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Clark Financial Services Group, Inc.

Chesterfield, MOSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110650

Filed as CLARK FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chesterfield, MO, registered since 1995, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 31, 2026.

31 years
registered since 1995
$498,675,139
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. located?

Clark Financial Services Group, Inc.'s principal office is in Chesterfield, MO, according to its Form ADV.

Is Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1995. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110650.

How much does Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. manage?

Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. reports $498,675,139 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 31, 2026 (89% discretionary).

How have Clark Financial Services Group, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Clark Financial Services Group, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $291,295,929 in the October 2021 data and $498,675,139 in the October 2026 data, up 71%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (296); high net worth individuals (125); corporations or other businesses not listed above (6).

Which custodians does Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. use?

Clark Financial Services Group, Inc.'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 Clark Financial Services Group, Inc. 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/110650

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

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 firm's brochure (dated July 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$498,675,139

$498,675,139 as of October 2026, filing dated July 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $441,354,786.Non-discretionary: $57,320,353.

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 296 Assets $100,563,048 (20%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 125 Assets $387,774,701 (78%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $7,478,039 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 6 Assets $2,859,351 (1%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Market timing services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
GARDIUS WEALTH ADVISORS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1995 (31 years)
Employees
Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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
7 states or jurisdictions
CACOFLILLAMOTX

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
$291M 2021 $356M 2022 $318M 2023 $386M 2024 $456M 2025 $499M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$498,675,1396July 31, 2026
October 2025$456,056,1045March 31, 2025
October 2024$386,456,7595March 28, 2024
October 2023$317,738,2695March 29, 2023
October 2022$355,846,2415March 31, 2022
October 2021$291,295,9295March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $291,295,929 in the October 2021 data and $498,675,139 in the October 2026 data, up 71%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 6 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

No changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.

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
clarkfin.comclarkfin2.comgardius.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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