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Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc

Georgetown, SCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 289496

Filed as WILDES FINANCIAL STRATEGIES, INC

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Georgetown, SC, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 23, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$138,266,494
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc located?

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc's principal office is in Georgetown, SC, according to its Form ADV.

Is Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 289496.

How much does Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc manage?

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc reports $138,266,494 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 23, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $100,598,085 in the October 2021 data and $138,266,494 in the October 2026 data, up 37%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (369); high net worth individuals (26); other (20).

Which custodians does Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc use?

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc'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 Wildes Financial Strategies, 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/289496

What changed in Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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)

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 March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$138,266,494

$138,266,494 as of October 2026, filing dated July 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $138,266,494.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 369 Assets $78,960,194 (57%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 26 Assets $52,654,283 (38%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 7 Assets $1,022,301 (1%)
Other
Clients 20 Assets $5,629,716 (4%)

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
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 8. 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
6 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
$101M 2021 $111M 2022 $100M 2023 $105M 2024 $117M 2025 $138M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$138,266,4948July 23, 2026
October 2025$117,231,0596March 28, 2025
October 2024$105,397,0186September 16, 2024
October 2023$100,063,1886June 5, 2023
October 2022$111,053,0697April 27, 2022
October 2021$100,598,0856June 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $100,598,085 in the October 2021 data and $138,266,494 in the October 2026 data, up 37%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 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. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $117,231,059 to $138,266,494 (+18%).
    • No longer lists an office in Mount Pleasant, SC.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
wildesfinancial.comwildesfinancialstrategies.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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