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M Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is M Group compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), M Group reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
How much does M Group charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $750 an hour (advisory services or consulting services); Flat fee: $1,000 (plan set up). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Is M Group registered with the SEC or a state?
M Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 160128.
How much does M Group manage?
M Group reports $343,542,596 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026 (75% discretionary).
How have M Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for M Group: Regulatory assets under management: $201,126,113 in the October 2021 data and $343,542,596 in the October 2026 data, up 71%. Total employees: 3 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 M Group serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (291); high net worth individuals (95); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (62).
Which custodians does M Group use?
M Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, LLC, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Empower Financial Services, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does M 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/160128
Does M Group state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 says: "M Group generally does not impose a minimum account size for establishing a relationship."
What changed in M Group's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2. Regulatory assets under management went from $299,628,830 to $343,542,596 (+15%).
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
M Group generally does not impose a minimum account size for establishing a relationship.
Hourly rate: $750 an hour (advisory services or consulting services)
The brochure's wording
M Group offers advisory services or consulting services on an hourly basis at a rate of up to $750 per hour, which may be negotiable depending on the nature and complexity of each Client's circumstances.
Flat fee: $1,000 (plan set up)
The brochure's wording
Flat Fee plan set up $1000
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 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$343,542,596 as of October 2026, filing dated March 16, 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- 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
- M Group Investment Advisor, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2020 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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5 states or jurisdictions
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 | $343,542,596 | 2 | March 16, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $299,628,830 | 3 | February 26, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $256,172,304 | 3 | March 2, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $224,234,137 | 3 | March 3, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $242,830,857 | 3 | February 9, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $201,126,113 | 3 | September 9, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $201,126,113 in the October 2021 data and $343,542,596 in the October 2026 data, up 71%.
Total employees: 3 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $299,628,830 to $343,542,596 (+15%).
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."
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AdvisorCensus. M Group (CRD 160128): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/m-group-160128