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Forthright Wealth Management, LLC

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Client assets under management

$761,538,220

Clients

567

47% high-net worth

Advisors

6

of 10 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

95

High

Average account size

$1,343,101

About

ForthRight Wealth Management serves individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and businesses, providing wealth management, discretionary and non‑discretionary investment management, financial planning and retirement‑account guidance. The firm implements portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and may engage unaffiliated independent managers for all or a portion of client assets.

The firm describes a primarily long‑term investment orientation while using both fundamental and technical analysis and rebalancing or shorter‑term trades as needed to meet client objectives; clients can place reasonable restrictions on their portfolios. Its Disclosure Brochure indicates clients receive periodic reports on holdings, allocations and performance and includes the standard caution that past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Noteworthy attributes include its scale — roughly $773 million in assets under management across a six‑advisor team serving about 567 clients — and participation in an institutional custodian program that provides technology, research and other economic benefits. The firm also discloses that certain personnel maintain broker‑dealer registrations and insurance licenses, and its materials include both historical performance figures and hypothetical performance presentations, practices that are less common among peer team firms.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Wealth management

Occupation focus

Executive

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 0.90% annually $1,000,000 - $3,000,000: 0.75% annually $3,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.50% annually $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.25% annually $10,000,000+: 0.20% annually

Commissions

Certain Advisory Persons receive commissions as registered representatives of PKS for securities and insurance products sold separately from advisory services.

Other

Account minimum: $2,500 minimum annual fee Minimum fee: $2,500 minimum annual fee, negotiable at discretion of Advisor Fee-only: Investment advisory fee based on asset tiers as above, no commissions charged by Advisor for advisory services.

Main office location

Forthright Wealth Management, LLC

11780 Northfall Lane, Suite 303

Alpharetta GA 30009, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Nebraska · New Hampshire · North Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Brian J

CFP®, Series 66

Alpharetta, GA

Forthright Wealth Management, LLC

Brian Johnston is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience and is currently a managing director at Forthright Wealth Management, LLC in Alpharetta, GA. He has been with Forthright and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2015. Johnston serves as treasurer for the Alpharetta Elementary PTO. Forthright Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $663 million in assets for approximately 527 clients through a six-advisor team.

Wealth management Executive
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Charles A

Series 65

Alpharetta, GA

Forthright Wealth Management, LLC

Charles Arnold is a financial advisor at Forthright Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Outside of his advisory work, Arnold coaches youth lacrosse as a contracted coach for 3d Lacrosse and Mount Pisgah Christian School. Forthright Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages customized, primarily long-term portfolios using a variety of securities and may allocate assets to unaffiliated Independent Managers following due diligence.

Wealth management Executive
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Carson F

CFP®, Series 65

Alpharetta, GA

Forthright Wealth Management, LLC

Carson Fields is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Forthright Wealth Management, LLC since 2021 and previously held roles at the University of Georgia Graduate School, the Department of Audits and Accounts, Pellicano & Blankenship LLC, KingsMark Private Financial Advisors, and Georgia Southwestern State University. Outside of his advisory role, Fields serves as president of the Chi Phi chapter of the Delta Pi Fraternity, where he manages budgeting and alumni events. Forthright Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, mainly long-term investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and independent managers, serving approximately 527 clients through a six-advisor team.

Wealth management Executive
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Jeff W

Series 63, Series 66

Alpharetta, GA

Forthright Wealth Management, LLC

Jeff Wills is a financial advisor at Forthright Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Forthright Wealth Management since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Wills is a one-quarter owner of an office suite in Alpharetta, Georgia, through his LLC. Forthright Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $664 million in assets for around 527 clients through a six-advisor team, employing customized, primarily long-term portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and allocations to independent managers.

Wealth management Executive
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Anthony A

CFP®, Series 66

Alpharetta, GA

Forthright Wealth Management, LLC

Anthony Austreng is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Forthright Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. He holds a Series 66 license and is one of six advisors at the firm. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part-owner of a commercial office suite in Alpharetta, GA. Forthright Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $664 million in assets and employs a customized, primarily long-term investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and independent managers.

Wealth management Executive
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John E

CFP®, Series 66

Alpharetta, GA

Forthright Wealth Management, LLC

John Ellis is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Forthright Wealth Management, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Financial since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he was a co-owner of Game On! Alpharetta LLC from 2010 to 2017. Forthright Wealth Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $660 million in assets and offers customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and independent managers.

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