SEC-registered wealth management firm Broker-dealer affiliated
Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC
As of its Form ADV filed April 29, 2026, Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC, an SEC-registered, broker-dealer affiliated wealth management firm in Wilmington, North Carolina, reported $1.3 billion in regulatory assets under management across 1,157 accounts, ranking #25 among all wealth firms in North Carolina by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Wilmington, NC
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 297904
- SEC file number
- 801-113818
- Registered since
- August 13, 2018
- Latest Form ADV filing
- April 29, 2026
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 1
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $1.3 billion
- Discretionary
- $1.3 billion (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 1,157 (1,157 discretionary)
- Clients
- 495, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 12
- Advisory staff
- 12 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $1.1 million
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 23.7% (from $1.1 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 16.7% (from $830.0 million three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 17.4% (from $592.4 million five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 3.3% (from 479)
Broker-dealer affiliated. The firm is affiliated with a bank (Item 7.A(8)) that is part of a group with a broker-dealer (Item 7.A(1)) or controlled by a public company (Schedule D, Item 10.A). It is ranked among all wealth firms, the directory's view that includes wirehouses and broker-dealer firms, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. 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 all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms.
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2018 | $0 |
| October 1, 2019 | $163.0 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $454.4 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $592.4 million |
| October 3, 2022 | $836.5 million |
| October 5, 2023 | $830.0 million |
| October 1, 2024 | $951.6 million |
| September 2, 2025 | $1.1 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $1.3 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 268 clients | $1.1 billion | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 208 clients | $130.4 million | |
| Corporations or other businesses 7 clients | $30.4 million | |
| Charitable organizations 10 clients | $20.3 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $1.4 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting
- Selection of other advisers
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 101-250.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: yes.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
None reported.
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Other investment adviser
- Banking or thrift institution
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $233.5 million in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 10
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 9
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 3, CFA 2.
0 of the firm's 10 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. 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 North Carolina
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Sheets Smith Wealth Management | Winston Salem | $1.4 billion |
| Topsail Wealth Management LLC | Charlotte | $1.3 billion |
| Triangle Wealth Management | Raleigh | $1.3 billion |
| Arbor Investment Advisors | Winston Salem | $1.3 billion |
| Absher Wealth Management, LLC | Chapel Hill | $1.3 billion |
The five wealth firms, broker-dealer affiliated firms included, nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.liveoakprivatewealth.com
- Wealth management firms in North 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.