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Great Lakes Retirement, Inc.

SEC-registered Insurance-Affiliated · Mid-sized ($1B–$10B) CRD 146608 · SEC file 801-110042 · Sandusky, OH · www.wasmithfinancial.com
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Mar 31, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$1.2B
Discretionary
$1.1B
Clients
1,669
Avg AUM / client
$697K
Accounts
7,044
Employees
27

AUM over time

$149M $1.2B
Dec 2016 Dec 2025

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 31, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 1,329 $490M 42.1%
High net worth individuals 336 $672M 57.7%
Pension and profit sharing plans 4 $1.6M 0.14%

People (13)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
William Allen Smith President Apr 2008 (18y) 75% or more
Petraitis, Brian, Joseph Chief Compliance Officer Aug 2024 (2y) Less than 5%
Jarrett D Lang Registered representative Mar 2013 (13y)
Andrew S Toccaceli Registered representative Oct 2013 (13y)
William Joseph Lauer Registered representative Sep 2016 (10y)
Jacob D Kinsley Registered representative Mar 2021 (5y)
Nathaniel Steven Fockler Registered representative Sep 2021 (5y)
Zachary Adam Bush Registered representative May 2022 (4y)
David H Coletto Registered representative Nov 2023 (3y)
Matthew Brian Miller Registered representative Apr 2025 (1y)
Damon Gregory Lee Registered representative Apr 2025 (1y)
Brandon M Schaefer Registered representative Jun 2025 (1y)
Logan Edward Bolin Registered representative Jul 2025 (1y)

Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/31/2026 975 KB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Fixed fees

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports having custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 31, 2026.

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