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Largest independent RIAs by assets under management in North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC ranked #1 in North Carolina in AdvisorIQ's ranking of largest independent RIAs by assets under management, with $17.2 billion.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

SEC-registered and state-registered firms that report RAUM, ranked by 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). RAUM is regulatory assets under management (Form ADV Item 5.F(2)(c)) as reported in each firm's latest Form ADV filing in the data of October 2, 2026, usually as of the firm's last fiscal year end. Firms reporting no RAUM are not ranked. 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.

Largest independent RIAs by assets under management in North Carolina
Rank Firm City RAUM
1 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte $17.2 billion
2 Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Charlotte $4.7 billion
3 Salem Investment Counselors Inc Winston Salem $4.2 billion
4 Biltmore Family Office, LLC Charlotte $3.5 billion
5 Colony Family Offices, LLC Charlotte $3.4 billion
6 Smith Salley Wealth Management Greensboro $2.9 billion
7 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC Raleigh $2.7 billion
8 Alphastar Capital Management Cornelius $2.5 billion
9 Cornerstone Wealth Huntersville $2.5 billion
10 Novare Capital Management Charlotte $1.9 billion
11 Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC Charlotte $1.8 billion
12 Delegate Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $1.7 billion
13 Financial Symmetry Inc. Raleigh $1.5 billion
14 Mill Capital Management, LLC Concord $1.5 billion
15 Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC Rocky Mount $1.4 billion
16 MBL Advisors Charlotte $1.4 billion
17 Sheets Smith Wealth Management Winston Salem $1.4 billion
18 Topsail Wealth Management LLC Charlotte $1.3 billion
19 Triangle Wealth Management Raleigh $1.3 billion
20 Arbor Investment Advisors Winston Salem $1.3 billion
21 Absher Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill $1.3 billion
22 Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $1.2 billion
23 Founders Financial Alliance, LLC Raleigh $1.2 billion
24 Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc Bermuda Run $1.2 billion
25 Verity Asset Management Durham $1.2 billion
26 Laurel Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte $1.1 billion
27 Providence Capital Advisors, LLC Charlotte $1.1 billion
28 Cardinal Capital Management Inc Raleigh $1.0 billion
29 Capital Investment Counsel Inc Raleigh $1.0 billion
30 Verum Partners LLC Charlotte $1.0 billion
31 Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC New Bern $1.0 billion
32 Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC Chapel Hill $894.0 million
33 Strathmore Capital Advisors Charlotte $805.0 million
34 Kuhn Advisors, Inc. Durham $800.8 million
35 Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. Greenville $798.5 million
36 Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC Raleigh $729.9 million
37 Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC Asheville $724.9 million
38 Old Peak Finance Chapel Hill $714.1 million
39 Abs Legacy Partners, LLC Hickory $670.8 million
40 Allen Wealth Management, LLC Boone $664.3 million
41 Holderness Investments Co Greensboro $660.7 million
42 Tradewinds, LLC Raleigh $659.4 million
43 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh $653.0 million
44 1808 Capital Partners Greensboro $644.6 million
45 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. Chapel Hill $641.5 million
46 Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc. Chapel Hill $641.4 million
47 Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $635.5 million
48 Capital Advisers, Inc. Raleigh $620.0 million
49 Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC Charlotte $619.3 million
50 Auctus Advisors LLC Charlotte $612.9 million
51 Sapere Wealth Management, LLC Matthews $604.8 million
52 Whitener Capital Management, Inc Rocky Mount $598.5 million
53 Hobart Wealth Charlotte $558.2 million
54 Zuraw Financial Advisors, LLC Greensboro $519.9 million
55 Defender Capital Charlotte $510.0 million
56 Aspire Private Capital Cornelius $509.7 million
57 Crown Wealth Group LLC Charlotte $502.4 million
58 Act Advisors Asheville $498.9 million
59 Piedmont Capital Management, LLC Greenboro $495.6 million
60 Semmax Financial Advisors, Inc. Winston-Salem $495.4 million
61 Three Magnolias Financial Advisors Winston Salem $487.1 million
62 Cornerstone Wealth Planning Charlotte $485.9 million
63 The Pines Wealth Management, LLC Southern Pines $485.9 million
64 Physicians Financial Services, Inc. Raleigh $482.3 million
65 IP Financial Advisory Services LLC Charlotte $481.4 million
66 Townsend Asset Management Corp. Raleigh $479.6 million
67 Pursuit Wealth Strategies, LLC Raleigh $457.5 million
68 Old North State Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington $452.6 million
69 Timonier Winston Salem $450.3 million
70 Advisorstrust Partners LLC Raleigh $435.3 million
71 Mauney-Pitt Financial Management, Inc. Shelby $418.0 million
72 Altamont Capital Management Asheville $412.3 million
73 Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc. Wilmington $403.7 million
74 H. L. Ormond & Company, LLC Greenville $401.4 million
75 Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC Louisburg $401.2 million
76 Sjbenen Advisory, LLC Durham $399.9 million
77 Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Cary $397.8 million
78 Family Wealth Partners, LLC Matthews $392.4 million
79 Eastover Capital Management Charlotte $392.3 million
80 Davis Investment Partners, LLC Charlotte $390.0 million
81 Spartan Planning Group Greensboro $383.7 million
82 Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC Greensboro $383.3 million
83 Capital Management LLC Greensboro $383.0 million
84 Tagstone Capital, Inc. Charlotte $368.9 million
85 Armor Investment Advisors, LLC Raleigh $356.0 million
86 Reichard Capital, LLC Charlotte $341.0 million
87 Lewis Financial Management, LLC Raleigh $338.7 million
88 Everstar Asset Management, LLC Mooresville $336.7 million
89 Insight Folios Charlotte $331.3 million
90 Lifeplan Group Raleigh $326.0 million
91 Financial Transparency Greensboro $322.3 million
92 First Financial Group Raleigh $317.0 million
93 First Oak Wealth Management, LLC Raleigh $316.2 million
94 Gibert Wealth Management Charlotte $316.0 million
95 Sparta Wealth Partners Charlotte $315.8 million
96 Beacon Financial Strategies Corp. Raleigh $309.4 million
97 Beacon Wealthcare LLC Raleigh $308.3 million
98 Joel Adams and Associates Inc. Asheville $305.6 million
99 Dovetail Financial Group LLC Wilmington $298.9 million
100 Long Island Wealth Management, Inc. Raleigh $291.7 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.