State market data

Wealth management firms in South Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, 290 wealth management firms, including broker-dealer firms, based in South Carolina reported $905.0 billion in regulatory assets under management; the largest by assets was LPL Financial LLC, with $819.1 billion.

Showing all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms. Independent RIAs only

Wealth management firms: 290
SEC-registered: 97
State-registered: 193
Regulatory assets under management: $905.0 billion
Client accounts: 3,124,110
Median firm size: $46.7 million
Of which broker-dealer affiliated: 7, with $846.2 billion

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Top firms in South Carolina

Largest wealth firms by assets under management, including broker-dealer firms

Largest wealth firms by assets under management, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	RAUM
1	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	$819.1 billion
2	LPL Enterprise, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	$24.9 billion
3	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	$11.6 billion
4	Permcap Investment Office	Charleston	$4.0 billion
5	Foster Victor	Greenville	$2.6 billion
6	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	$2.5 billion
7	Abacus Planning Group, Inc.	Columbia	$2.2 billion
8	Colonial Trust Advisors, Inc.	Spartanburg	$1.9 billion
9	Greenwood Capital Associates, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Greenwood	$1.8 billion
10	CCM Investment Advisers, LLC	Columbia	$1.5 billion

Top 100 in South Carolina

Fastest-growing wealth firms over one year, including broker-dealer firms

Fastest-growing wealth firms over one year, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Growth	Starting value
1	Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc.	Greenville	136.1%	$316.3 million
2	Ballast Rock Private Wealth	Charleston	70.3%	$238.2 million
3	Apollon Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	62.5%	$890.4 million
4	Hilton Head Capital Partners, LLC	Hilton Head Island	61.4%	$253.8 million
5	Trunorth Advisors	Greenville	59.4%	$188.7 million
6	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	49.8%	$7.7 billion
7	Wallick Investments, LLC	Columbia	49.7%	$112.4 million
8	Norris Financial Group, LLC	Greenville	40.3%	$251.6 million
9	Harbour Wealth Management Group, Inc.	Daniel Island	39.1%	$191.3 million
10	Headland Capital	Mount Pleasant	38.8%	$403.0 million

Top 100 in South Carolina

Fastest-growing wealth firms over three years, including broker-dealer firms

Fastest-growing wealth firms over three years, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Growth	Starting value
1	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	50.9%	$3.4 billion
2	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	43.0%	$864.8 million
3	Curran Financial Partners, LLC	Daniel Island	32.9%	$319.1 million
4	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	30.6%	$368.0 billion
5	Carroll Investors, Inc.	Mount Pleasant	29.1%	$102.9 million
6	Norris Financial Group, LLC	Greenville	28.8%	$165.1 million
7	Foster Victor	Greenville	28.6%	$1.2 billion
8	Hobbs Group Advisors LLC	Columbia	26.2%	$291.0 million
9	Apricus Wealth LLC	Beaufort	26.1%	$167.4 million
10	Gunderson Capital Management	Mount Pleasant	26.0%	$197.8 million

Top 100 in South Carolina

Fastest-growing wealth firms over five years, including broker-dealer firms

Fastest-growing wealth firms over five years, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Growth	Starting value
1	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	52.9%	$301.9 million
2	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	49.2%	$1.6 billion
3	Curran Financial Partners, LLC	Daniel Island	34.9%	$167.6 million
4	Foster Victor	Greenville	29.0%	$741.2 million
5	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	25.0%	$268.8 billion
6	Bca Private Wealth, Inc.	Greenville	21.7%	$118.8 million
7	Hardin Capital Partners, LLC	Greenville	21.6%	$168.3 million
8	Hobbs Group Advisors LLC	Columbia	21.3%	$222.1 million
9	Verity Investment Partners	Beaufort	20.0%	$561.3 million
10	Norris Financial Group, LLC	Greenville	16.9%	$161.9 million

Top 100 in South Carolina

Wealth firms with the biggest asset gains over one year, including broker-dealer firms

Wealth firms with the biggest asset gains over one year, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Increase
1	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	$200.2 billion
2	LPL Enterprise, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	$6.1 billion
3	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	$3.8 billion
4	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	$604.3 million
5	Apollon Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	$556.6 million
6	Foster Victor	Greenville	$491.6 million
7	Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc.	Greenville	$430.4 million
8	Abacus Planning Group, Inc.	Columbia	$256.8 million
9	CCM Investment Advisers, LLC	Columbia	$231.5 million
10	Verity Investment Partners	Beaufort	$193.7 million

Top 100 in South Carolina

Wealth firms with the most clients, including broker-dealer firms

Wealth firms with the most clients, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Most clients
1	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	2,196,590
2	LPL Enterprise, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	114,681
3	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	8,964
4	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	8,586
5	Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc.	Greenville	1,946
6	Foster Victor	Greenville	1,734
7	Curran Financial Partners, LLC	Daniel Island	1,315
8	Apollon Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	1,267
9	Core Advisory Group	Rock Hill	1,177
10	Trunorth Advisors	Greenville	1,107

Top 100 in South Carolina

Wealth firms with the fastest client growth over one year, including broker-dealer firms

Wealth firms with the fastest client growth over one year, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Growth	Starting value
1	Intentional	Fort Mill	135.3%	170
2	Hilton Head Capital Partners, LLC	Hilton Head Island	78.0%	377
3	Apollon Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	52.1%	833
4	Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc.	Greenville	47.8%	1,317
5	Goepper Burkhardt LLC	Greenville	36.9%	179
6	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	34.6%	6,662
7	Wallick Investments, LLC	Columbia	31.6%	231
8	LPL Enterprise, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	30.1%	88,168
9	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	23.2%	6,970
10	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	18.3%	1,857,050

Top 100 in South Carolina

Wealth firms with the most accounts, including broker-dealer firms

Wealth firms with the most accounts, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Most accounts
1	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	2,850,994
2	LPL Enterprise, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	139,192
3	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	24,984
4	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	9,155
5	Foster Victor	Greenville	6,830
6	Abacus Planning Group, Inc.	Columbia	2,854
7	Apollon Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	2,819
8	Trunorth Advisors	Greenville	2,435
9	Headland Capital	Mount Pleasant	2,281
10	Anchor Investment Management	Columbia	2,159

Top 100 in South Carolina

Wealth firms with the most advisory staff, including broker-dealer firms

Wealth firms with the most advisory staff, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Most advisory staff
1	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	36,280
2	LPL Enterprise, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	4,492
3	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	115
4	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	45
5	Foster Victor	Greenville	18
5	Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc.	Greenville	18
5	Apollon Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	18
8	Colonial Trust Advisors, Inc.	Spartanburg	15
9	Greenwood Capital Associates, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Greenwood	14
10	Verity Investment Partners	Beaufort	13

Top 100 in South Carolina

Wealth firms with the most high net worth clients, including broker-dealer firms

Wealth firms with the most high net worth clients, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Most high net worth clients
1	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	671,511
2	LPL Enterprise, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	22,822
3	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	2,697
4	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	2,388
5	Foster Victor	Greenville	734
6	Apollon Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	429
7	Cornerstone Alternatives	Greenville	410
8	Bna Wealth	Rock Hill	388
9	Colonial Trust Advisors, Inc.	Spartanburg	356
10	Core Advisory Group	Rock Hill	268

Top 100 in South Carolina

Wealth firms with the most CFP professionals, including broker-dealer firms

Wealth firms with the most CFP professionals, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Most CFP professionals
1	LPL Financial LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	3,659
2	LPL Enterprise, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Fort Mill	183
3	Apollon Wealth Management, LLC	Mount Pleasant	48
4	The Fiduciary Alliance	Greenville	14
5	Abacus Planning Group, Inc.	Columbia	11
6	Apollon Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	9
7	Foster Victor	Greenville	8
8	Bna Wealth	Rock Hill	4
8	Colonial Trust Advisors, Inc.	Spartanburg	4
10	Fee-Only Financial Planning, L.C.	Okatie	3

Top 100 in South Carolina

Newest wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms

Newest wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms in South Carolina, top 10
Rank	Firm	City	Amount
1	Wealth Intelligently Navigated, LLC	Greer	$532.9 million
2	Coastline Complete Wealth LLC	Bluffton	$213.6 million
3	J. Freeman & Associates Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Greenville	$175.0 million
4	Blue Bear Financial, LLC	Mount Pleasant	$147.4 million
5	DBA Big Money Retirement and Big Retirement	Greenville	$147.1 million
6	Southeast Financial Advisors	Greenville	$133.0 million
7	Oak Street Advisors	Myrtle Beach	$126.2 million
8	Tidal Creek Capital Advisors	Bluffton	$126.0 million
9	Tidehaven Wealth, LLC	Mount Pleasant	$125.0 million
10	Generouswealth, LLC	Summerville	$110.4 million

Top 100 in South Carolina

Over time

From the SEC's yearly files: SEC-registered wealth firms based in South Carolina, from October 2018, each snapshot classed from its own Form ADV answers.

FirmsSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.

Data table

Firms
As of	Firms
October 1, 2018	45
October 1, 2019	46
October 1, 2020	52
October 4, 2021	60
October 3, 2022	70
October 5, 2023	68
October 1, 2024	72
September 2, 2025	77
October 2, 2026	97

Regulatory assets under managementSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.

Data table

Regulatory assets under management
As of	Regulatory assets under management
October 1, 2018	$14.7 billion
October 1, 2019	$14.7 billion
October 1, 2020	$226.8 billion
October 4, 2021	$292.3 billion
October 3, 2022	$432.5 billion
October 5, 2023	$396.3 billion
October 1, 2024	$495.3 billion
September 2, 2025	$681.3 billion
October 2, 2026	$901.1 billion

Client accountsSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.

Data table

Client accounts
As of	Client accounts
October 1, 2018	36,485
October 1, 2019	38,287
October 1, 2020	938,167
October 4, 2021	1,108,830
October 3, 2022	1,580,098
October 5, 2023	1,767,626
October 1, 2024	2,003,980
September 2, 2025	2,580,438
October 2, 2026	3,107,867

Median firm size (RAUM)SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.

Data table

Median firm size (RAUM)
As of	Median firm size (RAUM)
October 1, 2018	$185.3 million
October 1, 2019	$199.1 million
October 1, 2020	$232.0 million
October 4, 2021	$245.7 million
October 3, 2022	$257.7 million
October 5, 2023	$250.9 million
October 1, 2024	$262.6 million
September 2, 2025	$291.3 million
October 2, 2026	$300.8 million

The market in South Carolina now

Headline figures

Headline figures, as of October 2, 2026
Measure	All wealth firms	SEC-registered	State-registered
Firms	290	97	193
Regulatory assets under management	$905.0 billion	$901.1 billion	$4.0 billion
Accounts	3,124,110	3,107,867	16,243
Clients	2,376,126	2,365,365	10,761
Employees	48,415	48,090	325
Advisory employees	41,626	41,360	266
Investment adviser representatives	27,530	27,268	262
Median RAUM	$46.7 million	$300.8 million	$16.2 million
Average RAUM	$3.6 billion	$9.5 billion	$25.8 million

Firms by size

Advisers grouped by regulatory assets under management.

Firms by size, as of October 2, 2026
Measure	All wealth firms	SEC-registered	State-registered
Firms under $100 million	155	2	153
RAUM of firms under $100 million	$4.0 billion	$91.3 million	$3.9 billion
Firms $100 million to $250 million	39	38	1
RAUM of firms $100 million to $250 million	$6.2 billion	$6.1 billion	$106.0 million
Firms $250 million to $500 million	30	30	0
RAUM of firms $250 million to $500 million	$11.0 billion	$11.0 billion	$0
Firms $500 million to $1 billion	12	12	0
RAUM of firms $500 million to $1 billion	$7.4 billion	$7.4 billion	$0
Firms $1 billion to $5 billion	10	10	0
RAUM of firms $1 billion to $5 billion	$20.9 billion	$20.9 billion	$0
Firms $5 billion to $10 billion	0	0	0
RAUM of firms $5 billion to $10 billion	$0	$0	$0
Firms $10 billion and up	3	3	0
RAUM of firms $10 billion and up	$855.6 billion	$855.6 billion	$0

Concentration

How much of the market the largest advisers hold.

Concentration: all wealth firmsAs of October 2, 2026.
Measure	Bar	Value
Top 10 share of RAUM		96.4%
Top 100 share of RAUM		99.6%

Concentration, as of October 2, 2026
Measure	All wealth firms	SEC-registered	State-registered
Top 10 share of RAUM	96.4%	96.8%	21.3%
Top 100 share of RAUM	99.6%	No data	94.7%

How advisers are paid

Share of advisers reporting each form of compensation on Form ADV Item 5.E. A firm can report several.

How advisers are paid: all wealth firmsAs of October 2, 2026.
Measure	Bar	Value
Charge a percentage of assets		94.1%
Charge hourly fees		51.4%
Charge subscription fees		1.4%
Charge fixed fees		61.0%
Receive commissions		1.7%
Charge performance-based fees		3.4%
Other compensation		8.3%

How advisers are paid, as of October 2, 2026
Measure	All wealth firms	SEC-registered	State-registered
Charge a percentage of assets	94.1%	99.0%	91.7%
Charge hourly fees	51.4%	51.5%	51.3%
Charge subscription fees	1.4%	0.0%	2.1%
Charge fixed fees	61.0%	61.9%	60.6%
Receive commissions	1.7%	2.1%	1.6%
Charge performance-based fees	3.4%	3.1%	3.6%
Other compensation	8.3%	9.3%	7.8%

Custody

Advisers reporting custody of client cash or securities on Form ADV Item 9.

Custody, as of October 2, 2026
Measure	All wealth firms	SEC-registered	State-registered
Have custody	23.4%	54.6%	7.8%

Broker-dealer and other affiliations

From Form ADV Items 6 and 7.

Broker-dealer and other affiliations, as of October 2, 2026
Measure	All wealth firms	SEC-registered	State-registered
Broker-dealer affiliated	2.8%	6.2%	1.0%

New firms and successions

New registrations and firms reporting that they succeeded to another adviser's business (Form ADV Item 4).

New firms and successions, as of October 2, 2026
Measure	All wealth firms	SEC-registered	State-registered
New registrations	38	17	21
Successions	No data	0	No data

Other measures

Other measures, as of October 2, 2026
Measure	All wealth firms	SEC-registered	State-registered
Firms reporting RAUM	249	95	154
Discretionary RAUM	$899.0 billion	$895.5 billion	$3.5 billion
CFP professionals	4,108	4,035	73
25th percentile RAUM	$11.5 million	$169.4 million	$5.6 million
75th percentile RAUM	$208.0 million	$535.7 million	$44.5 million
90th percentile RAUM	$506.1 million	$1.5 billion	$62.1 million
Average account size	$289,688	$289,926	$244,281
Offer financial planning	82.1%	85.6%	80.3%
RAUM growth, one year	No data	32.3%	No data

As of October 2, 2026. Definitions of every measure are on the methodology page.

Cities

Mount Pleasant 39 independent RIAs, $17.9 billion
Greenville 37 independent RIAs, $10.4 billion
Columbia 23 independent RIAs, $6.9 billion
Charleston 24 independent RIAs, $6.4 billion
Rock Hill 9 independent RIAs, $1.7 billion
Bluffton 16 independent RIAs, $1.3 billion
Daniel Island 6 independent RIAs, $1.1 billion
Myrtle Beach 10 independent RIAs, $764.3 million
Greer 5 independent RIAs, $688.8 million
Hilton Head Island 6 independent RIAs, $488.2 million
Fort Mill 5 independent RIAs, $257.2 million
Johns Island 5 independent RIAs, $217.8 million
Summerville 7 independent RIAs, $191.9 million
Lexington 6 independent RIAs, $126.1 million
Aiken 5 independent RIAs, $116.4 million
Simpsonville 7 independent RIAs, $106.1 million

Cities with at least five independent RIAs.

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.