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Carolina Wealth Management, Inc.

Greenville, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 131393

Filed as CAROLINA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Greenville, NC, registered since 2004, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026.

22 years
registered since 2004
$798,455,655
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. located?

Carolina Wealth Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Greenville, NC, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 131393.

How much does Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. manage?

Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. reports $798,455,655 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026 (73% discretionary).

How have Carolina Wealth Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Carolina Wealth Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $444,235,924 in the October 2021 data and $798,455,655 in the October 2026 data, up 80%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (443); high net worth individuals (144); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (42).

Which custodians does Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. use?

Carolina Wealth Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. 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/131393

Does Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 27, 2026 says: "CWM generally requires a minimum account value of $500,000, which may be reduced or waived in the sole discretion of the Firm."

What changed in Carolina Wealth Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $711,811,237 to $798,455,655 (+12%). Registered or notice-filed in NY.

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)

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 2A

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
CWM generally requires a minimum account value of $500,000, which may be reduced or waived in the sole discretion of the Firm.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 27, 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
$798,455,655

$798,455,655 as of October 2026, filing dated April 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $583,817,383.Non-discretionary: $214,638,272.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 443 Assets $129,820,618 (16%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 144 Assets $445,610,414 (56%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 42 Assets $200,972,386 (25%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 9 Assets $4,065,134 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 8 Assets $17,987,103 (2%)

A 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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2004 (22 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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)
1 other office, as of the May 2026 filing
Pinehurst, NC
States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
FLGANCNYSCTXVA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$444M 2021 $589M 2022 $516M 2023 $624M 2024 $712M 2025 $798M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$798,455,65510April 27, 2026
October 2025$711,811,23710March 31, 2025
October 2024$623,822,1129March 29, 2024
October 2023$515,883,2738October 2, 2023
October 2022$589,477,8088March 25, 2022
October 2021$444,235,9246March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $444,235,924 in the October 2021 data and $798,455,655 in the October 2026 data, up 80%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 10 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
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $711,811,237 to $798,455,655 (+12%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in NY.

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.I
buildingabetter401k.commycarolinawealth.com

Source: 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. Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. (CRD 131393): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/carolina-wealth-management-inc-greenville-nc-131393