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White Oak Financial Management, Inc

Asheville, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 142615

Filed as WHITE OAK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC

White Oak Financial Management, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Asheville, NC, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 13, 2026.

2 years
registered since 2024
$143,496,066
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is White Oak Financial Management, Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), White Oak Financial Management, Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is White Oak Financial Management, Inc located?

White Oak Financial Management, Inc's principal office is in Asheville, NC, according to its Form ADV.

Is White Oak Financial Management, Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

White Oak Financial Management, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 142615.

How much does White Oak Financial Management, Inc manage?

White Oak Financial Management, Inc reports $143,496,066 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 13, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have White Oak Financial Management, Inc's assets and staff changed since 2024?

In the Form ADV data for White Oak Financial Management, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $105,565,918 in the October 2024 data and $143,496,066 in the October 2026 data, up 36%. Total employees: 3 in October 2024 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does White Oak Financial Management, Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (310); high net worth individuals (40).

Which custodians does White Oak Financial Management, Inc use?

White Oak Financial Management, Inc'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 White Oak Financial Management, Inc 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/142615

What changed in White Oak Financial Management, Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $112,742,245 to $143,496,066 (+27%). Registered or notice-filed in LA, TN.

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)
  • Commissions

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

See the firm's brochure (dated January 13, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$143,496,066

$143,496,066 as of October 2026, filing dated January 13, 2026.

Discretionary: $143,365,740.Non-discretionary: $130,326.

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 310 Assets $50,879,153 (35%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 40 Assets $90,842,751 (63%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,774,162 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2024 (2 years)
Employees
Total: 3. 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
9 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
$106M 2024 $113M 2025 $143M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$143,496,0663January 13, 2026
October 2025$112,742,2454March 24, 2025
October 2024$105,565,9183September 11, 2024

Regulatory assets under management: $105,565,918 in the October 2024 data and $143,496,066 in the October 2026 data, up 36%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2024 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. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $112,742,245 to $143,496,066 (+27%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in LA, TN.

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
whiteoakfinancialmanagement.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. White Oak Financial Management, Inc (CRD 142615): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/white-oak-financial-management-inc-asheville-nc-142615