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Ranking, North Carolina

Wealth firms with the biggest asset gains over one year, including broker-dealer firms in North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, Alight Financial Advisors, LLC ranked #1 in North Carolina in AdvisorIQ's ranking of wealth firms with the biggest asset gains over one year, including broker-dealer firms, with $4.2 billion.

Showing all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms. Independent RIAs only

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.

Rank Firm City Increase
1 Alight Financial Advisors, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte $4.2 billion
2 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte $3.2 billion
3 Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte $2.2 billion
4 Blueprint Financial Advisors Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte $1.2 billion
5 Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Charlotte $766.8 million
6 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC Raleigh $691.7 million
7 Alphastar Capital Management Cornelius $655.0 million
8 Franklin Street Advisors Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Chapel Hill $600.1 million
9 Smith Salley Wealth Management Greensboro $549.3 million
10 First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh $527.3 million
11 Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh $462.7 million
12 Cornerstone Wealth Huntersville $378.7 million
13 Colony Family Offices, LLC Charlotte $372.9 million
14 Strathmore Capital Advisors Charlotte $349.1 million
15 Salem Investment Counselors Inc Winston Salem $343.3 million
16 Ally Invest Advisors Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte $336.8 million
17 Financial Symmetry Inc. Raleigh $330.0 million
18 Biltmore Family Office, LLC Charlotte $303.0 million
19 First Citizens Asset Management, Inc Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh $298.1 million
20 Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC Asheville $280.9 million
21 MBL Advisors Charlotte $280.0 million
22 Topsail Wealth Management LLC Charlotte $279.8 million
23 Sapere Wealth Management, LLC Matthews $258.6 million
24 Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Wilmington $253.1 million
25 Delegate Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $251.2 million
26 Fortress Private Ledger, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh $237.9 million
27 Crossgen Wealth LLC Greenville $222.8 million
28 Arbor Investment Advisors Winston Salem $203.0 million
29 Novare Capital Management Charlotte $193.3 million
30 Verum Partners LLC Charlotte $186.5 million
31 Crown Wealth Group LLC Charlotte $185.8 million
32 Founders Financial Alliance, LLC Raleigh $183.9 million
33 Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors High Point $183.4 million
34 Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC Rocky Mount $168.0 million
35 Absher Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill $165.6 million
36 Providence Capital Advisors, LLC Charlotte $155.8 million
37 Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC New Bern $154.7 million
38 Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $145.7 million
39 Old Peak Finance Chapel Hill $138.9 million
40 Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC Charlotte $137.6 million
41 Cardinal Capital Management Inc Raleigh $134.6 million
42 Laurel Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte $134.2 million
43 Capital Investment Counsel Inc Raleigh $134.0 million
44 Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $132.7 million
45 Auctus Advisors LLC Charlotte $132.0 million
46 Hobart Wealth Charlotte $128.5 million
47 Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc Bermuda Run $128.0 million
48 Mill Capital Management, LLC Concord $121.9 million
49 Sheets Smith Wealth Management Winston Salem $120.8 million
50 Capital Advisers, Inc. Raleigh $116.5 million
51 Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC Charlotte $116.2 million
52 Verity Asset Management Durham $113.0 million
53 Allen Wealth Management, LLC Boone $110.4 million
54 Cornerstone Wealth Planning Charlotte $108.8 million
55 Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC Raleigh $106.8 million
56 Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC Chapel Hill $106.3 million
57 Hanover Square Wealth Advisors LLC King $101.6 million
58 Integrative Planning, Inc. Cornelius $101.4 million
59 Semmax Financial Advisors, Inc. Winston-Salem $100.1 million
60 Tradewinds, LLC Raleigh $99.2 million
61 Whitener Capital Management, Inc Rocky Mount $92.4 million
62 Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc. Chapel Hill $90.4 million
63 Triangle Wealth Management Raleigh $88.3 million
64 Piedmont Capital Management, LLC Greenboro $88.0 million
65 Lifeplan Group Raleigh $87.4 million
66 Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. Greenville $86.6 million
67 Family Wealth Partners, LLC Matthews $80.4 million
68 Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Cary $77.1 million
69 Zuraw Financial Advisors, LLC Greensboro $75.8 million
70 Integrated Wealthcare, LLC Durham $73.3 million
71 Three Magnolias Financial Advisors Winston Salem $72.9 million
72 Beacon Capital Advisory Group Charlotte $71.8 million
73 Sjbenen Advisory, LLC Durham $71.4 million
74 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh $70.6 million
75 Altamont Capital Management Asheville $70.5 million
76 Peace of Mind Wealth Management Raleigh $69.3 million
77 Old North State Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington $68.1 million
78 Defender Capital Charlotte $68.0 million
79 Strategic Advisory Partners Greensboro $67.2 million
80 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. Chapel Hill $67.2 million
81 The Pines Wealth Management, LLC Southern Pines $66.3 million
82 Act Advisors Asheville $64.9 million
83 Timonier Winston Salem $61.5 million
84 Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC Greensboro $61.4 million
85 Tagstone Capital, Inc. Charlotte $59.7 million
86 Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Albemarle $59.6 million
87 WMS Advisors, LLC Charlotte $59.5 million
88 Omnistar Financial Group, Inc. Wilmington $56.9 million
89 Abs Legacy Partners, LLC Hickory $55.3 million
90 Level Wealth Management LLC Greensboro $54.8 million
91 Aspire Private Capital Cornelius $54.0 million
92 Gouws Capital LLC Charlotte $51.2 million
93 Masonboro Advisors Wilmington $50.5 million
94 Physicians Financial Services, Inc. Raleigh $50.5 million
95 Sparta Wealth Partners Charlotte $50.4 million
96 Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. Fuquay-Varina $50.0 million
97 Horizon Financial Services, LLC Winston Salem $49.8 million
98 First Oak Wealth Management, LLC Raleigh $48.6 million
99 Long Island Wealth Management, Inc. Raleigh $47.9 million
100 Worth Advisors Charlotte $47.8 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.