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Life, Inc. Retirement Services

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Client AUM

$18,733,508

Clients

89

Advisors

5

across 2 offices

About

Life, Inc. Retirement Services provides ongoing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting to individuals and employee benefit plans, including plan design, fund selection, participant education, and optional third-party administration and 3(21)/3(28) services. The firm serves retail clients rather than high‑net‑worth individuals and reports about $91.6 million in total AUM across 89 clients.

The firm documents client objectives with an Investment Policy Statement and employs fundamental and quantitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and a long‑term trading approach. Life, Inc. manages both discretionary and non‑discretionary accounts but reports the bulk of assets as non‑discretionary ($72.8M non‑discretionary vs. $18.7M discretionary as of March 2026), and it requires clients to use specified custodians such as Betterment, Interactive Brokers, SEI (and references Orion solutions).

Compared with many team firms, Life, Inc. combines retirement plan consulting with advisors who are licensed to sell insurance and who may receive insurance‑related compensation, a potential source of conflict noted in the brochure. The firm also manages all assets in‑house rather than selecting third‑party managers, sets fixed fees for pension plan design work ( disclosed up to $75,000), and does not aggregate block trades across client accounts, which are operational features that may differ from peers.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Wealth management

Occupation focus

Retired Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed Fees for Pension Consulting between $2,500 and $75,000 (negotiable)

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.20% $500,000 - $999,999: 1.10% $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 1.05% $2,000,000+: 1.00%

Other

Fee-only: Portfolio Management: tiered AUM fees from 1.20% to 1.00%; Pension Consulting: tiered AUM fees from 1.00% to 0.40%; Fixed Fees for Pension Consulting: $2,500 to $75,000 (negotiable)

Main office

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Delaware OH

Advisors at this office

4

Most active in

Florida · Maryland · Minnesota · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Texas

Also doing business as

Ivory Hill, LLC · Life, Inc. Retirement Services · Neff, Ryan

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Matthew R

Series 63, Series 65

Delaware, OH

Life, Inc. Retirement Services

Matthew Ruttenberg is a financial advisor with Life, Inc. Retirement Services in Delaware, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, J.W. Cole Advisors, Fifth Third Securities, and PRUCO Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Ruttenberg is a co-owner of a financial planning firm and part-owner of a financial education provider. Life, Inc. Retirement Services offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting primarily to retail clients. The firm uses documented Investment Policy Statements and employs fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory in managing mostly non-discretionary accounts.

Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Brian A

Delaware, OH

Life, Inc. Retirement Services

Brian Anderson is a financial advisor at Life, Inc. Retirement Services with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation since 2012 and joined Life, Inc. Retirement Services in 2019. Life, Inc. Retirement Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting services to individual clients and small-business plan sponsors, focusing on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to support a long-term investment approach.

Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Kurt A

Series 65

Delaware, OH

Life, Inc. Retirement Services

Kurt Altrichter is a financial advisor with Life, Inc. Retirement Services in Delaware, OH, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at HighMark Wealth Management and Heritage Wealth Architects. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Altrichter serves as an Infantry Officer in the Army National Guard and is Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Saint Thomas Academy Alumni Association. Life, Inc. Retirement Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting to individuals and small-business plan sponsors, focusing on a long-term trading approach using fundamental and quantitative analysis. The firm manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis and operates across five offices with a team of four advisors.

Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Ryan N

Series 65

Delaware, OH

Life, Inc. Retirement Services

Ryan Neff is a financial advisor at Life, Inc. Retirement Services with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Life, Inc. since 2014. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting services to individuals and small-business plan sponsors, using fundamental analysis, quantitative models, and modern portfolio theory to guide investment decisions. Life, Inc. serves mostly non-high-net-worth clients and manages assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis across multiple offices.

Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Jaya Prakash G

Series 65

McKinney, TX

Life, Inc. Retirement Services

Jaya Prakash Gadela is a financial advisor at Life, Inc. Retirement Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previous work experience at Computer Concepts Inc, Finvest Financials LLC, Hegemon Group International, RJHub Solutions LLC, and Ameritek Global Inc. Life, Inc. Retirement Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting primarily to retail clients and employee benefit plans. The firm uses fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory and focuses on long-term trading, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with total assets under management of approximately $91.6 million.

Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner
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