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Advanced Capital Group

SEC-registered adviser since 2006Minneapolis, MNCRD 109673

366
Clients
11
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 20 March 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Advanced Capital Group is an investment adviser headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and registered with the SEC since 2006. Its clients include pension and profit-sharing plans, high-net-worth individuals, and state or municipal government entities. High-net-worth individuals account for 7% of its regulatory assets under management.

Its services include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, selecting other managers, and educational seminars. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. Alera Group, Inc owns 75% or more of Advanced Capital Group, and Charles Langowski is its CEO.

Clients

Advanced Capital Group serves 366 clients, 51 of them high-net-worth individuals. The average client has about $82 million with the firm, and high-net-worth clients hold 7% of its $30 billion in assets.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • High-net-worth individuals51 clients7%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans166 clients86%
  • State or municipal government entities31 clients4%
  • OtherIndividuals, Banking or thrift institutions, Charitable organizations, Insurance companies, Corporations and other businesses3%
Show client breakdown
Individuals (other than HNW)
Clients
87
Regulatory AUM
$40,362,765
Share
0.1%
Avg. per client
$464K
High-net-worth individuals
Clients
51
Regulatory AUM
$1,959,381,433
Share
6.5%
Avg. per client
$38.4M
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$89,389,148
Share
0.3%
Avg. per client
$89.4M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
166
Regulatory AUM
$25,907,784,895
Share
86.4%
Avg. per client
$156.1M
Charitable organizations
Clients
3
Regulatory AUM
$70,584,949
Share
0.2%
Avg. per client
$23.5M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
31
Regulatory AUM
$1,202,896,518
Share
4.0%
Avg. per client
$38.8M
Insurance companies
Clients
3
Regulatory AUM
$294,786,399
Share
1.0%
Avg. per client
$98.3M
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
24
Regulatory AUM
$423,782,657
Share
1.4%
Avg. per client
$17.7M

Total

Clients
366
Regulatory AUM
$29,988,968,764
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$81.9M

What it does

Advanced Capital Group provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, selecting other managers and educational seminars. It is paid through a percentage of assets, hourly charges and fixed fees.

Advanced Capital Group provided financial planning to 0 clients last fiscal year and advises no private funds.

5.7% of assets ($1.72B across 157 accounts) are managed with discretion; $28.27B across 209 accounts are not. 0% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks40%
  • Funds38%
  • Bonds19%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds10%
    • State and local bonds6%
    • U.S. government and agency bonds3%
  • Cash1%

Filed values cover 98%. The neutral 2% gap has no reported category.

Custodians

Advanced Capital Group’s client accounts are held mainly at Charles Schwab, with 1% of managed assets, and Fidelity, with 0%. Advanced Capital Group does not have custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • Charles SchwabCharles Schwab & Co., Inc. · Westlake, TX · $423.2M1%
  • OtherFidelity, All other custodians99%

Ownership and leadership

Alera Group, Inc owns 75% or more of Advanced Capital Group, and Charles Langowski is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
Advanced Capital Group, Inc.· the adviser
  • Alera Group, Inc

    Control person · since September 2024

    Owns 75% or more of Advanced Capital Group, Inc.

Leadership

  • Charles Langowski
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Lyndsay Kim
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Justin Dorsey
    Principal
  • Holly Knight
    Retirement Plan Services Practice Leader
  • Patrick Larson
    Chief Investment Officer

Staff

  • 22 employees
  • 11 in advisory functions
  • 4 state-registered reps

Fees

Advanced Capital Group is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Advanced Capital Group’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Advanced Capital Group has 1 office, with 2 listed addresses across 2 states.

Listed office addresses by state

Minnesota · 1 listed address

  • 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 975, MinneapolisHQ

Other business names

Advanced Capital Group has reported 3 other business names to the SEC.

  • Alera Group Retirement Plan Services
  • Alera Group Wealth Services
  • Finwell Connect

Registration details

Legal name
Advanced Capital Group, Inc.
Headquarters
50 South Sixth Street, Suite 975, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-65944
Structure
Minnesota corporation
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Advanced Capital Group have?

Advanced Capital Group has 366 clients and manages $30 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 166 pension and profit-sharing plans, 87 other individuals and 51 high-net-worth individuals.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 20 March 2026

What services does Advanced Capital Group offer?

Advanced Capital Group provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, selecting other managers and educational seminars.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Advanced Capital Group use?

Advanced Capital Group’s separately managed account assets are held at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Westlake, TX), with $423,194,743 and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (Smithfield, RI), with $23,302,444. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 20 March 2026

How many financial advisors does Advanced Capital Group have?

Advanced Capital Group has 4 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 22 employees, and 11 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Advanced Capital Group invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Advanced Capital Group’s separately managed accounts held 40% exchange-traded equities, 38% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 10% investment grade corporate bonds, 6% state and local bonds, 3% U.S. government and agency bonds and 1% cash and equivalents. It advises no private funds of its own.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Advanced Capital Group?

Advanced Capital Group is owned through a chain of holding companies by Genstar X Aleragroup Holdings,llc. Its direct owner is Alera Group, Inc (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 20 March 2026

How does Advanced Capital Group get paid?

Advanced Capital Group is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 20 March 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 109673.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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