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Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.

McDonough, GASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 146384

Filed as CAPE INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.

Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in McDonough, GA, registered since 2010, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 10, 2026.

16 years
registered since 2010
$473,744,528
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
10
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. located?

Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.'s principal office is in McDonough, GA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 15 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 146384.

How much does Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. manage?

Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. reports $473,744,528 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 10, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $231,849,554 in the October 2021 data and $473,744,528 in the October 2026 data, up 104%. Total employees: 51 in October 2021 and 34 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (895); high net worth individuals (107); corporations or other businesses not listed above (11).

Does Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 10 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 1 question about criminal matters, 7 questions about regulatory matters, and 2 questions about civil court matters (11.A(2), 11.D(1), 11.D(2), 11.D(3), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(2), 11.E(4), 11.H(1)(a), 11.H(1)(b)). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/146384

What changed in Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 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

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

Minimum annual fee: $350

The brochure's wording
*Minimum fee of $350. Execution, custodial, and clearing fee is included in Total Annual Advisory Fee.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$473,744,528

$473,744,528 as of October 2026, filing dated July 10, 2026.

Discretionary: $466,172,236.Non-discretionary: $7,572,292.

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 895 Assets $180,228,957 (38%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 107 Assets $277,465,486 (59%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $5,030,714 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 11 Assets $11,019,371 (2%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
ACCG, AMERICAN GLOBAL ADVISORY SERVICES, BARBER LACKEY FINANCIAL GROUP, GEBA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, GLACIER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, GPDIETZ FINANCIAL, JACOBS WEALTH PLANNING, INC., KEEPING YOU RETIRED AKA ADVANCED FINANCIAL SERVICES, MARCH WEALTH MANAGEMENT, PARADIGM FINANCIAL GROUP LLC, RETIREMENT AND WEALTH STRATEGIES, S. ENOCHS INVESTMENTS LLC, SARASOTA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., SEQUOIA ADVISORY SERVICES, US VETWEALTH
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2010 (16 years)
Employees
Total: 34. Performing investment advisory functions: 28.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
15 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Addison, TXBaiting Hollow, NYBala Cynwyd, PABradenton, FLCharlotte, NCColumbus, GACumming, GADallas, TXHanover, MDJasper, TXMissoula, MTMorago, CASt. Charles, MOStockbridge, GAWoodstock, GA
States registered or notice-filed
39 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

10 Reports 10 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B

  • 11.A(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with a felony?

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(3) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
  • 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
  • 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?

Civil court matters Item 11.H

  • 11.H(1)(a) In the past ten years, has a domestic or foreign court issued an injunction against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.H(1)(b) Has a domestic or foreign court ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related statutes or regulations?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$232M 2021 $284M 2022 $299M 2023 $365M 2024 $402M 2025 $474M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$473,744,52834July 10, 2026
October 2025$402,413,992140March 19, 2025
October 2024$365,212,023140July 9, 2024
October 2023$298,865,172139April 24, 2023
October 2022$283,741,21943September 21, 2022
October 2021$231,849,55451September 7, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $231,849,554 in the October 2021 data and $473,744,528 in the October 2026 data, up 104%.

Total employees: 51 in October 2021 and 34 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. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 40 to 28.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $402,413,992 to $473,744,528 (+18%).
  3. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in MN.

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
accg.orgblfgonline.comcapeinvestmentadvisory.comcapesecurities.comgeba.comglacierwealthmanagement.comgpdietzfinancial.comkeepingyouretired.comretirementandwealthstrategies.comsarasotafinancial.comsequoiaadvisoryservices.comusvetwealth.com

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. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. (CRD 146384): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cape-investment-advisory-inc-mcdonough-ga-146384