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Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC

Myrtle Beach, SCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 302031

Filed as RIVERBEND WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Myrtle Beach, SC, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 11, 2026.

1 year
registered since 2024
$280,977,751
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $500 an hour (financial planning services); Flat fee: $10,000 (financial planning services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC located?

Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC's principal office is in Myrtle Beach, SC, according to its Form ADV.

Is Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 302031.

How much does Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC manage?

Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC reports $280,977,751 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?

In the Form ADV data for Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $232,957,679 in the October 2025 data and $280,977,751 in the October 2026 data, up 21%. Total employees: 6 in October 2025 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (110); high net worth individuals (71); corporations or other businesses not listed above (5).

Which custodians does Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC use?

Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC'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 Riverbend Wealth 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/302031

Does Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 2026 says: "RWM requires a minimum of $500,000 to establish an advisory relationship. In our sole discretion, we may waive this requirement."

What changed in Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $232,957,679 to $280,977,751 (+21%).

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 2A

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

The brochure's wording
RWM requires a minimum of $500,000 to establish an advisory relationship. In our sole discretion, we may waive this requirement.

Hourly rate: $500 an hour (financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
RWM charges a negotiable hourly fee of up to $500.00 or a fixed fee of up to $10,000 .00 for financial planning services.

Flat fee: $10,000 (financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
RWM charges a negotiable hourly fee of up to $500.00 or a fixed fee of up to $10,000 .00 for financial planning services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 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
$280,977,751

$280,977,751 as of October 2026, filing dated March 11, 2026.

Discretionary: $280,977,751.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 110 Assets $45,348,526 (16%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 71 Assets $220,477,240 (78%)
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 1 Assets $439,678 (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 5 Assets $14,712,307 (5%)

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
  • 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
2024 (1 year)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
ALFLGANCSCVA

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
$233M 2025 $281M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$280,977,7518March 11, 2026
October 2025$232,957,6796July 28, 2025

Regulatory assets under management: $232,957,679 in the October 2025 data and $280,977,751 in the October 2026 data, up 21%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2025 and 8 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 $232,957,679 to $280,977,751 (+21%).

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
retirehappy.libsyn.comriverbendwealthmanagement.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. Riverbend Wealth Management, LLC (CRD 302031): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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