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Global Investment Advisory

McDonough, GASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 310305

Filed as GLOBAL INVESTMENT ADVISORY · Legal name Global Investment Advisory LLC

Global Investment Advisory is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in McDonough, GA, registered since 2024, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 13, 2026.

2 years
registered since 2024
$71,832,116
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Global Investment Advisory compensated?

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

Where is Global Investment Advisory located?

Global Investment Advisory's principal office is in McDonough, GA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Global Investment Advisory registered with the SEC or a state?

Global Investment Advisory is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 310305.

How much does Global Investment Advisory manage?

Global Investment Advisory reports $71,832,116 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 13, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Global Investment Advisory's assets and staff changed since 2025?

In the Form ADV data for Global Investment Advisory: Regulatory assets under management: $21,484,490 in the October 2025 data and $71,832,116 in the October 2026 data, up 234%. Total employees: 4 in October 2025 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Global Investment Advisory serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (161); high net worth individuals (21).

Which custodians does Global Investment Advisory use?

Global Investment Advisory'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 Global Investment Advisory 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/310305

Does Global Investment Advisory state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "The Firm generally requires a minimum account size of $25,000, which may be waived at its discretion."

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

In the August 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

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: $25,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The Firm generally requires a minimum account size of $25,000, which may be waived at its discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$71,832,116

$71,832,116 as of October 2026, filing dated July 13, 2026.

Discretionary: $71,832,116.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 161 Assets $33,641,117 (47%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 21 Assets $38,190,999 (53%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Global Investment Advisory LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2024 (2 years)
Employees
Total: 9. 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
18 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
$21.5M 2025 $71.8M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$71,832,1169July 13, 2026
October 2025$21,484,4904June 6, 2025

Regulatory assets under management: $21,484,490 in the October 2025 data and $71,832,116 in the October 2026 data, up 234%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2025 and 9 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. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. July 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. June 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  4. May 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  5. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 5.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $21,484,490 to $71,832,116 (+234%).

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
globalria.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. Global Investment Advisory (CRD 310305): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/global-investment-advisory-mcdonough-ga-310305