About Us

Salem Investment Counselors was founded in 1979 to provide financial management and guidance to a prominent North Carolina family.

From its beginnings, Salem’s focus has been to help individuals and families realize their financial goals by providing high quality asset management and financial planning customized to each client’s specific needs. Since opening its doors to the general public in 1982, Salem has grown to over $3.9B in assets under management.

Investment strategies have come and gone over the past 45 years, but Salem’s fiduciary duty is unchanged: we seek to act in the best interest of our clients. Salem does not sell life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, or any other financial products. We believe selling products can result in a conflict of interest. As a fiduciary, we put our clients’ interests first.

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Salem’s dedication to client objectives and our success in providing reasoned wealth management and financial guidance to our clients has resulted in the growth of our client base from one family to over 600 relationships.

Salem has become one of the largest privately-owned advisors in the country. Today we balance technology with our expertise and experience to support clients across the country without sacrificing the personal relationships that have been integral to our growth.