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Strategic Planning Group, Inc.

Wellesley, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 124855

Filed as STRATEGIC PLANNING GROUP, INC.

Strategic Planning Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Wellesley, MA, registered since 2011, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026.

15 years
registered since 2011
$218,582,386
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
6
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Strategic Planning Group, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Strategic Planning Group, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Strategic Planning Group, Inc. located?

Strategic Planning Group, Inc.'s principal office is in Wellesley, MA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Strategic Planning Group, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Strategic Planning Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 124855.

How much does Strategic Planning Group, Inc. manage?

Strategic Planning Group, Inc. reports $218,582,386 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026 (97% discretionary).

How have Strategic Planning Group, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Strategic Planning Group, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $189,521,607 in the October 2021 data and $218,582,386 in the October 2026 data, up 15%. 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 Strategic Planning Group, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (187); high net worth individuals (78).

Which custodians does Strategic Planning Group, Inc. use?

Strategic Planning Group, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists RBC Capital Markets, LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Strategic Planning Group, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation), and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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/124855

Does Strategic Planning Group, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 10, 2026 says: "While the Advisor does not impose a formal minimum account size or minimum annual fees for investment management services. SPG reserves the right to determine that an account (or proposed account) is too small to be managed effectively."

What changed in Strategic Planning Group, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in RI.

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
  • 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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
While the Advisor does not impose a formal minimum account size or minimum annual fees for investment management services. SPG reserves the right to determine that an account (or proposed account) is too small to be managed effectively.

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
While the Advisor does not impose a formal minimum account size or minimum annual fees for investment management services. SPG reserves the right to determine that an account (or proposed account) is too small to be managed effectively.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 10, 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
$218,582,386

$218,582,386 as of October 2026, filing dated March 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $212,592,745.Non-discretionary: $5,989,641.

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 187 Assets $61,548,904 (28%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 78 Assets $157,033,482 (72%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2011 (15 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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
4 states or jurisdictions
FLMANHRI

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

6 Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 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?
  • 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?

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
$190M 2021 $214M 2022 $172M 2023 $184M 2024 $199M 2025 $219M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$218,582,3863March 17, 2026
October 2025$198,918,3653March 28, 2025
October 2024$184,073,5673March 20, 2024
October 2023$172,061,7043March 14, 2023
October 2022$213,589,5163April 29, 2022
October 2021$189,521,6073March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $189,521,607 in the October 2021 data and $218,582,386 in the October 2026 data, up 15%.

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. March 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in RI.

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
relaxingretirement.comspg1.netspgneedham.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. Strategic Planning Group, Inc. (CRD 124855): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/strategic-planning-group-inc-wellesley-ma-124855