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Chicago Investment Advisory Group

Mokena, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 142810

Filed as CHICAGO INVESTMENT ADVISORY GROUP · Legal name Michael Russo Ltd

Chicago Investment Advisory Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Mokena, IL, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 20, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
$275,109,508
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Chicago Investment Advisory Group compensated?

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

Where is Chicago Investment Advisory Group located?

Chicago Investment Advisory Group's principal office is in Mokena, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Chicago Investment Advisory Group registered with the SEC or a state?

Chicago Investment Advisory Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 142810.

How much does Chicago Investment Advisory Group manage?

Chicago Investment Advisory Group reports $275,109,508 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 20, 2026 (100% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Chicago Investment Advisory Group: Regulatory assets under management: $138,943,196 in the October 2021 data and $275,109,508 in the October 2026 data, up 98%. Total employees: 6 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 Chicago Investment Advisory Group serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (697); high net worth individuals (54); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (6).

Which custodians does Chicago Investment Advisory Group use?

Chicago Investment Advisory Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Chicago Investment 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/142810

Does Chicago Investment Advisory Group state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 20, 2026 says: "CIAG does not require a minimum account size or charge any minimum fees for its advisory services."

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $248,759,752 to $275,109,508 (+11%).

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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
CIAG does not require a minimum account size or charge any minimum fees for its advisory services.

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
CIAG does not require a minimum account size or charge any minimum fees for its advisory services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 20, 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
$275,109,508

$275,109,508 as of October 2026, filing dated March 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $275,109,508.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 697 Assets $152,135,558 (55%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 54 Assets $113,730,271 (41%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 6 Assets $9,243,679 (3%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Michael Russo Ltd
Also doing business as
CHICAGO INVESTMENT ADVISORY GROUP
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
9 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
$139M 2021 $181M 2022 $168M 2023 $213M 2024 $249M 2025 $275M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$275,109,5087March 20, 2026
October 2025$248,759,7527March 24, 2025
October 2024$212,534,8736August 13, 2024
October 2023$168,373,8927September 18, 2023
October 2022$180,818,1756March 24, 2022
October 2021$138,943,1966February 25, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $138,943,196 in the October 2021 data and $275,109,508 in the October 2026 data, up 98%.

Total employees: 6 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $248,759,752 to $275,109,508 (+11%).

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
ciag.us

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. Chicago Investment Advisory Group (CRD 142810): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/chicago-investment-advisory-group-mokena-il-142810