Setarcos Wealth Advisors LLC
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About
Setarcos Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and high net worth clients, and offers financial planning and consulting in connection with its investment services. Portfolios are constructed using diversified mutual funds and ETFs and, where appropriate, individual stocks, bonds, options, alternative investments, or allocations to unaffiliated independent managers.
The firm’s investment process is grounded in fundamental analysis with a predominantly long‑term orientation while allowing shorter‑term trades for rebalancing or cash needs; client relationships feature ongoing personal contact and formal reviews at least annually. Setarcos generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis, bills advisory fees quarterly in arrears, and typically recommends Charles Schwab as custodian through an institutional advisor platform.
Notably, the firm documents and offers educational and public speaking engagements—priced on a fixed‑fee basis from pro bono to $5,000 plus travel—which is an uncommon service among peers. It recently transitioned to SEC registration, has begun leveraging independent managers for portions of client portfolios, and manages roughly $111.7 million for a relatively small client base, a structure that shapes how it delegates investment implementation and oversight.
Client services
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Fee options
Public speaking engagements fee ranges from pro bono to $5,000 plus travel expenses
$0 - $500,000: 1.00% annually $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.85% annually $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.70% annually $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.50% annually $10,000,001+: 0.30% annually
Account minimum: $1,000,000
Main office
See office325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800
Philadelphia PA 19106
Advisors at this office
1
Offices (2)
Most active in
California · Georgia · Pennsylvania · Texas
Also doing business as
Setarcos Investment Advisors LLC · Setarcos Wealth Advisors LLC
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Advisors at this firm
Richard F
CFP®, CFA®
Savannah, GA
Setarcos Wealth Advisors LLC
Richard Faw III is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Setarcos Wealth Advisors LLC and serves as the director of quantitative research for Vernal Point Advisors, where he advises on portfolio strategy and financial modeling. He has worked at Setarcos Wealth Advisors since 2011 and Vernal Point Advisors since 2016. Setarcos Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and high net worth clients, employing a fundamentally grounded, long-term focused investment approach with diversified portfolios that may include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments. The firm emphasizes ongoing personal client contact and offers educational and public speaking engagements.
Stephen W
CFP®, Series 65
Philadelphia, PA
Setarcos Wealth Advisors LLC
Stephen Way is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 11 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Setarcos Wealth Advisors LLC since 2014. Setarcos Wealth Advisors LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm uses a customized, fundamental-analysis approach with a generally long-term orientation and offers planning services without separate charges to investment management clients.
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