
- SEC file
- 801-76705
- Structure
- Delaware LLC
- Fiscal year end
- December
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Common questions
How many clients does Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors have?
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors has 850 clients and manages $40.3 billion for them, as of September 2026. They include 821 pension and profit-sharing plans, 20 charitable organizations and 5 corporations and other businesses.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 29 September 2026
What services does Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors offer?
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors provides portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, selecting other managers and educational seminars.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file
Which custodians does Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors use?
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors’ separately managed account assets are held at Northern Trust Corp (Chicago, IL), with $7,772,298,023, U.S. Bancorp (Cincinatti, OH), with $5,958,013,071, Empower Financial Services, Inc. (Greenwood Village, CO), with $5,022,888,249 and Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (Boston, MA), with $4,282,523,569. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 29 September 2026
How many financial advisors does Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors have?
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors has 75 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 193 employees, and 153 perform investment advisory functions. 0 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 13 are licensed insurance agents.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file
What does Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors invest in?
At the end of its last fiscal year, Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors’ separately managed accounts held 65% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 30% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 2% cash and equivalents, 2% loans and self-directed brokerage accounts, 1% exchange-traded equities and 1% investment grade corporate bonds. It advises no private funds of its own.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file
Who owns Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors?
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors’ direct owner is Cerity Partners LLC (75% or more).
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 29 September 2026
How does Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors get paid?
Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees and other arrangements. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file