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Townsend Wealth Management

Columbus, GASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 126241

Filed as TOWNSEND WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Townsend Personal Financial Planning, LLC

Townsend Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Columbus, GA, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$194,042,419
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Other
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Townsend Wealth Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Townsend Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other.

Where is Townsend Wealth Management located?

Townsend Wealth Management's principal office is in Columbus, GA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Townsend Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Townsend Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 126241.

How much does Townsend Wealth Management manage?

Townsend Wealth Management reports $194,042,419 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026 (97% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Townsend Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $117,301,278 in the October 2021 data and $194,042,419 in the October 2026 data, up 65%. 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 Townsend Wealth Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (119); high net worth individuals (60).

Which custodians does Townsend Wealth Management use?

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

Does Townsend Wealth Management 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/126241

Does Townsend Wealth Management state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 6, 2026 says: "We have a preferred minimum portfolio size of $ 500,000 for which limited exceptions may be granted."

What changed in Townsend Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $163,703,095 to $194,042,419 (+19%). Registered or notice-filed in FL.

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
  • 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $500,000

The brochure's wording
We have a preferred minimum portfolio size of $ 500,000 for which limited exceptions may be granted.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 6, 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
$194,042,419

$194,042,419 as of October 2026, filing dated February 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $188,336,276.Non-discretionary: $5,706,143.

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 119 Assets $47,415,101 (24%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 60 Assets $145,524,236 (75%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $287,404 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $815,678 (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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Townsend Personal Financial Planning, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 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
5 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
$117M 2021 $132M 2022 $134M 2023 $152M 2024 $164M 2025 $194M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$194,042,4193February 25, 2026
October 2025$163,703,0953March 3, 2025
October 2024$152,461,7383March 12, 2024
October 2023$134,472,2073March 7, 2023
October 2022$132,038,8843March 10, 2022
October 2021$117,301,2783January 5, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $117,301,278 in the October 2021 data and $194,042,419 in the October 2026 data, up 65%.

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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $163,703,095 to $194,042,419 (+19%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in FL.

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
townsendwm.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. Townsend Wealth Management (CRD 126241): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/townsend-wealth-management-columbus-ga-126241