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Archford Capital Strategies, LLC

Swansea, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 164482

Filed as ARCHFORD CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLC

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Swansea, IL, registered since 2012, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$1,489,117,927
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Archford Capital Strategies, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Archford Capital Strategies, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Archford Capital Strategies, LLC located?

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC's principal office is in Swansea, IL, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Archford Capital Strategies, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 164482.

How much does Archford Capital Strategies, LLC manage?

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC reports $1,489,117,927 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Archford Capital Strategies, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Archford Capital Strategies, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $810,347,395 in the October 2021 data and $1,489,117,927 in the October 2026 data, up 84%. Total employees: 36 in October 2021 and 45 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Archford Capital Strategies, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (496); high net worth individuals (278); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (67).

Which custodians does Archford Capital Strategies, LLC use?

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Archford Capital Strategies, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

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/164482

Does Archford Capital Strategies, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 13, 2026 says: "Archford generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."

What changed in Archford Capital Strategies, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Archford generally does not impose a minimum relationship size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 13, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,489,117,927

$1,489,117,927 as of October 2026, filing dated April 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,489,117,927.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 496 Assets $182,822,854 (12%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 278 Assets $1,011,090,735 (68%)
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 67 Assets $206,424,926 (14%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 6 Assets $21,423,923 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 13 Assets $67,355,489 (5%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 45. Performing investment advisory functions: 16.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the May 2026 filing
Clayton, MOEdwardsville, IL
States registered or notice-filed
18 states or jurisdictions
AZCACOFLGAIAILINKSKYMONCNENJNYOHTNTX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$810M 2021 $890M 2022 $822M 2023 $972M 2024 $1.28B 2025 $1.49B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,489,117,92745April 30, 2026
October 2025$1,278,994,49042July 2, 2025
October 2024$971,538,03741March 13, 2024
October 2023$821,517,14149June 29, 2023
October 2022$889,994,35049July 8, 2022
October 2021$810,347,39536September 22, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $810,347,395 in the October 2021 data and $1,489,117,927 in the October 2026 data, up 84%.

Total employees: 36 in October 2021 and 45 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. May 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 16.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,278,994,490 to $1,489,117,927 (+16%).
    • Added an office in Clayton, MO.
    • No longer lists an office in St. Louis, MO.
    • Registered or notice-filed in NY.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in CA, KY, NC, OH, TN.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
archfordcapital.comvimeo.com/archford

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Archford Capital Strategies, LLC (CRD 164482): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/archford-capital-strategies-llc-swansea-il-164482