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Red Oak Financial Group

Towson, MDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 166912

Filed as RED OAK FINANCIAL GROUP · Legal name Red Oak Financial Group, LLC

Red Oak Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Towson, MD, registered since 2015, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$1,040,249,413
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Red Oak Financial Group compensated?

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

How much does Red Oak Financial Group charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 17, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states); Hourly rate: $150 to $500 an hour (financial planning services); Flat fee: $1,500 to $15,000 (financial planning services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Red Oak Financial Group located?

Red Oak Financial Group's principal office is in Towson, MD, according to its Form ADV.

Is Red Oak Financial Group registered with the SEC or a state?

Red Oak Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 166912.

How much does Red Oak Financial Group manage?

Red Oak Financial Group reports $1,040,249,413 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026 (59% discretionary).

How have Red Oak Financial Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Red Oak Financial Group: Regulatory assets under management: $529,294,837 in the October 2021 data and $1,040,249,413 in the October 2026 data, up 97%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 20 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Red Oak Financial Group serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,051); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (151).

Which custodians does Red Oak Financial Group use?

Red Oak Financial Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists LPL Financial LLC and Vanguard Marketing Corporation as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Red Oak Financial 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/166912

Does Red Oak Financial Group state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 17, 2026 says: "Red Oak Financial generally does not impose a minimum size for establishing a relationship."

What changed in Red Oak Financial Group's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Changed its legal name from Compton Financial Group, LLC to Red Oak Financial Group, LLC.

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

Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
Wealth management fees range up to 1.50% annually based on several factors, including: the complexity of the services to be provided, the level of assets to be managed, and the overall relationship with the Advisor.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Red Oak Financial generally does not impose a minimum size for establishing a relationship.

Hourly rate: $150 to $500 an hour (financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
Financial planning services are offered on either an hourly basis or for a fixed fee per engagement. Hourly engagements are at a rate of $150 to $500 per hour.

Flat fee: $1,500 to $15,000 (financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
Fixed fee engagements range from $1,500 to $15,000. Fees are negotiable based on the nature and complexity of the services to be provided

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 17, 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
$1,040,249,413

$1,040,249,413 as of October 2026, filing dated July 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $616,703,187.Non-discretionary: $423,546,226.

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 1,051 Assets $615,537,114 (59%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 151 Assets $423,546,226 (41%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $954,447 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $211,626 (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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Red Oak Financial Group, LLC
Also doing business as
RED OAK RETIREMENT
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 20. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
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
11 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
$529M 2021 $622M 2022 $590M 2023 $721M 2024 $837M 2025 $1.04B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,040,249,41320July 17, 2026
October 2025$836,788,02519March 21, 2025
October 2024$721,019,16320June 27, 2024
October 2023$589,989,32220August 22, 2023
October 2022$621,854,18314September 22, 2022
October 2021$529,294,83712August 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $529,294,837 in the October 2021 data and $1,040,249,413 in the October 2026 data, up 97%.

Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 20 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
    • Changed its legal name from Compton Financial Group, LLC to Red Oak Financial Group, LLC.
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 6.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $836,788,025 to $1,040,249,413 (+24%).
  3. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 7.

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
comptonfinancial.comredoak1978.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. Red Oak Financial Group (CRD 166912): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/red-oak-financial-group-towson-md-166912