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Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd

Buffalo Grove, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 122959

Filed as PHASE III ADVISORY SERVICES, LTD

Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Buffalo Grove, IL, registered since 2005, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 28, 2026.

21 years
registered since 2005
$210,911,349
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd located?

Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd's principal office is in Buffalo Grove, IL, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd registered with the SEC or a state?

Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 122959.

How much does Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd manage?

Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd reports $210,911,349 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 28, 2026 (75% discretionary).

How have Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd: Regulatory assets under management: $126,301,635 in the October 2021 data and $210,911,349 in the October 2026 data, up 67%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (414); high net worth individuals (69).

Which custodians does Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd use?

Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd 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/122959

What changed in Phase III Advisory Services, Ltd's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in GA.

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 12, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$210,911,349

$210,911,349 as of October 2026, filing dated April 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $157,698,607.Non-discretionary: $53,212,742.

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 414 Assets $86,822,880 (41%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 69 Assets $124,088,469 (59%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2005 (21 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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 May 2026 filing
Frankfort, IL
States registered or notice-filed
9 states or jurisdictions
CAFLGAILINMINCTXWI

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
$126M 2021 $152M 2022 $136M 2023 $148M 2024 $162M 2025 $211M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$210,911,3493April 28, 2026
October 2025$162,217,5203March 18, 2025
October 2024$147,764,4192April 12, 2024
October 2023$136,039,3872July 13, 2023
October 2022$152,247,7342March 8, 2022
October 2021$126,301,6353May 12, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $126,301,635 in the October 2021 data and $210,911,349 in the October 2026 data, up 67%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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. May 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in GA.
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $162,217,520 to $210,911,349 (+30%).
    • Added an office in Frankfort, IL.

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
phase3advisory.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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