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  "crd_number": 172686,
  "slug": "bates-financial-group-llc-smyrna-ga-172686",
  "primary_business_name": "BATES FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC.",
  "legal_name": "BATES FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Smyrna",
  "state": "GA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "12060",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "12060",
    "common_name": "Atlanta",
    "msa_name": "Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA",
    "path": "/advisors/ga/atlanta"
  },
  "registration_type": "state",
  "registration_status": "APPROVED",
  "registration_date": "2017-08-10",
  "years_registered": 9,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2017-08-09",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": null,
  "raum_discretionary": null,
  "raum_non_discretionary": null,
  "raum_band": "not_reported",
  "raum_band_label": "Not reported",
  "total_employees": 1,
  "advisory_employees": 1,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": null,
  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum",
    "performance_based"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "educational_seminars",
    "financial_planning"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": null,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "GA"
  ],
  "websites": [],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/172686",
  "city_as_filed": "SMYRNA",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bates-financial-group-llc-smyrna-ga-172686",
  "display_name": "Bates Financial Group, LLC.",
  "summary": "Bates Financial Group, LLC. is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Smyrna, GA, registered since 2017, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated August 9, 2017.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Bates Financial Group, LLC. (CRD 172686): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "State-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Educational seminars/workshops"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Bates Financial Group, LLC. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bates Financial Group, LLC. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Bates Financial Group, LLC. located?",
      "a": "Bates Financial Group, LLC.'s principal office is in Smyrna, GA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Bates Financial Group, LLC. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Bates Financial Group, LLC. is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 172686."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Bates Financial Group, LLC. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/172686"
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [],
  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bates-financial-group-llc-smyrna-ga-172686.md",
  "clients": [],
  "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/172686",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}