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Wells Financial Management, LLC

Asheville, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 158030

Filed as WELLS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Wells Financial Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Asheville, NC, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 9, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$132,662,488
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Wells Financial Management, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Wells Financial Management, LLC located?

Wells Financial Management, LLC's principal office is in Asheville, NC, according to its Form ADV.

Is Wells Financial Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Wells Financial Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 158030.

How much does Wells Financial Management, LLC manage?

Wells Financial Management, LLC reports $132,662,488 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 9, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Wells Financial Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Wells Financial Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $117,331,986 in the October 2022 data and $132,662,488 in the October 2026 data, up 13%. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Wells Financial Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (55); high net worth individuals (41); charitable organizations (1).

Which custodians does Wells Financial Management, LLC use?

Wells Financial Management, LLC'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 Wells Financial 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/158030

Does Wells Financial Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 9, 2026 says: "The minimum portfolio value is generally set at $500,000. We may, at our discretion, make exceptions to the foregoing or negotiate special fee arrangements where we deem it appropriate under the circumstances."

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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: $500,000

The brochure's wording
The minimum portfolio value is generally set at $500,000. We may, at our discretion, make exceptions to the foregoing or negotiate special fee arrangements where we deem it appropriate under the circumstances.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 9, 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
$132,662,488

$132,662,488 as of October 2026, filing dated March 9, 2026.

Discretionary: $132,662,488.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 $23,202,025 (17%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 41 Assets $108,052,882 (81%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $278,078 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1 Assets $1,129,503 (1%)

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
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
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
3 states or jurisdictions
LANCTX

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 2022 $101M 2023 $116M 2024 $126M 2025 $133M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$132,662,4882March 9, 2026
October 2025$126,275,0682February 21, 2025
October 2024$115,595,4802February 27, 2024
October 2023$101,186,0852March 1, 2023
October 2022$117,331,9862May 4, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $117,331,986 in the October 2022 data and $132,662,488 in the October 2026 data, up 13%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 2 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

No changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.

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
wellsfm.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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