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Financial advisors in Charleston, SC

Every SEC-registered investment adviser representative at a firm office in Charleston, with the firms that employ the most of them.

The short answer

399 registered advisors work in Charleston; the most are at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (49). 56 list the CFP designation and 304 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Charleston

FirmAdvisors in Charleston
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC news49
Morgan Stanley news47
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC news31
LPL Financial LLC news22
Edward Jones news18
MML Investors Services, LLC17
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. news16
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated news12
Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.10
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC news9
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated news7
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC6
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC news6
State Farm Investment Management Corp.6
Ballast Rock Private Wealth5
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. news5
Strategic Advisers LLC5
Strategic Blueprint, LLC5
Equity Services, Inc.4
Integritas Wealth Strategies, LLC4
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news4
Objectivity Squared Wealth Management4
Osaic Wealth, Inc. news4
Permcap Investment Office4
Synovus Securities, Inc.4

Advisors in Charleston, A to Z (first 300 of 399)

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Other cities in South Carolina

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Greenville 688Columbia 520Fort Mill 498Mount Pleasant 313Myrtle Beach 168Spartanburg 123Mt. Pleasant 122Bluffton 121Summerville 96Rock Hill 83Lexington 82Hilton Head Island 81North Charleston 68Daniel Island 66Florence 62Mt Pleasant 59Aiken 58Greer 58Anderson 55Beaufort 53Simpsonville 50Seneca 40Sumter 36Pawleys Island 30

Questions

How many financial advisors are in Charleston, SC?

399 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Charleston, South Carolina, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 304 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 56 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Charleston?

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, with 49 registered advisors in Charleston, followed by Morgan Stanley with 47.

How do I check a financial advisor in Charleston?

Each advisor below links to a profile with their firm, registrations, exams and how long they've been registered, plus links to the SEC's adviser search and FINRA BrokerCheck, where any disclosures are listed in full.

Source: the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure daily file. Advisors are listed at the city of the firm office they're registered at; an advisor registered at offices in more than one city appears in each. Broker-only representatives (FINRA BrokerCheck) aren't included. Moving firms? See who's moving this week, compare payouts by firm or value a recruiting offer.