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CAROLINA WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

C21
CRD 288837·SEC 801-119040·MYRTLE BEACH, SC
AUM
$313.4M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$3.1M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$940K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$7.5M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
CAROLINA WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC
CRD
288837
SEC file #
801-119040
EIN
815448638
DBA names
Carolina Wealth Advisors

Economics

AUM
$313.4M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'21'26
$115.7M → $313.4M▲ +171%
Client mix
Individuals Other459
Individuals High Net Worth128
Corporations9

Operations

Employees (total)
6
Advisory staff (per ADV)
4
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'21'26
3 advisors → 4 advisors▲ +33%
Primary office
MYRTLE BEACH SC
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly charges

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/25/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
carolinawa.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
RPWCM, INC.
Top Owner Pct
62.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
6
Control Persons
RPWCM, INC.
M RADCLIFF LOWERY CPA LLC
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
CAROLINAWA.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2006-10-02T18:20:57Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
20
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
eNom, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001786411
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
28
Edgar First Filing Date
2020-02-07
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-04-07
Edgar 13f Count
26
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2026-04-07
Accession0001437749-26-011555

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (16)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
4
Bc Firm Active IA Count
4
Bc Firm IAR Count
4
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
1110 LONDON STREET, SUITE 204MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577
Business
1110 LONDON STREET, SUITE 204MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577
Edgar EIN
815448638
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-HR2026-04-07 · 0001437749-26-011555
13F-HR2026-01-21 · 0001437749-26-001613
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2034-10-02T18:20:57Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-09-17T20:37:12Z
Rdap Nameservers
Dns1.name-services.comDns2.name-services.comDns3.name-services.comDns4.name-services.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (4)

4
HORLACHER, CHRISTY, LEE
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
6068460
ST. JOHN, CHRISTOPHER, DAVID
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
4357665
LOWERY, MATTHEW, RADCLIFF
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
5141483
Charles Alexander Wiggins
IAR
8062140