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Ranking, North Carolina

Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years in North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc. ranked #1 in North Carolina in AdvisorIQ's ranking of fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years, with 41.7%, from a base of $141.9 million.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

SEC-registered firms ranked by compound annual growth in RAUM over the three years between the SEC snapshots of October 5, 2023 and October 2, 2026, for firms with at least $100 million in RAUM at the start. The value is a fraction per year and base_value is the starting RAUM. Firms growing more than 100 percent a year are left out: on Form ADV that almost always reflects a merger, an acquisition or assets moved from an affiliated adviser rather than growth, 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.

Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years in North Carolina
Rank Firm City Growth Starting value
1 Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc. Wilmington 41.7% $141.9 million
2 Tradewinds, LLC Raleigh 39.6% $242.5 million
3 Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC Asheville 36.9% $282.3 million
4 Verum Partners LLC Charlotte 36.5% $398.9 million
5 Crown Wealth Group LLC Charlotte 35.1% $203.7 million
6 Family Wealth Partners, LLC Matthews 35.0% $159.4 million
7 Lifeplan Group Raleigh 34.9% $132.8 million
8 Strathmore Capital Advisors Charlotte 32.9% $342.7 million
9 Cornerstone Wealth Huntersville 30.5% $1.1 billion
10 Sjbenen Advisory, LLC Durham 29.7% $183.3 million
11 Cornerstone Wealth Planning Charlotte 28.5% $229.0 million
12 Hobart Wealth Charlotte 27.6% $268.5 million
13 Peace of Mind Wealth Management Raleigh 27.3% $137.3 million
14 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC Raleigh 26.6% $1.4 billion
15 Worth Advisors Charlotte 26.4% $139.1 million
16 Long Island Wealth Management, Inc. Raleigh 26.1% $145.5 million
17 Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. Fuquay-Varina 25.3% $120.8 million
18 Zuraw Financial Advisors, LLC Greensboro 25.3% $264.4 million
19 MBL Advisors Charlotte 24.8% $731.8 million
20 IP Financial Advisory Services LLC Charlotte 24.3% $250.5 million
21 Founders Financial Alliance, LLC Raleigh 24.3% $617.1 million
22 Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC Rocky Mount 24.2% $742.4 million
23 Financial Symmetry Inc. Raleigh 24.0% $807.6 million
24 Holderness Investments Co Greensboro 24.0% $346.7 million
25 Capital Investment Counsel Inc Raleigh 23.9% $537.9 million
26 Delegate Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 23.8% $902.4 million
27 Amphora Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill 22.8% $106.1 million
28 Tassel Capital Management, Inc Matthews 22.7% $144.1 million
29 Greenway Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte 22.6% $100.1 million
30 Three Magnolias Financial Advisors Winston Salem 21.7% $270.2 million
31 Sapere Wealth Management, LLC Matthews 21.5% $337.1 million
32 Auctus Advisors LLC Charlotte 21.4% $342.5 million
33 Omnistar Financial Group, Inc. Wilmington 21.2% $160.4 million
34 Old Peak Finance Chapel Hill 20.8% $405.3 million
35 Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC Greensboro 20.6% $218.6 million
36 Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC Charlotte 20.5% $353.6 million
37 Gouws Capital LLC Charlotte 20.5% $120.0 million
38 Portus Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte 20.3% $117.1 million
39 Allen Wealth Management, LLC Boone 20.2% $382.3 million
40 Whitener Capital Management, Inc Rocky Mount 20.0% $346.2 million
41 Cardinal Capital Management Inc Raleigh 20.0% $594.2 million
42 Capital Advisers, Inc. Raleigh 19.9% $360.0 million
43 Aspire Private Capital Cornelius 19.8% $296.2 million
44 Alphastar Capital Management Cornelius 19.8% $1.5 billion
45 Providence Capital Advisors, LLC Charlotte 19.8% $623.4 million
46 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte 19.5% $10.1 billion
47 Altamont Capital Management Asheville 19.5% $241.9 million
48 Semmax Financial Advisors, Inc. Winston-Salem 19.4% $291.0 million
49 Old North State Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington 19.4% $265.9 million
50 A4 Wealth Advisors LLC Huntersville 19.2% $126.0 million
51 Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 18.9% $377.9 million
52 Absher Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill 18.9% $750.6 million
53 Horizons Wealth Management Asheville 18.9% $153.8 million
54 WMS Advisors, LLC Charlotte 18.8% $167.6 million
55 Cannon Wealth Management Services Winston Salem 18.7% $146.6 million
56 Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Charlotte 18.6% $2.8 billion
57 Adolos Asset Management Advance 18.4% $145.7 million
58 Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC New Bern 17.9% $612.4 million
59 Sparta Wealth Partners Charlotte 17.6% $194.1 million
60 Kensington Financial Group, Inc. Winston-Salem 17.6% $104.2 million
61 Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Cary 17.2% $247.2 million
62 Tagstone Capital, Inc. Charlotte 17.1% $229.8 million
63 First Oak Wealth Management, LLC Raleigh 17.0% $197.2 million
64 Reliant Investment Partners, LLC Pinehurst 16.8% $168.3 million
65 Act Advisors Asheville 16.8% $313.1 million
66 First Financial Group Raleigh 16.6% $199.9 million
67 Disciplined Portfolio Solutions LLC Leland 16.6% $145.5 million
68 Arbor Investment Advisors Winston Salem 16.6% $813.4 million
69 Muirfield Wealth Advisors LLC Charlotte 16.4% $162.0 million
70 AIM Advisors, LLC Raleigh 16.4% $100.3 million
71 Physicians Financial Services, Inc. Raleigh 16.4% $306.0 million
72 Lumina Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington 16.3% $152.6 million
73 Collie Financial Planning, Inc. Black Mountain 16.0% $104.4 million
74 Pendleton Financial Wealth Management Raleigh 15.9% $102.8 million
75 Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC Charlotte 15.9% $1.1 billion
76 Hayden Harper Wealth Advisory, LLC Charlotte 15.8% $110.3 million
77 Horizon Financial Services, LLC Winston Salem 15.7% $169.5 million
78 Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. Greenville 15.7% $515.9 million
79 Beacon Wealthcare LLC Raleigh 15.6% $199.5 million
80 IA Network, LLC Charlotte 15.6% $129.3 million
81 Timonier Winston Salem 15.5% $292.1 million
82 Colony Family Offices, LLC Charlotte 15.5% $2.2 billion
83 Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC Chapel Hill 15.3% $583.6 million
84 Accruent Wealth Advisors Winston-Salem 15.3% $129.1 million
85 Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 15.2% $793.1 million
86 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh 15.1% $428.1 million
87 Laurel Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte 14.9% $729.2 million
88 Cannon Advisors Charlotte 14.8% $119.9 million
89 Powell Wealth Cornelius 14.8% $151.6 million
90 Spartan Planning Group Greensboro 14.3% $256.8 million
91 Biltmore Family Office, LLC Charlotte 14.3% $2.3 billion
92 Dovetail Financial Group LLC Wilmington 14.2% $200.7 million
93 Holcombe & McGrath Asheville 13.9% $105.5 million
94 Verity Asset Management Durham 13.8% $783.2 million
95 Joel Adams and Associates Inc. Asheville 13.8% $207.4 million
96 Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc. Chapel Hill 13.7% $436.2 million
97 H. L. Ormond & Company, LLC Greenville 13.5% $274.5 million
98 Carolina Financial Advisors, Inc. Greensboro 13.4% $165.3 million
99 Novare Capital Management Charlotte 13.2% $1.3 billion
100 Gragg Financial Shelby 13.1% $148.7 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.