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Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management
Filed as SMITH, BROWN & GROOVER INC. D/B/A SBG WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Smith, Brown & Groover, Inc.
Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Macon, GA, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management located?
Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management's principal office is in Macon, GA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?
Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 1329.
How much does Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management manage?
Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management reports $284,162,648 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $170,089,978 in the October 2021 data and $284,162,648 in the October 2026 data, up 67%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (398); high net worth individuals (79); corporations or other businesses not listed above (4).
Does Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/1329
What changed in Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?
In the December 2025 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in IN, LA, MS.
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 16, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$284,162,648 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
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Smith, Brown & Groover, Inc.
- Also doing business as
- SBG WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2019 (6 years)
- Employees
- Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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23 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of 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 | $284,162,648 | 7 | March 16, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $283,344,603 | 9 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $240,786,378 | 9 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $191,910,822 | 10 | March 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $199,946,002 | 10 | March 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $170,089,978 | 11 | June 21, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $170,089,978 in the October 2021 data and $284,162,648 in the October 2026 data, up 67%.
Total employees: 11 in October 2021 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- December 2025
- Registered or notice-filed in IN, LA, MS.
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. Smith, Brown & Groover Inc. D/B/A SBG Wealth Management (CRD 1329): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smith-brown-and-groover-inc-d-b-a-sbg-wealth-management-macon-ga-1329