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Arthur Sheldon Karafin

1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL
CRD# 4346916·23 years experience

Professional Summary

Arthur Sheldon Karafin is a registered financial advisor currently at 1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC. Arthur is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2001. Arthur has worked at 2 firms.

At a Glance

Always Fiduciary

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

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Years of Experience

23 years in the financial services industry

Current & Past Employments

1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC·CRD# 133370
RIA
October 11, 2007 - Present
LEGG MASON FOCUS CAPITAL, INC.·CRD# 110881
RIA
Bala Cynwyd, PA
August 9, 2001 - April 11, 2006

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Current Firm

1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC
1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC

1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL | LEGG MASON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC | ARTHUR KARAFIN INVESTMENT ADVISORS, A DEPARTMENT OF 1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC | 1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC

CRD#: 133370 / SEC#: 801-63656
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/24/2004 Approved)

Contact Information

Main Address

One South Street Suite 2500, Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone Number

(410) 454-2171

# of Employees

131

SEC notice filing (50 States and Territories)

Registered to provide investment advisory services in 50 US states and territories.

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC FORM ADV PART 2 BROCHURE (8/27/2026)

Regulatory Assets Under Management

Total Number of Accounts

5,169

AUM (Assets Under Management)

$26,036,166,216

Accountant Surprise Examination Report

Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
04/08/2026Cover PageReport
08/20/2024Cover PageReport
09/28/2023Cover PageReport

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Other business activities

Information obtained from regulatory filings. Advisors can request corrections through their firm or regulator.

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PARTNER IN LAW FIRM KARAFIN, GRUONSTEIN, DUBROW; 3 HOURS PER WEEK

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Primary Firm SEC Registration

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1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC
1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC

1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL | LEGG MASON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC | ARTHUR KARAFIN INVESTMENT ADVISORS, A DEPARTMENT OF 1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC | 1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC

CRD#: 133370 / SEC#: 801-63656
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/24/2004 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.
IAR
Pennsylvania
(10/11/2007)

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

1919 INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC — Registered Investment Advisory firm

Version Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Whether you are already a valued client or are just getting to know us, it is important that you understand the types of account services available to you from 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC.2 1919 is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Brokerage and advisory services and fees differ. It is important that you understand the differences. We encourage you to seek additional information. Free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at Investor.gov/CRS, which alsoprovides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investing.

To help you get more information about our services, you will find “Conversation Starters” in each section below that you should ask our financial professionals, in addition to any other questions you wish to ask.

We offer advisory services to retail investors.3 Our advisory services include advice on buying, selling, and holding investments, as well as developing and choosing investment strategies. We also offer family office and financial planning services. We offer “discretionary” advisory programs (where we or a separate investment manager buy and sell investments without asking you in advance for so long as you are enrolled in the program) and “non-discretionary” advisory programs (where we provide you with recommendations, but you make the ultimate decision about whether to follow them). We discuss your financial needs and tailor our services to your specific circumstances. We monitor your advisory accounts periodically and will provide performance reports pursuant to our agreement with you. You can impose reasonable restrictions on specific securities or types of securities in your account. We manage client accounts in wrap fee programs of other investment advisers (“sponsors”). You must meet certain investment minimums to open and maintain an advisory account. Current account minimums and descriptions for each program are described in our Form ADV.

We do not limit our platform to particular asset classes, proprietary investments, or to investments that result in our receipt of third-party compensation. However, certain investment categories are limited to those for which we receive third-party compensation or to proprietary products. Many of the investments we sell, including in particular, mutual funds, variable annuities, alternative investments, and cash sweep options, are ones for which we receive third-party compensation.

For more detailed information about the productsand services we offer, please see reference Form ADV Part 2A brochure, Items 4 and 7 or Items 4.A. and 5 of Part 2A Appendix 1, available at: www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/133370.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • Given my financial situation, should I choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not?
  • • How will you choose investments to recommend to me?
  • • What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education, and other qualifications? What do these qualifications mean?

You will typically pay us an asset-based fee at the end of each quarter. Asset-based fees are calculated as a percentage of the assets (including cash) in your advisory account. This fee can vary based on the type of investments selected. For example, an equity-based portfolio will have different advisory fees when compared to a fixed income portfolio. The more assets you have in an advisory account, including cash, the more you will pay to us in fees. We therefore have an incentive to recommend that you increase the assets in your account. Unless we agree otherwise, our advisory fees will automatically be deducted from your account and will therefore reduce the value of your account. You will also pay brokerage and trade execution costs when investments are bought and sold in your account, custody fees, and miscellaneous fees, such as wire transfer fees, as described in our Form ADV, Part 2A.

If you participate in a sponsor’s wrap fee program, please see the sponsor’s Form CRS for more information about the particular program’s fee structure and related conflicts. You should also review program sponsor’s Form ADV Part 2A and other disclosures for more information about the fees and costs of the particular program you are considering. Depending on the fee structure, we will either receive a portion of the program fee from the sponsor for our services to you, or you will pay us a separate fee that is in addition to the sponsor’s wrap fee.

Depending on your agreement with us, we will either provide financial planning services as part of your advisory services for no additional fee, or we will charge you a separate fee based on the scope and duration of the financial planning services.

Certain investments, for example mutual funds and private funds, impose additional fees that will reduce the value of your investment over time, or surrender charges if you sell the investment before you hold it for a specified time period. These fees are disclosed in the investment’s prospectus or other offering document that will be provided to you at or around the time of your investment.

You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount ofmoney you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying.

For additional information, please see: www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/133370


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?

When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can affect the investment advice we provide you. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means.

Examples of Ways We Make Money and Conflicts of Interest

Proprietary Products: We and our affiliates earn greater fees, compensation, and other benefits if you invest in a product that we or our affiliates advise, manage, sponsor, underwrite, or otherwise provide services to, such as mutual funds, other collective investment vehicles, and certain securities offerings. We have an incentive to offer or recommend these products because of the compensation we and our affiliates receive.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?

Our financial professionals earn a base salary and can receive incentive compensation such as a discretionary bonus based on company performance. They can also receive awards calculated as a percentage of the net revenue they generate for us.

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