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Strategic Planning Group, Inc.

SEC-registered Wealth Manager · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 124855 · SEC file 801-72178 · Wellesley, MA · WWW.SPGNEEDHAM.COM
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Mar 17, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$219M
Discretionary
$213M
Clients
265
Avg AUM / client
$825K
Accounts
724
Employees
3

AUM over time

$145M $219M
Dec 2011 Dec 2025

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 17, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 187 $61.5M 28.2%
High net worth individuals 78 $157M 71.8%

People (2)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
David Alexander Rourke President Sep 2004 (22y) 75% or more
Jarrod Andrew Sherman Chief Compliance Officer Dec 2009 (17y) 10% – 25%

Undisclosed: 0% – 15% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/17/2026 1.2 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

Regulatory · Item 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.E(2), 11.E(4) as of Mar 20, 2024

Allegations: THE ORDER FOUND THAT THE FIRM, ROURKE, AND SHERMAN INVESTED THE FIRM'S CLIENTS' FUNDS IN THE STOCK OF ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. BUT HAD FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO SUCH CLIENTS THAT ROURKE AND SHERMAN HAD BOTH PERSONALLY INVESTED IN ECOARK STOCK AND HAD ALSO RECEIVED SHARES OF ECOARK STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE COMPANY. AS A RESULT, THE FIRM, ROURKE, AND SHERMAN BREACHED THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO THE FIRM'S CLIENTS BY FAILING TO DISCLOSE THE RESULTING INHERENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER WHICH THEY HAD A POTENTIAL INCENTIVE TO INVEST CLIENTS' FUNDS IN ECOARK TO SUPPORT OR INCREASE ECOARK'S STOCK PRICE. Status: Final Sanction Detail: THE FIRM WAS FINED $225,000, WITH PAYMENTS TO BE MADE IN FIVE EQUAL INSTALLMENTS, WITH THE FINAL INSTALLMENT TO BE PAID 360 DAYS OF THE ENTRY OF THE ORDER. Summary: THE ORDER FOUND THAT THE FIRM, ROURKE, AND SHERMAN INVESTED THE FIRM'S CLIENTS' FUNDS IN THE STOCK OF ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. BUT HAD FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO SUCH CLIENTS THAT ROURKE AND SHERMAN HAD BOTH PERSONALLY INVESTED IN ECOARK STOCK AND HAD ALSO RECEIVED SHARES OF ECOARK STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE COMPANY. AS A RESULT, THE FIRM, ROURKE, AND SHERMAN BREACHED THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO THE FIRM'S CLIENTS BY FAILING TO DISCLOSE THE RESULTING INHERENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER WHICH THEY HAD A POTENTIAL INCENTIVE TO INVEST CLIENTS' FUNDS IN ECOARK TO SUPPORT OR INCREASE ECOARK'S STOCK PRICE.

Regulatory as of Mar 20, 2024

Allegations: THE ORDER FOUND THAT THE FIRM, ROURKE, AND SHERMAN INVESTED THE FIRM'S CLIENTS' FUNDS IN THE STOCK OF ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. BUT HAD FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO SUCH CLIENTS THAT ROURKE AND SHERMAN HAD BOTH PERSONALLY INVESTED IN ECOARK STOCK AND HAD ALSO RECEIVED SHARES OF ECOARK STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE COMPANY. AS A RESULT, THE FIRM, ROURKE, AND SHERMAN BREACHED THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO THE FIRM'S CLIENTS BY FAILING TO DISCLOSE THE RESULTING INHERENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER WHICH THEY HAD A POTENTIAL INCENTIVE TO INVEST CLIENTS' FUNDS IN ECOARK TO SUPPORT OR INCREASE ECOARK'S STOCK PRICE. Status: Final Sanction Detail: FIRM WAS FINED $200,000 AND EACH OF MR.ROURKE AND MR. SHERMAN WERE FINED $75,000. IN ALL THREE CASES, PAYMENTS TO BE MADE IN FIVE EQUAL INSTALLMENTS, WITH THE FINAL INSTALLMENT TO BE PAID 360 DAYS OF THE ENTRY OF THE ORDER. Summary: THE ORDER FOUND THAT THE FIRM, ROURKE, AND SHERMAN INVESTED THE FIRM'S CLIENTS' FUNDS IN THE STOCK OF ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. BUT HAD FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO SUCH CLIENTS THAT ROURKE AND SHERMAN HAD BOTH PERSONALLY INVESTED IN ECOARK STOCK AND HAD ALSO RECEIVED SHARES OF ECOARK STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE COMPANY. AS A RESULT, THE FIRM, ROURKE, AND SHERMAN BREACHED THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO THE FIRM'S CLIENTS BY FAILING TO DISCLOSE THE RESULTING INHERENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER WHICH THEY HAD A POTENTIAL INCENTIVE TO INVEST CLIENTS' FUNDS IN ECOARK TO SUPPORT OR INCREASE ECOARK'S STOCK PRICE.

Disclosure text reproduced verbatim from the firm's own Form ADV filings.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Fixed fees

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 17, 2026.

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