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CHARLESTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
CRD 137536File 801-107090
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Filing as of Mar 16, 2026
Feed vintage Oct 1, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$262.4M
Below cohort median (national)
Discretionary AUM
$250.7M
Non-discretionary $11.7M
Clients
203
643 accounts
Employees
5
Below cohort median in SC
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Limited Liability Company
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- ARO
- Registration date
- Jan 4, 2016
- Principal office
- 4 NORTH ATLANTIC WHARF, SUITE 200, CHARLESTON, SC, 29401-2168
- Phone
- 843-722-3331
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $262.4M
- Discretionary AUM
- $250.7M
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $11.7M
- Discretionary accounts
- 626
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 17
- Total accounts
- 643
- AUM per client
- $1.3M
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Fewer than 5 | $1.9M |
| Charitable organizations | Fewer than 5 | $173K |
| High net worth individuals | 88 | $210.8M |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 5 | $6.4M |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 108 | $43.2M |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Fixed fees
- Hourly charges
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Financial planning services
- Selection of other advisers
- Portfolio management for other
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- Yes
- Firm Custody Assets
- No
- Firm Custody Clients
- No
- Firm Custody Securities
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- No
- Related Person Custody Securities
- No
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11This firm answered no to every Item 11 disclosure question in this filing.
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Clients | 202 | 203 | increased by1 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | AUM | $233,522,040 | $262,433,656 | increased by$28,911,616 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Accounts | 605 | 643 | increased by38 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Custody | No | Yes | |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Clients | 200 | 202 | increased by2 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | AUM | $216,566,774 | $233,522,040 | increased by$16,955,266 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Accounts | 586 | 605 | increased by19 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Employees | 4 | 5 | increased by1 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | AUM | $188,059,149 | $216,566,774 | increased by$28,507,625 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Accounts | 567 | 586 | increased by19 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
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