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The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates

Eden Prairie, MNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 311385

Filed as THE WEALTH GROUP - AUSTIN B. COLBY & ASSOCIATES · Legal name The Wealth Group, Ltd

The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Eden Prairie, MN, registered since 2021, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 14, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$711,016,621
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates located?

The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates' principal office is in Eden Prairie, MN, according to its Form ADV.

Is The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates registered with the SEC or a state?

The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 311385.

How much does The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates manage?

The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates reports $711,016,621 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 14, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates: Regulatory assets under management: $370,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $711,016,621 in the October 2026 data, up 92%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (314); high net worth individuals (277).

Which custodians does The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates use?

The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates 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/311385

Does The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 14, 2026 says: "There is no minimum account size to open and maintain an advisory account."

What changed in The Wealth Group - Austin B. Colby & Associates' recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $566,682,714 to $711,016,621 (+25%).

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
There is no minimum account size to open and maintain an advisory account.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 14, 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
$711,016,621

$711,016,621 as of October 2026, filing dated January 14, 2026.

Discretionary: $707,397,181.Non-discretionary: $3,619,440.

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 314 Assets $161,702,836 (23%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 277 Assets $549,313,785 (77%)

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
Legal name
The Wealth Group, Ltd
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
12 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
$370M 2021 $422M 2022 $363M 2023 $460M 2024 $567M 2025 $711M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$711,016,62112January 14, 2026
October 2025$566,682,71412February 6, 2025
October 2024$459,787,64711January 24, 2024
October 2023$363,140,85410June 30, 2023
October 2022$421,600,00010September 9, 2022
October 2021$370,000,0007September 15, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $370,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $711,016,621 in the October 2026 data, up 92%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 12 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. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $566,682,714 to $711,016,621 (+25%).
  2. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in NE.

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
wealthgroup.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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