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Independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year in North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC ranked #1 in North Carolina in AdvisorIQ's ranking of independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year, with $3.2 billion.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

SEC-registered firms ranked by the dollar increase in RAUM between the SEC snapshots of September 2, 2025 and October 2, 2026. Only firms whose RAUM rose are ranked; base_value is the starting RAUM. Independent wealth management RIAs are ranked: firms whose individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of their regulatory assets and that offer financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, leaving out broker-dealers, banks and their advisory arms. The all wealth firms view ranks the same way with those broker-dealer affiliated firms added. Asset managers, private fund managers, pension consultants and platform managers are never ranked (see the methodology). Only SEC-registered firms are ranked: the state-registered firm data is current only, with no earlier snapshots. Growth includes market movement, net new assets and acquisitions. State lists use each firm's main office state, or its registration state when the main office is not public. The US list leaves out firms whose main office is outside the United States. Equal values share a rank and are listed by CRD number.

Independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year in North Carolina
Rank Firm City Increase
1 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte $3.2 billion
2 Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Charlotte $766.8 million
3 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC Raleigh $691.7 million
4 Alphastar Capital Management Cornelius $655.0 million
5 Smith Salley Wealth Management Greensboro $549.3 million
6 Cornerstone Wealth Huntersville $378.7 million
7 Colony Family Offices, LLC Charlotte $372.9 million
8 Strathmore Capital Advisors Charlotte $349.1 million
9 Salem Investment Counselors Inc Winston Salem $343.3 million
10 Financial Symmetry Inc. Raleigh $330.0 million
11 Biltmore Family Office, LLC Charlotte $303.0 million
12 Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC Asheville $280.9 million
13 MBL Advisors Charlotte $280.0 million
14 Topsail Wealth Management LLC Charlotte $279.8 million
15 Sapere Wealth Management, LLC Matthews $258.6 million
16 Delegate Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $251.2 million
17 Crossgen Wealth LLC Greenville $222.8 million
18 Arbor Investment Advisors Winston Salem $203.0 million
19 Novare Capital Management Charlotte $193.3 million
20 Verum Partners LLC Charlotte $186.5 million
21 Crown Wealth Group LLC Charlotte $185.8 million
22 Founders Financial Alliance, LLC Raleigh $183.9 million
23 Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors High Point $183.4 million
24 Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC Rocky Mount $168.0 million
25 Absher Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill $165.6 million
26 Providence Capital Advisors, LLC Charlotte $155.8 million
27 Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC New Bern $154.7 million
28 Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $145.7 million
29 Old Peak Finance Chapel Hill $138.9 million
30 Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC Charlotte $137.6 million
31 Cardinal Capital Management Inc Raleigh $134.6 million
32 Laurel Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte $134.2 million
33 Capital Investment Counsel Inc Raleigh $134.0 million
34 Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $132.7 million
35 Auctus Advisors LLC Charlotte $132.0 million
36 Hobart Wealth Charlotte $128.5 million
37 Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc Bermuda Run $128.0 million
38 Mill Capital Management, LLC Concord $121.9 million
39 Sheets Smith Wealth Management Winston Salem $120.8 million
40 Capital Advisers, Inc. Raleigh $116.5 million
41 Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC Charlotte $116.2 million
42 Verity Asset Management Durham $113.0 million
43 Allen Wealth Management, LLC Boone $110.4 million
44 Cornerstone Wealth Planning Charlotte $108.8 million
45 Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC Raleigh $106.8 million
46 Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC Chapel Hill $106.3 million
47 Hanover Square Wealth Advisors LLC King $101.6 million
48 Integrative Planning, Inc. Cornelius $101.4 million
49 Semmax Financial Advisors, Inc. Winston-Salem $100.1 million
50 Tradewinds, LLC Raleigh $99.2 million
51 Whitener Capital Management, Inc Rocky Mount $92.4 million
52 Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc. Chapel Hill $90.4 million
53 Triangle Wealth Management Raleigh $88.3 million
54 Piedmont Capital Management, LLC Greenboro $88.0 million
55 Lifeplan Group Raleigh $87.4 million
56 Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. Greenville $86.6 million
57 Family Wealth Partners, LLC Matthews $80.4 million
58 Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Cary $77.1 million
59 Zuraw Financial Advisors, LLC Greensboro $75.8 million
60 Integrated Wealthcare, LLC Durham $73.3 million
61 Three Magnolias Financial Advisors Winston Salem $72.9 million
62 Beacon Capital Advisory Group Charlotte $71.8 million
63 Sjbenen Advisory, LLC Durham $71.4 million
64 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh $70.6 million
65 Altamont Capital Management Asheville $70.5 million
66 Peace of Mind Wealth Management Raleigh $69.3 million
67 Old North State Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington $68.1 million
68 Defender Capital Charlotte $68.0 million
69 Strategic Advisory Partners Greensboro $67.2 million
70 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. Chapel Hill $67.2 million
71 The Pines Wealth Management, LLC Southern Pines $66.3 million
72 Act Advisors Asheville $64.9 million
73 Timonier Winston Salem $61.5 million
74 Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC Greensboro $61.4 million
75 Tagstone Capital, Inc. Charlotte $59.7 million
76 WMS Advisors, LLC Charlotte $59.5 million
77 Omnistar Financial Group, Inc. Wilmington $56.9 million
78 Abs Legacy Partners, LLC Hickory $55.3 million
79 Level Wealth Management LLC Greensboro $54.8 million
80 Aspire Private Capital Cornelius $54.0 million
81 Gouws Capital LLC Charlotte $51.2 million
82 Masonboro Advisors Wilmington $50.5 million
83 Physicians Financial Services, Inc. Raleigh $50.5 million
84 Sparta Wealth Partners Charlotte $50.4 million
85 Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. Fuquay-Varina $50.0 million
86 Horizon Financial Services, LLC Winston Salem $49.8 million
87 First Oak Wealth Management, LLC Raleigh $48.6 million
88 Long Island Wealth Management, Inc. Raleigh $47.9 million
89 Worth Advisors Charlotte $47.8 million
90 Ridgeline Wealth Advisors, LLC. Raleigh $47.4 million
91 Kuhn Advisors, Inc. Durham $47.0 million
92 Beacon Wealthcare LLC Raleigh $45.5 million
93 Cassia Capital Partners LLC Winston Salem $45.2 million
94 Amphora Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill $44.9 million
95 Greenway Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte $44.7 million
96 Blue Financial Charlotte $44.7 million
97 First Financial Group Raleigh $44.1 million
98 Independent Wealth Advisors, LLC Cary $43.8 million
99 Investors Mosaic Durham $43.7 million
100 Lumina Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington $43.4 million

Showing the top 100. Figures are as firms reported them on Form ADV.

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Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.