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The Pines Wealth Management, LLC

Southern Pines, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 326353

Filed as THE PINES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

The Pines Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Southern Pines, NC, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 20, 2026.

2 years
registered since 2024
$485,880,113
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is The Pines Wealth Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Pines Wealth Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is The Pines Wealth Management, LLC located?

The Pines Wealth Management, LLC's principal office is in Southern Pines, NC, according to its Form ADV.

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

The Pines Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 326353.

How much does The Pines Wealth Management, LLC manage?

The Pines Wealth Management, LLC reports $485,880,113 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 20, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have The Pines Wealth Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2024?

In the Form ADV data for The Pines Wealth Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $338,117,570 in the October 2024 data and $485,880,113 in the October 2026 data, up 44%. Total employees: 4 in October 2024 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does The Pines Wealth Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (144); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (118).

Which custodians does The Pines Wealth Management, LLC use?

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

Does The Pines 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/326353

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $419,546,459 to $485,880,113 (+16%).

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
  • 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated July 20, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$485,880,113

$485,880,113 as of October 2026, filing dated July 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $485,730,808.Non-discretionary: $149,305.

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 118 Assets $34,975,056 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 144 Assets $439,735,686 (91%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $11,169,371 (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
  • 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 (2 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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
11 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
$338M 2024 $420M 2025 $486M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$485,880,1134July 20, 2026
October 2025$419,546,4594May 21, 2025
October 2024$338,117,5704July 26, 2024

Regulatory assets under management: $338,117,570 in the October 2024 data and $485,880,113 in the October 2026 data, up 44%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2024 and 4 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 $419,546,459 to $485,880,113 (+16%).
  2. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2.

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
thepineswealth.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. The Pines Wealth Management, LLC (CRD 326353): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-pines-wealth-management-llc-southern-pines-nc-326353