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GBC Investment Group
Filed as GBC INVESTMENT GROUP · Legal name GBC Investment Group LLC
GBC Investment Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 28, 2026.
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From the filingHow is GBC Investment Group compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), GBC Investment Group reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
How much does GBC Investment Group charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 28, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $350 an hour (investment advisory advice and/or financial planning advice); Flat fee: $2,500 (comprehensive plan); Flat fee: $1,000 (limited plan). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Is GBC Investment Group registered with the SEC or a state?
GBC Investment Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 308511.
How much does GBC Investment Group manage?
GBC Investment Group reports $303,874,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have GBC Investment Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for GBC Investment Group: Regulatory assets under management: $222,232,000 in the October 2021 data and $303,874,000 in the October 2026 data, up 37%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does GBC Investment Group serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (23).
Which custodians does GBC Investment Group use?
GBC Investment Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Altruist Financial LLC, Truist Bank and U. S. Bank National Association as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does GBC Investment 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/308511
Does GBC Investment Group state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 28, 2026 says: "The Advisor does not have any minimum requirements for opening or maintaining an account."
What changed in GBC Investment Group's recent Form ADV filings?
In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $274,925,000 to $303,874,000 (+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
- 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 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
The Advisor does not have any minimum requirements for opening or maintaining an account.
Hourly rate: $350 an hour (investment advisory advice and/or financial planning advice)
The brochure's wording
The Advisor’s hourly fee will be billed at a rate of $350 per hour, but may be negotiated in advance. Hourly fee-based clients are billed on a monthly basis upon completion of work performed.
Flat fee: $2,500 (comprehensive plan)
The brochure's wording
GBC also offers comprehensive and limited financial plans on a fixed fee basis. The comprehensive plan cost is $2,500 and the limited plan is $1,000 per plan as contracted with client in advance.
Flat fee: $1,000 (limited plan)
The brochure's wording
GBC also offers comprehensive and limited financial plans on a fixed fee basis. The comprehensive plan cost is $2,500 and the limited plan is $1,000 per plan as contracted with client in advance.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 28, 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$303,874,000 as of October 2026, filing dated January 28, 2026.
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.DA 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
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- GBC Investment Group LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2021 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $303,874,000 | 2 | January 28, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $274,925,000 | 2 | January 24, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $212,159,000 | 2 | January 24, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $196,908,000 | 2 | January 18, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $220,511,000 | 2 | February 8, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $222,232,000 | 2 | April 11, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $222,232,000 in the October 2021 data and $303,874,000 in the October 2026 data, up 37%.
Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 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- February 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $274,925,000 to $303,874,000 (+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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. GBC Investment Group (CRD 308511): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gbc-investment-group-308511