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Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC
Filed as BARNES PETTEY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Clarksdale, MS, registered since 2007, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 20, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
How much does Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 20, 2026 states: Flat fee: $750 to $3,000 (financial planning services); Hourly rate: $200 an hour (financial planning services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC located?
Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Clarksdale, MS, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 142944.
How much does Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC manage?
Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC reports $1,310,474,780 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 20, 2026 (95% discretionary).
How have Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,071,744,484 in the October 2021 data and $1,310,474,780 in the October 2026 data, up 22%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,079); high net worth individuals (945); other (191).
Which custodians does Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC use?
Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Trust Company of New Hampshire as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/142944
Does Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 20, 2026 says: "Barnes Pettey does not impose a minimum portfolio size or a minimum initial investment to open an account. However, Barnes Pettey does reserve the right to accept or decline a potential client for any reason in its sole discretion."
What changed in Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Other
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAccount minimum: None (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
Barnes Pettey does not impose a minimum portfolio size or a minimum initial investment to open an account. However, Barnes Pettey does reserve the right to accept or decline a potential client for any reason in its sole discretion.
Flat fee: $750 to $3,000 (financial planning services)
The brochure's wording
Clients that are receiving financial planning services are charged only a fixed fee ranging from $750 to $3,000, depending upon the complexity of a client’s plan and services provided.
Hourly rate: $200 an hour (financial planning services)
The brochure's wording
In the alternative clients that are receiving financial planning services may only be charged an hourly fee rate up to $200.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 20, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,310,474,780 as of October 2026, filing dated August 20, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2007 (19 years)
- Employees
- Total: 13. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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4 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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14 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,310,474,780 | 13 | August 20, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,123,122,793 | 15 | July 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,087,865,356 | 15 | March 5, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $965,199,417 | 18 | March 22, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,208,129,477 | 18 | September 16, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,071,744,484 | 16 | July 9, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,071,744,484 in the October 2021 data and $1,310,474,780 in the October 2026 data, up 22%.
Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- September 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,123,122,793 to $1,310,474,780 (+17%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC (CRD 142944): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/barnes-pettey-financial-advisors-llc-clarksdale-ms-142944