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Ranking, North Carolina

Wealth firms with the fastest client growth over one year, including broker-dealer firms in North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, First Citizens Asset Management, Inc ranked #1 in North Carolina in AdvisorIQ's ranking of wealth firms with the fastest client growth over one year, including broker-dealer firms, with 209.0%, from a base of 409.

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

SEC-registered firms ranked by the change in their number of clients (counted as in the most clients ranking) between the SEC snapshots of September 2, 2025 and October 2, 2026, for firms with at least 100 clients in the earlier snapshot. The value is a fraction and base_value is the starting client count. Firms whose client count grew more than 300 percent are left out, since that almost always reflects a merger or acquisition, and each firm's own page still shows the change. 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 Growth Starting value
1 First Citizens Asset Management, Inc Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh 209.0% 409
2 Planvision, LLC Fuquay-Varina 132.7% 6,334
3 Physicians Financial Services, Inc. Raleigh 98.2% 222
4 Blueprint Financial Advisors Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte 79.5% 1,298
5 Strathmore Capital Advisors Charlotte 74.0% 288
6 Gragg Financial Shelby 45.3% 450
7 Independent Wealth Advisors, LLC Cary 44.4% 187
8 Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC Asheville 41.6% 327
9 Fortress Private Ledger, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh 41.2% 510
10 Whitener Capital Management, Inc Rocky Mount 40.7% 605
11 Blue Financial Charlotte 37.9% 235
12 SLP Wealth Durham 37.6% 2,505
13 Peace of Mind Wealth Management Raleigh 36.0% 242
14 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC Raleigh 34.4% 1,683
15 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte 33.3% 34,169
16 Beacon Capital Advisory Group Charlotte 25.3% 150
17 MBL Advisors Charlotte 25.0% 216
18 Frazier Financial Consultants, LLC Chapel Hill 24.6% 167
19 Strategic Advisory Partners Greensboro 21.4% 285
20 Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. Fuquay-Varina 17.8% 428
21 Pinafore Wealth Counsel Inc. Durham 17.6% 102
22 Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Cary 16.0% 405
23 AIM Advisors, LLC Raleigh 14.7% 163
24 Hunter Street Investment Advisors LLC Apex 14.7% 612
25 Lumina Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington 14.5% 159
26 First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh 14.0% 6,706
27 Pendleton Financial Wealth Management Raleigh 13.5% 126
28 Cornerstone Wealth Planning Charlotte 13.3% 376
29 Sparta Wealth Partners Charlotte 13.2% 190
30 Ridgeline Wealth Advisors, LLC. Raleigh 13.1% 176
31 Portus Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte 12.5% 128
32 Semmax Financial Advisors, Inc. Winston-Salem 12.3% 798
33 Arbor Investment Advisors Winston Salem 12.2% 426
34 Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh 12.2% 5,787
35 Twin City Private Wealth, LLC Winston-Salem 11.9% 260
36 Powell Wealth Cornelius 11.9% 101
37 Emerald Asset Management, Inc. Rocky Mount 11.8% 152
38 Colony Family Offices, LLC Charlotte 11.8% 587
39 Greenway Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte 11.7% 162
40 Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 11.6% 527
41 Capital Advisers, Inc. Raleigh 11.1% 651
42 Reliant Investment Partners, LLC Pinehurst 11.0% 627
43 Smith Salley Wealth Management Greensboro 10.9% 1,018
44 Masonboro Advisors Wilmington 10.7% 206
45 Verum Partners LLC Charlotte 10.3% 370
46 Ascendor Wealth, LLC Wilmington 10.1% 129
47 Crown Wealth Group LLC Charlotte 10.0% 231
48 H. L. Ormond & Company, LLC Greenville 9.7% 258
49 Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC Greensboro 9.5% 327
50 Zuraw Financial Advisors, LLC Greensboro 9.3% 151
51 Integrated Wealthcare, LLC Durham 9.2% 131
52 Front Porch Financial Advisory Charlotte 9.1% 121
53 Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. Greenville 8.6% 595
54 Family Wealth Partners, LLC Matthews 8.4% 261
55 Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Albemarle 8.2% 809
56 Old Peak Finance Chapel Hill 8.0% 163
57 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh 7.5% 425
58 Hobart Wealth Charlotte 7.1% 687
59 Timonier Winston Salem 7.0% 185
60 White Oak Financial Management, Inc Asheville 7.0% 328
61 Financial Symmetry Inc. Raleigh 7.0% 816
62 Lifeplan Group Raleigh 6.9% 260
63 Cassia Capital Partners LLC Winston Salem 6.9% 174
64 Holcombe & McGrath Asheville 6.7% 268
65 A4 Wealth Advisors LLC Huntersville 6.4% 559
66 Wealthpoint Advisors Cramerton 6.1% 358
67 Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC Chapel Hill 6.1% 196
68 Tradewinds, LLC Raleigh 6.1% 476
69 Tarheel Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 6.0% 133
70 Mill Capital Management, LLC Concord 6.0% 100
71 Clearview Wealth Management Charlotte 5.9% 136
72 Allen Wealth Management, LLC Boone 5.7% 1,053
73 Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 5.6% 252
74 Horizons Wealth Management Asheville 5.5% 271
75 Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc. Chapel Hill 5.5% 1,509
76 Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc. Wilmington 5.4% 349
77 Dreher Financial Partners Southern Pines 4.5% 176
77 Cannon Advisors Charlotte 4.5% 220
79 Absher Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill 4.5% 661
80 The Pines Wealth Management, LLC Southern Pines 4.4% 251
81 Act Advisors Asheville 4.4% 434
82 Ally Invest Advisors Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte 4.1% 79,943
83 Novare Capital Management Charlotte 4.0% 728
84 Dovetail Financial Group LLC Wilmington 4.0% 329
85 Cardinal Retirement Planning, Inc. Durham 3.9% 127
86 Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Charlotte 3.9% 1,560
87 Everstar Asset Management, LLC Mooresville 3.8% 1,091
88 Joel Adams and Associates Inc. Asheville 3.6% 274
89 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. Chapel Hill 3.6% 196
89 Auctus Advisors LLC Charlotte 3.6% 224
91 Tassel Capital Management, Inc Matthews 3.4% 237
92 Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Wilmington 3.3% 479
93 Beacon Wealthcare LLC Raleigh 3.2% 883
94 Capital Management LLC Greensboro 3.0% 231
95 Cannon Wealth Management Services Winston Salem 3.0% 406
96 Sheets Smith Wealth Management Winston Salem 2.9% 411
96 Beacon Financial Strategies Corp. Raleigh 2.9% 137
98 Salem Investment Counselors Inc Winston Salem 2.7% 1,325
99 Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC Louisburg 2.5% 471
100 Providence Capital Advisors, LLC Charlotte 2.4% 419

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.