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Clarity Financial Advisors LLC

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Client AUM

$143,735,998

Clients

985

Advisors

6

across 2 offices

About

Clarity Financial Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses through a five‑adviser team managing about $149.5 million. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning and consulting, retirement plan participant account management, and coordinated estate and tax planning through third‑party providers.

Investment strategies are tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances with a primarily long‑term focus, using fundamental, factor, optimization and quantitative methods and the selective use of options and other instruments. Clarity Financial may implement strategies through unaffiliated sub‑advisers and model portfolios available via the Altruist Model Marketplace, and it uses a third‑party Pontera order management platform to rebalance “held‑away” defined contribution plan accounts.

Notable distinctions disclosed in the brochure include operating from five offices and a relatively high client load per advisor (about 200 clients per adviser), participation in Altruist’s institutional platform arrangements that provide technology and support to the firm, and advisors who are licensed insurance agents who may receive commissions for insurance sales; the firm also has a paid referral/endorsement relationship (SmartVestor). These arrangements and compensation sources are identified as potential conflicts of interest to consider alongside the firm’s advisory services.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fees typically range from $500 to $5,000; Estate planning fees $500-$3,000; Tax consulting fees fixed and negotiated

Commissions

Financial advisors may receive commission-based compensation for sale of insurance products.

Project-based

$300/hour for financial planning services

Other

Fee-only: Hourly Fees: $300/hour; Fixed Fees: $500-$5,000 (negotiable) for financial planning; Estate Planning Fees: $500-$3,000 (negotiable); Tax Consulting Fees: Fixed fee, negotiated per client

Main office

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260 1st Ave S.

St. Petersburg FL 33710

Advisors at this office

5

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Lucas N

Series 65

St. Petersburg, FL

Clarity Financial Advisors LLC

Lucas Nisly is a financial advisor at Clarity Financial Advisors LLC in St. Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Clarity Financial Advisors since 2026 and has prior work experience at Sweet Source Solutions LLC and Sutters' Quality Foods. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Sweet Source Solutions LLC, an entrepreneurial venture he has been part of since 2020. Clarity Financial Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses with a team of five advisers managing approximately $149.5 million. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and coordinated estate and tax planning, employing investment strategies tailored to clients' goals with a primarily long-term focus.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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William R

Series 65, Series 63

St. Petersburg, FL

Clarity Financial Advisors LLC

William Root is a financial advisor with Clarity Financial Advisors LLC in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Ameritas Investment Corp, Manatee River Financial Group, and CCF Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is a sales representative for Sutter's Quality Foods, a food distributor. Clarity Financial Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses through a team of five advisers managing approximately $149.5 million. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan account management, and coordinated estate and tax planning, employing tailored long-term investment strategies with fundamental, factor, optimization, and quantitative methods.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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David O

Series 66

St. Petersburg, FL

Clarity Financial Advisors LLC

David O'Neill is a financial advisor at Clarity Financial Advisors LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Ash Brokerage. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent selling term, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities. Clarity Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term portfolios supported by in-house analysis and third-party models, serving a large client base across multiple offices.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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Douglas R

Series 66

Greenwood, DE

Clarity Financial Advisors LLC

Douglas Root is a financial advisor at Clarity Financial Advisors LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and Pruco Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he has served as IT manager and administrator at Greenwood Mennonite School and has worked as a delivery driver for ChoiceBooks. Clarity Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term portfolios supported by in-house analysis and utilizes third-party platforms and sub-advisers as needed.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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Jedidiah H

Series 65

St. Petersburg, FL

Clarity Financial Advisors LLC

Jedidiah Hostetler is a financial advisor at Clarity Financial Advisors LLC in St. Petersburg, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Clarity, he worked at Eastern Nephrology Associates and Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Associates. Clarity Financial Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a team-based approach with tailored, long-term investment strategies using fundamental, factor, optimization, and quantitative methods, supported by third-party platforms and sub-advisers.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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Trevor S

Series 63, Series 65

St. Petersburg, FL

Clarity Financial Advisors LLC

Trevor Shultz is a financial advisor at Clarity Financial Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an outsourced Chief Investment Officer for Elevation Wealth Partners, LLC. Clarity Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm focuses on customized, long-term portfolios supported by in-house analysis and independent sub-advisers, serving approximately 862 clients across five offices.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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