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  "crd_number": 121757,
  "slug": "southeast-financial-advisors-greenville-sc-121757",
  "primary_business_name": "SOUTHEAST FINANCIAL ADVISORS",
  "legal_name": "SMITH, BRIAN DAVID",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Greenville",
  "state": "SC",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "24860",
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    "cbsa_code": "24860",
    "common_name": "Greenville",
    "msa_name": "Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC",
    "path": "/advisors/sc/greenville"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2026-06-05",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-06-01",
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 2,
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    "portfolio_management_individuals"
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  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "KY",
    "LA",
    "NC",
    "NH",
    "SC"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://southeastfinancialadvisors.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/121757",
  "city_as_filed": "GREENVILLE",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/southeast-financial-advisors-greenville-sc-121757",
  "display_name": "Southeast Financial Advisors",
  "summary": "Southeast Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Greenville, SC, registered since 2026, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 1, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Southeast Financial Advisors (CRD 121757): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Southeast Financial Advisors compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Southeast Financial Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Southeast Financial Advisors located?",
      "a": "Southeast Financial Advisors' principal office is in Greenville, SC, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Southeast Financial Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Southeast Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 121757."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Southeast Financial Advisors manage?",
      "a": "Southeast Financial Advisors reports $132,964,803 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 1, 2026 (99% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Southeast Financial Advisors serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (303); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Southeast Financial Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/121757"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Southeast Financial Advisors state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 7, 2026 says: \"Southeast Financial Advisors does not have an account minimum.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Southeast Financial Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Newly registered with the SEC."
    }
  ],
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  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-07-01",
      "period_label": "July 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Newly registered with the SEC."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 7, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "Southeast Financial Advisors does not have an account minimum."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "Southeast Financial Advisors does not have an account minimum."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/southeast-financial-advisors-greenville-sc-121757.md",
  "clients": [
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      "count": null,
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      "type": "business_development_companies",
      "label": "Business development companies",
      "count": null,
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    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": null,
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      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/121757",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}