{
  "crd_number": 33065,
  "slug": "access-financial-group-inc-chicago-il-33065",
  "primary_business_name": "ACCESS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.",
  "legal_name": "ACCESS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Chicago",
  "state": "IL",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "16980",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "16980",
    "common_name": "Chicago",
    "msa_name": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN",
    "path": "/advisors/il/chicago"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "1994-12-30",
  "years_registered": 31,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-18",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 302333577.0,
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 6,
  "advisory_employees": 5,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 8
    },
    "corporations_other_businesses": {
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      "count": 306
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "AZ",
    "CT",
    "FL",
    "IA",
    "IL",
    "IN",
    "MA",
    "MD",
    "ME",
    "MI",
    "MO",
    "NC",
    "NH",
    "PA",
    "RI",
    "UT",
    "VT",
    "WA",
    "WI"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://afinancial.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/33065",
  "city_as_filed": "CHICAGO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/access-financial-group-inc-chicago-il-33065",
  "display_name": "Access Financial Group, Inc.",
  "summary": "Access Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1994, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Access Financial Group, Inc. (CRD 33065): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Access Financial Group, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Access Financial Group, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Access Financial Group, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Access Financial Group, Inc.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Access Financial Group, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Access Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 33065."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Access Financial Group, Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Access Financial Group, Inc. reports $302,333,577 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (99% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Access Financial Group, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Access Financial Group, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $312,347,990 in the October 2021 data and $302,333,577 in the October 2026 data, down 3%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Access Financial Group, Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: corporations or other businesses not listed above (306); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (8)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Access Financial Group, Inc. use?",
      "a": "Access Financial Group, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James & Associates, Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Access Financial Group, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/33065"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Access Financial Group, Inc. state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026 says: \"AFG has no minimum account size or management fee requirements.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Access Financial Group, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $272,305,506 to $302,333,577 (+11%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 312347990.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-25"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 313448990.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-03"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 257004535.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2023-07-12"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 269010834.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-07"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 272305506.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2025-02-11"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 302333577.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-18"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $272,305,506 to $302,333,577 (+11%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "AFG has no minimum account size or management fee requirements."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "AFG has no minimum account size or management fee requirements."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Raymond James & Associates, Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/access-financial-group-inc-chicago-il-33065.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 8,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 13984448.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 306,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 288349129.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/33065",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}