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Top Financial Advisors in Charleston, South Carolina

Finding the right financial advisor in Charleston is a difficult thing to do. Not only are there seemingly endless advisors to choose from, but it is challenging to evaluate whether any given advisor has the right experience and specializations to match your unique needs. AdvisorCheck is here to help. Our comprehensive database of financial advisors in the US, including the best financial advisors in Charleston, combined with our one-of-a-kind tool kit allows you to find, evaluate, and monitor financial advisors better than ever before.

To start, here are some of the top financial advisor firms in Charleston, SC.


Find the Best Financial Advisor Firms in Charleston:

PERMANENS CAPITAL L.P.

CRD#: 157476

RIA

Address: 18 N. Adgers Wharf, Charleston, SC 29401

AUM: $ 4.2B

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OBJECTIVITY SQUARED WEALTH MANAGEMENT

CRD#: 311052

RIA

Address: 701 East Bay Street Suite 403, Charleston, SC 29403

Clients: 96

Average Clients per Advisor: 48

AUM: $ 337M

CURRAN FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC

CRD#: 281943

RIA

Address: 672 Marina Drive Suite 108, Charleston, SC 29492

Clients: 1,024

Average Clients per Advisor: 93

AUM: $ 319M

CAROLINA QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISERS, LLC

CRD#: 171534

RIA

Address: Charleston, SC

Clients: 5

Average Clients per Advisor: 5

AUM: $ 315M

CAPASSO PLANNING PARTNERS LLC

CRD#: 294673

RIA

Address: 635 East Bay Street Suite C, Charleston, SC 29403

Clients: 490

Average Clients per Advisor: 61

AUM: $ 281M

CHARLESTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 137536

RIA

Address: 4 North Atlantic Wharf, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29401-2168

Clients: 110

Average Clients per Advisor: 36

AUM: $ 186M

How We Chose the Top Financial Advisors in Charleston, South Carolina

To create this list of top financial advisor firms in Charleston, we started by identifying SEC-registered firms with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM). We included firms that employ professionals registered to provide investment advisory services, either solely as investment adviser representatives (IARs) or as both IARs and registered brokers. Dually registered advisors can offer investment advice and also help clients buy or sell securities like stocks and mutual funds. From there, we ranked the remaining firms based on several key factors, giving higher rankings to those with greater total AUM and to those that primarily serve individual clients rather than institutional investors. This approach helps ensure you're choosing from among the best financial advisors Charleston has to offer.

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Katherine Dubeau Landing

Katherine Dubeau Landing

Kathy Landing
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1391435
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
41 years registered
Paul Allan Lankau

Paul Allan Lankau

Paul Allan Lankau Jr, Paul Allan Lankau
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2132113
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCLU®: Chartered Life Underwriter
Location:
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Registered Affiliation(s):FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
35 years registered
Steven Wayne Breen

Steven Wayne Breen

Steven Wayne Breen
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2283477
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCIMA®: Certified Investment Management Analyst
Location:
Charleston, SC 29401

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
34 years registered
Edward Blair Secrest

Edward Blair Secrest

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2161058
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Raleigh, NC 27617

Registered Affiliation(s):SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL GROUP

Disclosures:
Experience:
35 years registered
Jerry Albert Koebel

Jerry Albert Koebel

Jerome Koebel
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2308544
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Summerville, SC 29485

Registered Affiliation(s):BFC PLANNING, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years registered
Laura H Clark

Laura H Clark

Laura Harris Clark, Laura Christine Harris, Laura Harris
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2483992
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCIMA®: Certified Investment Management Analyst
Location:
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

Registered Affiliation(s):MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
30 years registered
Michael Garner Wiggins

Michael Garner Wiggins

Mike Wiggins
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2474413
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Charleston, SC 29412

Registered Affiliation(s):EDWARD JONES

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
Mary Helen Condon Condon Moore

Mary Helen Condon Condon Moore

Mary Helen Condon, Mary Condon Moore, Mary Helen Condon Moore
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1473223
Location:
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

Registered Affiliation(s):MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
39 years registered
Carolyn Nicholson Hash

Carolyn Nicholson Hash

Carolyn Nicholson Edwards
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2568911
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years registered
Nicole Stead Duvall

Nicole Stead Duvall

Nicky Bell, Nicole Stead Bell, Nicole Stead Duvall
IAR
RR
CRD#: 3045736
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Charleston, SC

Registered Affiliation(s):STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
28 years registered
Richard P Horne

Richard P Horne

Richard Porcher Horne Jr, Richard Porcher Horne, Richard Horne
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1846750
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Charleston, SC 29403

Registered Affiliation(s):EDWARD JONES

Disclosures:
Experience:
38 years registered
Lloyd Baxter Hahn

Lloyd Baxter Hahn

L Baxter Hahn Iii, Lloyd B Hahn
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1513746
Location:
Charleston, SC 29401

Registered Affiliation(s):WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
40 years registered
Charles J Parsons

Charles J Parsons

Charles Jennings Parsons
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1454316
Location:
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
40 years registered
Craig Upton Colby

Craig Upton Colby

Craig U. Colby
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1856819
Location:
Mt Pleasant, SC 29464-3487

Registered Affiliation(s):EDWARD JONES

Disclosures:
Experience:
38 years registered
Joseph Laurens Nicholson

Joseph Laurens Nicholson

Joe Nicholson
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2094678
CIMA®: Certified Investment Management Analyst
Location:
Charleston, SC 29401

Registered Affiliation(s):WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years registered
Daniel Bryan Parker

Daniel Bryan Parker

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2158155
Location:
Charleston, SC 29401

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
34 years registered
Scott Anthony Cracraft

Scott Anthony Cracraft

Scott A Cracraft, Scott Anthony Cracraft
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2192221
Location:
Charleston, SC 29401

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
35 years registered
Robert Eugene Vingi

Robert Eugene Vingi

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2491201
Location:
Charleston, SC 29401

Registered Affiliation(s):WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
Andrew Jason Smith

Andrew Jason Smith

Andrew J Smith
IAR
RR
CRD#: 3270487
Location:
Charleston, SC 29401

Registered Affiliation(s):WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years registered
Francis Michael Mc Guire

Francis Michael Mc Guire

Frank Michael Mc Guire, Frank Michael Mcguier, Fank Michael Mcguire, Frank M Mcguire, Frank Michael Mcguire
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2966176
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Daniel Island, SC 29492

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years registered
John Paul Palen III

John Paul Palen III

Jay Palen Iii, John Paul Palen
IAR
RR
CRD#: 3097974
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Summerville, SC 29486

Registered Affiliation(s):EDWARD JONES

Disclosures:
Experience:
28 years registered
Scott Montgomery Laney

Scott Montgomery Laney

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2775088
Location:
Charleston, SC 29401

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
30 years registered
Jody Charles Hyden

Jody Charles Hyden

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4396586
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Daniel Island, SC 29492

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
25 years registered
James M. List

James M. List

James Michael List
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2721153
Location:
Moncks Corner, SC 29461

Registered Affiliation(s):EDWARD JONES

Disclosures:
Experience:
30 years registered

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