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Carson Advisory Group

Athens, GASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 117410

Filed as CARSON ADVISORY GROUP · Legal name Carson Advisory, Inc.

Carson Advisory Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Athens, GA, registered since 2006, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 24, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2006
$864,880,656
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Carson Advisory Group compensated?

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

Where is Carson Advisory Group located?

Carson Advisory Group's principal office is in Athens, GA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Carson Advisory Group registered with the SEC or a state?

Carson Advisory Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 117410.

How much does Carson Advisory Group manage?

Carson Advisory Group reports $864,880,656 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 24, 2026 (90% discretionary).

How have Carson Advisory Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Carson Advisory Group: Regulatory assets under management: $571,740,370 in the October 2021 data and $864,880,656 in the October 2026 data, up 51%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Carson Advisory Group serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (551); high net worth individuals (382); charitable organizations (16).

Which custodians does Carson Advisory Group use?

Carson Advisory Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Trust Company of NH as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Carson Advisory Group 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/117410

What changed in Carson Advisory Group's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 7. Regulatory assets under management went from $771,707,055 to $864,880,656 (+12%). Registered or notice-filed in CT.

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

See the firm's brochure (dated April 24, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$864,880,656

$864,880,656 as of October 2026, filing dated April 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $775,960,672.Non-discretionary: $88,919,984.

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 551 Assets $170,278,429 (20%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 382 Assets $673,195,179 (78%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $2,858,469 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 16 Assets $16,117,334 (2%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 6 Assets $2,431,245 (0%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Carson Advisory, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
23 states or jurisdictions
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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
$572M 2021 $694M 2022 $600M 2023 $695M 2024 $772M 2025 $865M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$864,880,6567April 24, 2026
October 2025$771,707,0558March 28, 2025
October 2024$694,921,4419April 24, 2024
October 2023$600,243,2178April 17, 2023
October 2022$693,656,9858June 21, 2022
October 2021$571,740,3707July 7, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $571,740,370 in the October 2021 data and $864,880,656 in the October 2026 data, up 51%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 7 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 7.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $771,707,055 to $864,880,656 (+12%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in CT.
  2. February 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in NH.

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
carsonadv.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. Carson Advisory Group (CRD 117410): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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