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Financial Strategies Group

Fargo, NDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 122030

Filed as FINANCIAL STRATEGIES GROUP · Legal name Classic Asset Management, LLC

Financial Strategies Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Fargo, ND, registered since 2006, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 5, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2006
$189,148,000
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Financial Strategies Group compensated?

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

How much does Financial Strategies Group charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 29, 2026 states: Flat fee: $250 to $5,000 (broad based planning services); Hourly rate: $40 to $250 an hour (specific services (such as a modular plan) and do not desire…). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Financial Strategies Group located?

Financial Strategies Group's principal office is in Fargo, ND, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Financial Strategies Group registered with the SEC or a state?

Financial Strategies Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 122030.

How much does Financial Strategies Group manage?

Financial Strategies Group reports $189,148,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 5, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Financial Strategies Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Financial Strategies Group: Regulatory assets under management: $166,983,000 in the October 2021 data and $189,148,000 in the October 2026 data, up 13%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Financial Strategies Group serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (602); high net worth individuals (57).

Which custodians does Financial Strategies Group use?

Financial Strategies Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Axos Advisor Services and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Financial Strategies Group report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/122030

What changed in Financial Strategies Group's recent Form ADV filings?

In the June 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
  • 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

Flat fee: $250 to $5,000 (broad based planning services)

The brochure's wording
Fixed Fees: We will charge a fixed fee, which ranges between $250.00 and $5,000.00, for broad based planning services.

Hourly rate: $40 to $250 an hour (specific services (such as a modular plan) and do not desire…)

The brochure's wording
Hourly Fees: We charge an hourly fee that ranges between $40 - $250 for clients who request specific services (such as a modular plan) and do not desire a broad based written financial

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 29, 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
$189,148,000

$189,148,000 as of October 2026, filing dated May 5, 2026.

Discretionary: $187,196,000.Non-discretionary: $1,952,000.

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 602 Assets $120,972,000 (64%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 57 Assets $65,983,000 (35%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,108,000 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $85,000 (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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Classic Asset Management, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (19 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
Lakewood, CO
States registered or notice-filed
11 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

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
$167M 2021 $180M 2022 $158M 2023 $182M 2024 $170M 2025 $189M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$189,148,00010May 5, 2026
October 2025$169,820,00010February 18, 2025
October 2024$182,120,00010May 1, 2024
October 2023$158,396,00012June 1, 2023
October 2022$179,713,00010January 27, 2022
October 2021$166,983,00010August 24, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $166,983,000 in the October 2021 data and $189,148,000 in the October 2026 data, up 13%.

Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 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. June 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. February 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $169,820,000 to $189,148,000 (+11%).
  4. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in LA.

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
finstrat.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. Financial Strategies Group (CRD 122030): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/financial-strategies-group-fargo-nd-122030