THE PLANNING GROUP

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2018
Total AUM
$291M
Discretionary
$279M
96% of AUM
Avg account
$383K
Accounts
761
Employees
4
Advisory reps
4

Firm details

Headquarters
NORTHFIELD, Illinois
CRD number
298496
Registered since
September 20, 2018
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI77.68%
  • Individuals17.37%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans4.38%
  • Charitable Organizations0.58%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

The Planning Group is an independent Registered Investment Adviser organized as an LLC and SEC-registered since 2018. The firm serves individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts, providing financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses while also operating as an insurance broker. Compensation comes through a mix of AUM-based fees, hourly charges and fixed fees. The adviser is not set up as a capital allocator and does not identify as an active ESG investor.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

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Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 76%, Exchange Traded Equities 12%, US Government Bonds 3%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%, State & Local Bonds 2%, Private Funds 2%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%, Derivatives 1%76%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds76%
  • Exchange Traded Equities12%
  • US Government Bonds3%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
  • State & Local Bonds2%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • MICHAEL BROWN

    Chief Investment OfficerCRD 2903488

Contacts

3 of 3
  • Martin Jankelowitz

    Financial AdvisorCRD 7840302

  • DANI BARRON

    PrincipalCRD 5274828

  • PAUL SHUMAN

    PrincipalCRD 4793240

Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 79

Active vs passive

$137M in ETFs

Passive

89%

$121M

Active

5%

$15.6M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
SCHWAB INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF (SCHF)SchwabPassiveForeign Large Blend$13.7M552,1499.97%

Location

Primary office

NORTHFIELD, IL

COOK

Location

NORTHFIELD, IL

Headquartered in NORTHFIELD, IL, anchoring the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Region
Midwest
County
COOK
Address
465 Central Ave
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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