SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Verity Investment Partners
As of its Form ADV filed March 18, 2026, Verity Investment Partners, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Beaufort, South Carolina, reported $1.4 billion in regulatory assets under management across 1,101 accounts, ranking #10 among independent RIAs in South Carolina by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 119630
- SEC file number
- 801-63829
- Registered since
- January 14, 2005
- Latest Form ADV filing
- March 18, 2026
- Legal name
- VERITY AND VERITY, LLC
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 4
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $1.4 billion
- Discretionary
- $1.4 billion (99.8%)
- Non-discretionary
- $2.8 million
- Accounts
- 1,101 (1,094 discretionary)
- Clients
- 497, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 16
- Advisory staff
- 13 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $1.3 million
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 16.1% (from $1.2 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 18.5% (from $840.1 million three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 20.0% (from $561.3 million five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 13.0% (from 440)
Independent wealth management RIA: individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of its regulatory assets, it offers financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, and it is not a broker-dealer, a bank or part of one by the directory's rules. How firms are classed.
Growth rates come from the SEC's yearly snapshots and are left blank when the years are not comparable.
Rankings
Among independent wealth management RIAs.
| Ranking | Nationally | In South Carolina | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #890 | #10 | $1.4 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year | #3,386 | #36 | 16.1%from $1.2 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years | #1,944 | #20 | 18.5%from $840.1 million |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #616 | #8 | 20.0%from $561.3 million |
| Independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year | #1,117 | #8 | $193.7 million |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #2,272 | #25 | 497 |
| Independent RIAs with the fastest client growth over one year | #1,163 | #13 | 13.0%from 440 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #2,328 | #28 | 1,101 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #786 | #7 | 13 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #1,048 | #9 | 264 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #1,937 | #16 | 2 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $82.7 million |
| October 3, 2011 | $108.5 million |
| October 1, 2012 | $120.6 million |
| October 1, 2013 | $153.9 million |
| October 1, 2014 | $217.8 million |
| October 1, 2015 | $249.2 million |
| October 3, 2016 | $256.1 million |
| October 2, 2017 | $322.0 million |
| October 1, 2018 | $408.6 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $415.1 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $563.7 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $561.3 million |
| October 3, 2022 | $742.7 million |
| October 5, 2023 | $840.1 million |
| October 1, 2024 | $938.8 million |
| September 2, 2025 | $1.2 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $1.4 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 195 clients | $1.1 billion | |
| High net worth individuals 264 clients | $213.1 million | |
| Corporations or other businesses 8 clients | $55.5 million | |
| Charitable organizations 5 clients | $37.0 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $5.7 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Other
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 251-500.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
None reported.
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
None reported.
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $179.8 million in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 12
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 13
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFA 3, CFP 2.
Between 8 and 12 of the firm's 12 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. The source counts registrations by jurisdiction, and many IARs are registered in more than one, so the exact number is not knowable from it. IAR CE requirements by state.
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Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to 0 disclosure questions. See the detail on IAPD.
Succession and acquired firms
On Form ADV Item 4 the firm did not report succeeding to another adviser's business.
Similar-sized firms in South Carolina
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Trust Advisors, Inc. | Spartanburg | $1.9 billion |
| CCM Investment Advisers, LLC | Columbia | $1.5 billion |
| Anchor Investment Management | Columbia | $1.5 billion |
| Apollon Financial, LLC | Mount Pleasant | $1.4 billion |
| Curran Financial Partners, LLC | Daniel Island | $749.4 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Verity Investment Partners on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.verityim.com
- Independent RIAs in South Carolina
Firm data as of October 2, 2026, from ia100226.zip. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.