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Charles Garcia

Member at Pax Financial Group in San Antonio, TX

Investment adviser registrationUpdated

Charles Garcia holds the title Member at Pax Financial Group, LLC, an investment adviser managing $747M, and works from its San Antonio, TX office. Charles Garcia has been registered as an investment adviser representative through Pax Financial Group since 7 February 2019, has 26 years in the industry across 6 firms and has passed 6 licensing exams.

26
Years in industry
7
Years at firm
6
Adviser firms
1
States registered

From the IAPD record, checked 22 October 2026SEC record

Career

Charles Garcia has held the title Member at Pax Financial Group since January 2025, is not listed as a control person, but directly owns under 5% of the firm. Charles Garcia studied Degrees in Psychology and Military Science at the University of Houston.

Pax Financial Group, LLC is a San Antonio, TX firm with $747M under management, 1,350 clients and 11 advisers across 3 offices, as of its June 2026 filing.

Charles R Garcia is Vice President of Advisory Services of PAX Financial Group, based in San Antonio, Texas. He has over 25 years of experience and is a former business owner. He works with business owners through transitions such as business sales, generational planning and organizational restructuring, and coaches new advisors through their first significant client relationships.

Charles Garcia’s longest registration is the current one, 7 years at Pax Financial Group since 2019. Before joining Pax Financial Group in 2019, Charles Garcia was registered through Usaa Investment Management Company and Usaa Financial Planning Services.

  1. – present · 7 years
    San Antonio, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 284164
  2. Usaa Investment Management Company
    – · under a year
    San Antonio, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 5475
  3. Usaa Financial Planning Services
    – · 1 year
    San Antonio, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 106352
  4. Usaa Financial Planning Services
    – · 3 years
    San Antonio, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 106352
  5. LPL Financial Corporation
    – · 3 years
    Cypress, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 6413
  6. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.
    – · 5 years
    Houston, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 7691
  7. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.
    – · 2 years
    Houston, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 42803

Credentials and registrations

Investment adviser representative registrations

Charles Garcia is registered as an investment adviser representative in Texas, since February 2019.

  • TexasSince 7 February 2019

Examinations

SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 3128 February 2004
Name
Futures Managed Funds Examination
Series 244 October 2000
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 6512 November 1999
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 728 April 1999
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
Series 630 April 1998
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
Series 6321 April 1998
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

Key facts

Full name
Charles Rienaldo Garcia
CRD
3017415
Firm
Pax Financial Group · CRD 284164
Role
Member
Office
270 NORTH LOOP 1604 EAST, SUITE 200, San Antonio, TX 78232
Registration
Investment adviser registration
In the industry since
October 2000
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does Charles Garcia work?

Charles Garcia has held the title Member at Pax Financial Group, LLC since January 2025.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 25 June 2026

Is Charles Garcia a financial advisor?

Yes. Charles Garcia has a current investment-adviser registration in Texas, through Pax Financial Group since February 2019.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

How many years of experience does Charles Garcia have?

Charles Garcia has 26 years in the financial industry, since October 2000, across 6 adviser firms.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

What exams has Charles Garcia passed?

Charles Garcia has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 63, Series 6, Series 7, Series 65, Series 24 and Series 31. The earliest, the Series 63, was passed in April 1998. FINRA credited Charles Garcia with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Where did Charles Garcia work before Pax Financial Group?

Before Pax Financial Group, Charles Garcia was registered through Usaa Investment Management Company, January 2018 to January 2019; Usaa Financial Planning Services, August 2016 to January 2018; Usaa Financial Planning Services, March 2011 to September 2014; LPL Financial Corporation, October 2007 to December 2010; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc., June 2002 to October 2007; Valic Financial Advisors, Inc., September 1999 to July 2002.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Where is Charles Garcia based?

Charles Garcia’s registered office is in San Antonio, TX.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Is Charles Garcia registered with FINRA?

No. Charles Garcia has no current broker registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

How can I verify Charles Garcia’s record?

Search CRD 3017415 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov), which publishes Charles Garcia’s full registration record.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Leadership at Pax Financial Group

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 3017415, checked 22 October 2026. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Pax Financial Group, LLC, filed 25 June 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Pax Financial Group team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.