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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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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
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:
33 years
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:
34 years
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
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:
29 years
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

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