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Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc

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Client assets under management

$131,614,477

Clients

395

7% high-net-worth

Advisors

3

of 8 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-4 advisors or >$200M in AUM

Clients per advisor

132

Very High

Average account size

$333,201

About

Wildes Financial Strategies provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management to individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients) as well as pension and profit‑sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. In addition to standalone and ongoing planning engagements, the firm acts as portfolio manager for client accounts and operates a Wrap Fee Portfolio Management Program.

The firm tailors advice and asset allocations to each client’s objectives and uses a range of analytical methods — including fundamental and technical analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory — across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs and alternative investments. For discretionary wrap accounts the firm executes trades through Charles Schwab and Raymond James and may employ strategies such as options, margin, and private or structured vehicles where suitable.

Sponsoring and managing its own wrap fee program is a distinctive feature relative to peers, since few supported advisers serve as wrap program sponsors. The brochure also discloses other noteworthy practices: representatives are licensed insurance agents who may receive commissions, the firm may offer biblically responsible investment options via third‑party allocations and assist clients with securities‑backed lines of credit, and it may use AI tools to support client meetings with an option to opt out.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Advisory consulting

Expertise

Income planning Debt management Long-term care insurance Life insurance needs analysis

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees up to $10,000, payable 50% in advance and remainder upon completion; ongoing financial planning fixed fees negotiated and payable quarterly

Percentage

Up to 1.00% of portfolio/plan assets payable quarterly in advance or in arrears

Commissions

Commission-based compensation for insurance products sold by licensed insurance agents affiliated with the firm

Project-based

Hourly fee of $400 per hour

Other

Fee-only: Hourly fee of $400/hour; Fixed fees up to $10,000 (negotiable and may exceed $10,000 in complex cases); Percentage of asset fee up to 1.00%

Main office location

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc

625 Church St.

Georgetown SC 29440, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Georgia · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Brian T

Series 65

Georgetown, SC

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc

Brian Taylor is a financial advisor at Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2025. Prior to his advisory role, he served in the United States Marine Corps for 29 years. Wildes Financial Strategies provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $117 million in discretionary assets and offers portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Income planning Debt management Long-term care insurance Life insurance needs analysis
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Jeffrey W

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Georgetown, SC

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc

Jeffrey Wildes is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc. since 2012. He previously worked with Raymond James Financial Services from 2012 to 2017. Outside of advising, he co-manages a family-owned property through a partnership. Wildes Financial Strategies provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $117 million in discretionary assets across about 360 client accounts and sponsors its own wrap-fee program, employing a mix of technical and fundamental analysis along with modern portfolio theory in client portfolio management.

Income planning Debt management Long-term care insurance Life insurance needs analysis
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Manuel S

PFS™

Georgetown, SC

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc

Manuel Salazar is a financial advisor at Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc with the PFS™ designation and two years of industry experience. He has been with Wildes Financial Strategies since 2023 and has served as a professor of accounting and finance at William Jessup University since 2011, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses remotely. Wildes Financial Strategies provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $117 million in discretionary assets across about 360 client accounts and offers ongoing portfolio management along with financial planning and consulting services.

Income planning Debt management Long-term care insurance Life insurance needs analysis
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