GULF COAST FINANCIAL ADVISORS

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$32.4M
Discretionary
$29.3M
90% of AUM
Avg account
$168K
Accounts
193
Employees
5
Advisory reps
2

Firm details

Headquarters
FAIRHOPE, Alabama
CRD number
329092
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI68.08%
  • Individuals20.51%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans11.41%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsSelection of Other AdvisersPublication of PeriodicalsEducational Seminars / Workshops

Firm profile

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Overview

Gulf Coast Financial Advisors is an independent RIA that combines fee-based wealth management with insurance brokerage services. The firm serves both individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and the selection of outside advisers when specialized strategies are needed. They also produce client communications and run educational seminars and workshops, indicating an emphasis on client education and periodic outreach. Investment activity centers on managing discretionary portfolios and using third-party managers or pooled vehicles where appropriate. The firm appears to favor liquid, professionally managed public funds as the backbone of client portfolios, while supplementing client plans with insurance-linked products such as annuities. Fee arrangements are flexible—percentage-of-AUM, hourly engagements and fixed-fee projects are all part of their pricing mix—allowing them to tailor billing to client needs.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 87%, Exchange Traded Equities 10%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%87%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds87%
  • Exchange Traded Equities10%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%

Owners & executives

2 of 2
  • Joshua Null

    Founder and CEOCRD 6446690

  • MATTHEW NELSON

    CEOCRD 4050793

Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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Location

Primary office

FAIRHOPE, AL

BALDWIN

Location

FAIRHOPE, AL

Headquartered in FAIRHOPE, AL, anchoring the Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL metro in the South.

Metro area
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL
Region
South
County
BALDWIN
Address
561 Fairhope Ave
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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Source: FINTRX private wealth data intelligence

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