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Joseph Nicholson

33 Years of Experience
Charleston, SC
Sells Insurance

Joseph Nicholson is a registered investment advisor at Nicholson Wealth Management Group, based in Charleston, SC, with 33 years of industry experience. Joseph operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, High Net Worth, Insurance Planning, Investment Management, and 2 more. Their firm serves 205 clients with $320M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
2 advisors
Number of Clients
205 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$1.6M average
Assets Under Management
$322.0M

Fee Structure

Investment management only (planning not offered)
Portfolio-Based Fees (Tiered)
Portfolio ValueAnnual Fee
Up to $500K1.50%
$500K - $1.0M1.25%
$1.0M - $2.5M1.00%
$2.5M - $5.0M0.90%
$5.0M - $10.0M0.85%
$10.0M - $15.0M0.80%
$15.0M - $20.0M0.75%
$20M+0.75%

Fees negotiable for accounts over $20,000,000. The percentage for the highest range of Managed Asset value achieved applies to all Managed Assets, not just Managed Assets within that range.

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Location

8 N. Adgers Wharf, Charleston, SC, 29401

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Joseph co-owns Legado LLC, a real estate management company, since 2000 and is the President/CEO/CIO of Nicholson Wealth Management Group since 2023, dedicating full-time hours to this RIA. He also works as an agent selling fixed/traditional insurance products through Fixed Insurance and PKS Financial, dedicating about a quarter of his time to each.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Nicholson Wealth Management Group
October 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
October 2023 - December 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLCBroker
July 2017 - October 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC
July 2017 - October 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
June 2002 - July 2017 · 15 yrs 1 mo
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCBroker
June 2002 - July 2017 · 15 yrs 1 mo
Wachovia Securities, INC.
February 2002 - June 2002 · 4 mos
Wachovia Securities, INC.Broker
July 1993 - June 2002 · 8 yrs 11 mos
Nationsbanc Capital Markets, INC.Broker
January 1992 - February 1992 · 1 mo
Citizens and Southern Securities CorporationBroker
October 1990 - January 1992 · 1 yr 3 mos
State Registrations2 states
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