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Flaharty Asset Management, LLC

Clearwater, FLSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 168495

Filed as FLAHARTY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Flaharty Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Clearwater, FL, registered since 2013, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026.

13 years
registered since 2013
$901,606,202
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Flaharty Asset Management, LLC compensated?

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

What does Flaharty Asset Management, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 19, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Flaharty Asset Management, LLC located?

Flaharty Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Clearwater, FL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Flaharty Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Flaharty Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 168495.

How much does Flaharty Asset Management, LLC manage?

Flaharty Asset Management, LLC reports $901,606,202 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Flaharty Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Flaharty Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $645,373,241 in the October 2021 data and $901,606,202 in the October 2026 data, up 40%. Total employees: 9 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 Flaharty Asset Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (556); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (548); corporations or other businesses not listed above (16).

Which custodians does Flaharty Asset Management, LLC use?

Flaharty Asset Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and LPL Financial LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Flaharty Asset Management, 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/168495

Does Flaharty Asset Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 19, 2026 says: "There is a minimum investment of $250,000, although the Advisor may accept smaller accounts at its discretion."

What changed in Flaharty Asset Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 9. Regulatory assets under management went from $809,577,048 to $901,606,202 (+11%). Registered or notice-filed in KS, MA, WA.

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

Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
The Advisor charges no more than 2.00% annually for its portfolio management services. The amount of the investment advisory fee will be set out in the Investment Advisory Agreement executed by the client at the time the relationship is established.

Account minimum: $250,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
There is a minimum investment of $250,000, although the Advisor may accept smaller accounts at its discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 19, 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
$901,606,202

$901,606,202 as of October 2026, filing dated March 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $899,372,003.Non-discretionary: $2,234,199.

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 548 Assets $125,719,799 (14%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 556 Assets $741,092,255 (82%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 6 Assets $4,377,609 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $1,341,791 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 16 Assets $29,074,748 (3%)

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)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2013 (13 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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 April 2026 filing
Punta Gorda, FL
States registered or notice-filed
22 states or jurisdictions
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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
$645M 2021 $772M 2022 $683M 2023 $761M 2024 $810M 2025 $902M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$901,606,20210March 19, 2026
October 2025$809,577,0489April 3, 2025
October 2024$761,160,79111June 6, 2024
October 2023$682,629,83411May 24, 2023
October 2022$771,934,00512March 15, 2022
October 2021$645,373,2419April 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $645,373,241 in the October 2021 data and $901,606,202 in the October 2026 data, up 40%.

Total employees: 9 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 9.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $809,577,048 to $901,606,202 (+11%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in KS, MA, WA.
  2. December 2025
    • 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.I
flahartyllc.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. Flaharty Asset Management, LLC (CRD 168495): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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