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TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC

State College, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 137814

Filed as TLC GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in State College, PA, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2021
$168,352,529
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC located?

TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC's principal office is in State College, PA, according to its Form ADV.

Is TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 137814.

How much does TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC manage?

TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC reports $168,352,529 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026 (69% discretionary).

How have TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $122,704,145 in the October 2022 data and $168,352,529 in the October 2026 data, up 37%. Total employees: 6 in October 2022 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (159); high net worth individuals (27); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (19).

Which custodians does TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC use?

TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Hand Benefits & Trust Company and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC 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/137814

Does TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 says: "The Firm does not impose a minimum portfolio size or minimum annual fee."

What changed in TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $146,945,782 to $168,352,529 (+15%).

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 2A

Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The annual fee shall vary (between 0.50% and 2.00%) depending upon the market value of the assets under management and the type of investment management services to be rendered.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
The Firm does not impose a minimum portfolio size or minimum annual fee.

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
The Firm does not impose a minimum portfolio size or minimum annual fee.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 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
$168,352,529

$168,352,529 as of October 2026, filing dated March 16, 2026.

Discretionary: $116,761,702.Non-discretionary: $51,590,827.

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 159 Assets $48,056,899 (29%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 27 Assets $63,711,744 (38%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 19 Assets $55,848,274 (33%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $735,596 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $16 (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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • 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
2021 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Hand Benefits & Trust CompanyNational Financial Services LLC

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
1 state or jurisdiction
PA

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
$123M 2022 $115M 2023 $136M 2024 $147M 2025 $168M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$168,352,5296March 16, 2026
October 2025$146,945,7826March 12, 2025
October 2024$135,619,8696March 21, 2024
October 2023$115,061,9246March 21, 2023
October 2022$122,704,1456March 28, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $122,704,145 in the October 2022 data and $168,352,529 in the October 2026 data, up 37%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2022 and 6 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $146,945,782 to $168,352,529 (+15%).

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
tlcgroupadvisors.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. TLC Group Investment Advisors, LLC (CRD 137814): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tlc-group-investment-advisors-llc-state-college-pa-137814