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Ranking, North Carolina

Largest wealth firms by assets under management, including broker-dealer firms in North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. ranked #1 in North Carolina in AdvisorIQ's ranking of largest wealth firms by assets under management, including broker-dealer firms, with $43.0 billion.

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

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.

Rank Firm City RAUM
1 Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte $43.0 billion
2 Alight Financial Advisors, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte $35.1 billion
3 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte $17.2 billion
4 Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Charlotte $4.7 billion
5 Franklin Street Advisors Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Chapel Hill $4.5 billion
6 Salem Investment Counselors Inc Winston Salem $4.2 billion
7 Biltmore Family Office, LLC Charlotte $3.5 billion
8 Colony Family Offices, LLC Charlotte $3.4 billion
9 Smith Salley Wealth Management Greensboro $2.9 billion
10 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC Raleigh $2.7 billion
11 First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh $2.6 billion
12 Alphastar Capital Management Cornelius $2.5 billion
13 Cornerstone Wealth Huntersville $2.5 billion
14 Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh $2.4 billion
15 Novare Capital Management Charlotte $1.9 billion
16 Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC Charlotte $1.8 billion
17 Ally Invest Advisors Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte $1.7 billion
18 Delegate Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $1.7 billion
19 Financial Symmetry Inc. Raleigh $1.5 billion
20 Mill Capital Management, LLC Concord $1.5 billion
21 Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC Rocky Mount $1.4 billion
22 MBL Advisors Charlotte $1.4 billion
23 Blueprint Financial Advisors Broker-dealer affiliated Charlotte $1.4 billion
24 Sheets Smith Wealth Management Winston Salem $1.4 billion
25 Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Wilmington $1.3 billion
26 Topsail Wealth Management LLC Charlotte $1.3 billion
27 Triangle Wealth Management Raleigh $1.3 billion
28 Arbor Investment Advisors Winston Salem $1.3 billion
29 Absher Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill $1.3 billion
30 Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $1.2 billion
31 Founders Financial Alliance, LLC Raleigh $1.2 billion
32 Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc Bermuda Run $1.2 billion
33 Verity Asset Management Durham $1.2 billion
34 Laurel Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte $1.1 billion
35 Providence Capital Advisors, LLC Charlotte $1.1 billion
36 Cardinal Capital Management Inc Raleigh $1.0 billion
37 Capital Investment Counsel Inc Raleigh $1.0 billion
38 Verum Partners LLC Charlotte $1.0 billion
39 Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC New Bern $1.0 billion
40 Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC Chapel Hill $894.0 million
41 Strathmore Capital Advisors Charlotte $805.0 million
42 Kuhn Advisors, Inc. Durham $800.8 million
43 Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. Greenville $798.5 million
44 Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC Raleigh $729.9 million
45 Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC Asheville $724.9 million
46 Old Peak Finance Chapel Hill $714.1 million
47 Abs Legacy Partners, LLC Hickory $670.8 million
48 Allen Wealth Management, LLC Boone $664.3 million
49 Holderness Investments Co Greensboro $660.7 million
50 Tradewinds, LLC Raleigh $659.4 million
51 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh $653.0 million
52 1808 Capital Partners Greensboro $644.6 million
53 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. Chapel Hill $641.5 million
54 Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc. Chapel Hill $641.4 million
55 Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill $635.5 million
56 Capital Advisers, Inc. Raleigh $620.0 million
57 Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC Charlotte $619.3 million
58 Auctus Advisors LLC Charlotte $612.9 million
59 Sapere Wealth Management, LLC Matthews $604.8 million
60 Whitener Capital Management, Inc Rocky Mount $598.5 million
61 Fortress Private Ledger, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh $584.0 million
62 Hobart Wealth Charlotte $558.2 million
63 Zuraw Financial Advisors, LLC Greensboro $519.9 million
64 Defender Capital Charlotte $510.0 million
65 Aspire Private Capital Cornelius $509.7 million
66 Crown Wealth Group LLC Charlotte $502.4 million
67 Act Advisors Asheville $498.9 million
68 Piedmont Capital Management, LLC Greenboro $495.6 million
69 Semmax Financial Advisors, Inc. Winston-Salem $495.4 million
70 Three Magnolias Financial Advisors Winston Salem $487.1 million
71 Cornerstone Wealth Planning Charlotte $485.9 million
72 The Pines Wealth Management, LLC Southern Pines $485.9 million
73 Physicians Financial Services, Inc. Raleigh $482.3 million
74 IP Financial Advisory Services LLC Charlotte $481.4 million
75 Townsend Asset Management Corp. Raleigh $479.6 million
76 First Citizens Asset Management, Inc Broker-dealer affiliated Raleigh $465.1 million
77 Pursuit Wealth Strategies, LLC Raleigh $457.5 million
78 Old North State Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington $452.6 million
79 Timonier Winston Salem $450.3 million
80 Advisorstrust Partners LLC Raleigh $435.3 million
81 Mauney-Pitt Financial Management, Inc. Shelby $418.0 million
82 Altamont Capital Management Asheville $412.3 million
83 Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc. Wilmington $403.7 million
84 H. L. Ormond & Company, LLC Greenville $401.4 million
85 Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC Louisburg $401.2 million
86 Sjbenen Advisory, LLC Durham $399.9 million
87 Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Cary $397.8 million
88 Family Wealth Partners, LLC Matthews $392.4 million
89 Eastover Capital Management Charlotte $392.3 million
90 Davis Investment Partners, LLC Charlotte $390.0 million
91 Spartan Planning Group Greensboro $383.7 million
92 Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC Greensboro $383.3 million
93 Capital Management LLC Greensboro $383.0 million
94 Tagstone Capital, Inc. Charlotte $368.9 million
95 Armor Investment Advisors, LLC Raleigh $356.0 million
96 Reichard Capital, LLC Charlotte $341.0 million
97 Lewis Financial Management, LLC Raleigh $338.7 million
98 Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated Albemarle $337.8 million
99 Everstar Asset Management, LLC Mooresville $336.7 million
100 Insight Folios Charlotte $331.3 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.