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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)
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