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SEC-registered adviser

Beers Kight Financial Advisors, LLC

Independent wealth managerColumbia, South CarolinaCRD 160286SEC 801-73105IAPD
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 30, 2012 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 1, 2012
RAUM
$179M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$179M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$179M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$179M as of Mar 27, 2026
Apr 1, 2013$130M then
HNW client RAUM$179M as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$143M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 27, 2026
Apr 1, 20132 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 27, 2026
Apr 1, 20132 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -0.8% over the last fiscal year+3.8% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$179MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$679,533derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-0.8%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$29.0M, 30 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$179M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
100reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
264reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$29.0M for 30 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Val Hain BeersCertified Financial PlannerColumbia, ScNov 25, 202431 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Hain Val Beers · Co-Manager And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 12/2011 · owns less than 5%
    • Tison Barry Kight · Co-Managercontrol
      since 12/2011 · owns less than 5%
    • Hain Val Beers · Membercontrol
      since 03/2002 · owns 75% or more of Beers Financial, LLC
    • Tison Barry Kight · Membercontrol
      since 05/2000 · owns 75% or more of Barry T. Kight, LLC
    Entity owners
    • Beers Financial LLC · Member
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    • Mcgregor Financial Advisors, LLC · Member
      direct · owns 25% to 50%
    • Barry T. Kight, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Mcgregor Financial Advisors, LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Mcgregor And Company
      insurancen
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 290 to 264
      Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW clients · 96 to 100
      Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 4.0 to unset
      Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $26.4M to $29.0M
      Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $181M to $179M
      Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $178M to $179M
      Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · 3240000.0 to unset
      Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • RAUM · $181M to $179M
      Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Accounts · 272 to 290
      May 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $26.0M to $26.4M
      May 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25
      May 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $172M to $181M
      May 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $168M to $178M
      May 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $4.8M to $3.2M
      May 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
    • RAUM · $172M to $181M
      May 24, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
    • Assets in custody · unset to 26000000.0
      Mar 22, 2024 to May 24, 2024
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Mar 22, 2024 to May 24, 2024
    • Accounts · 347 to 272
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $161M to $172M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $154M to $168M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $7.1M to $4.8M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • RAUM · $161M to $172M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Accounts · 350 to 347
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $176M to $161M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $169M to $154M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $7.8M to $7.1M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
    • RAUM · $176M to $161M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $152M to $176M
      Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $145M to $169M
      Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $7.2M to $7.8M
      Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • RAUM · $152M to $176M
      Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Accounts · 366 to 350
      Jun 9, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • HNW clients · 106 to 96
      Jun 9, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $152M to $152M
      Jun 9, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $145M to $145M
      Jun 9, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $6.3M to $7.2M
      Jun 9, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • RAUM · $152M to $152M
      Jun 9, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Accounts · 373 to 366
      Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $143M to $152M
      Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $138M to $145M
      Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Beers Kight Financial Advisors, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
      Jan 30, 2012 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Principal office phone
    803-787-0003reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 2026
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $179Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026