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Powell Wealth

Cornelius, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 144230

Filed as POWELL WEALTH · Legal name Powell Financial, Inc.

Powell Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cornelius, NC, registered since 2015, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 13, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$229,200,273
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Powell Wealth compensated?

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

What does Powell Wealth's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 13, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.25% 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 Powell Wealth located?

Powell Wealth's principal office is in Cornelius, NC, according to its Form ADV.

Is Powell Wealth registered with the SEC or a state?

Powell Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 144230.

How much does Powell Wealth manage?

Powell Wealth reports $229,200,273 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 13, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Powell Wealth's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Powell Wealth: Regulatory assets under management: $156,001,580 in the October 2021 data and $229,200,273 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Powell Wealth serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (55); high net worth individuals (43); corporations or other businesses not listed above (10).

Which custodians does Powell Wealth use?

Powell Wealth's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Powell Wealth 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/144230

Does Powell Wealth state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 13, 2026 says: "There is an account minimum, $500,000, which can be waived by the investment adviser, based on the needs of the client and the complexity of the situation."

What changed in Powell Wealth's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2. Regulatory assets under management went from $202,617,451 to $229,200,273 (+13%).

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 1.25% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
Total Assets Under Management Annual Fee All Assets Under Management Up to 1.25%

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

The brochure's wording
There is an account minimum, $500,000, which can be waived by the investment adviser, based on the needs of the client and the complexity of the situation.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 13, 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
$229,200,273

$229,200,273 as of October 2026, filing dated February 13, 2026.

Discretionary: $229,200,273.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 55 Assets $17,824,477 (8%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 43 Assets $210,503,588 (92%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 10 Assets $872,208 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Powell Financial, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
NC

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
$156M 2021 $187M 2022 $152M 2023 $180M 2024 $203M 2025 $229M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$229,200,2733February 13, 2026
October 2025$202,617,4514July 1, 2025
October 2024$180,352,2123January 24, 2024
October 2023$151,570,3723February 24, 2023
October 2022$187,391,7783March 16, 2022
October 2021$156,001,5803January 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $156,001,580 in the October 2021 data and $229,200,273 in the October 2026 data, up 47%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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. March 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $202,617,451 to $229,200,273 (+13%).

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
powellwealth.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. Powell Wealth (CRD 144230): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/powell-wealth-cornelius-nc-144230