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North Star Advisory Group, LLC

Beachwood, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 171694

Filed as NORTH STAR ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

North Star Advisory Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Beachwood, OH, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$289,101,553
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is North Star Advisory Group, LLC compensated?

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

Where is North Star Advisory Group, LLC located?

North Star Advisory Group, LLC's principal office is in Beachwood, OH, according to its Form ADV.

Is North Star Advisory Group, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

North Star Advisory Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 171694.

How much does North Star Advisory Group, LLC manage?

North Star Advisory Group, LLC reports $289,101,553 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026 (88% discretionary).

How have North Star Advisory Group, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for North Star Advisory Group, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $151,378,823 in the October 2022 data and $289,101,553 in the October 2026 data, up 91%. Total employees: 5 in October 2022 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does North Star Advisory Group, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (372); high net worth individuals (67); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (43).

Which custodians does North Star Advisory Group, LLC use?

North Star Advisory Group, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Matrix Trust Company. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does North Star Advisory Group, LLC 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/171694

What changed in North Star Advisory Group, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5. Regulatory assets under management went from $226,524,027 to $289,101,553 (+28%).

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 19, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$289,101,553

$289,101,553 as of October 2026, filing dated March 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $254,219,006.Non-discretionary: $34,882,547.

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 372 Assets $81,674,506 (28%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 67 Assets $171,626,575 (59%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 43 Assets $34,882,547 (12%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $357,075 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1 Assets $560,850 (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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 7. 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
9 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
$151M 2022 $152M 2023 $183M 2024 $227M 2025 $289M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$289,101,5537March 19, 2026
October 2025$226,524,0276March 4, 2025
October 2024$182,856,0336March 14, 2024
October 2023$151,674,7126March 22, 2023
October 2022$151,378,8235June 29, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $151,378,823 in the October 2022 data and $289,101,553 in the October 2026 data, up 91%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2022 and 7 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $226,524,027 to $289,101,553 (+28%).

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
nsag.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. North Star Advisory Group, LLC (CRD 171694): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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