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Ranking, North Carolina

Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff in North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC ranked #1 in North Carolina in AdvisorIQ's ranking of independent RIAs with the most advisory staff, with 247.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

Firms ranked by employees who perform investment advisory functions, including research (Form ADV Item 5.B(1)), in the data of October 2, 2026. SEC-registered and state-registered firms are both ranked. 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). 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 Most advisory staff
1 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte 247
2 Alphastar Capital Management Cornelius 130
3 IP Financial Advisory Services LLC Charlotte 112
4 Verity Asset Management Durham 54
5 Cornerstone Wealth Huntersville 50
6 Founders Financial Alliance, LLC Raleigh 31
7 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC Raleigh 30
8 Novare Capital Management Charlotte 18
9 Financial Transparency Greensboro 16
10 Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Charlotte 15
10 Financial Symmetry Inc. Raleigh 15
10 Smith Salley Wealth Management Greensboro 15
10 Insight Folios Charlotte 15
10 Verum Partners LLC Charlotte 15
15 SLP Wealth Durham 14
16 Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC Asheville 13
16 Delegate Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 13
18 Salem Investment Counselors Inc Winston Salem 12
18 Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Cary 12
18 Adaptfirst Investments LLC Kernersville 12
21 Sheets Smith Wealth Management Winston Salem 11
21 Strathmore Capital Advisors Charlotte 11
21 Hobart Wealth Charlotte 11
21 Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 11
25 MBL Advisors Charlotte 10
26 Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC New Bern 9
26 Triangle Wealth Management Raleigh 9
26 Aspire Private Capital Cornelius 9
26 Cornerstone Wealth Planning Charlotte 9
26 Biltmore Family Office, LLC Charlotte 9
26 Everstar Asset Management, LLC Mooresville 9
26 Tradewinds, LLC Raleigh 9
33 Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. Greenville 8
33 Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. Fuquay-Varina 8
33 Old Peak Finance Chapel Hill 8
33 Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC Charlotte 8
33 Crown Wealth Group LLC Charlotte 8
33 Sparta Wealth Partners Charlotte 8
39 Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc. Chapel Hill 7
39 Laurel Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte 7
39 Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC Charlotte 7
39 Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 7
39 Semmax Financial Advisors, Inc. Winston-Salem 7
39 Masonboro Advisors Wilmington 7
39 Hunter Street Investment Advisors LLC Apex 7
39 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. Chapel Hill 7
39 A4 Wealth Advisors LLC Huntersville 7
39 Worth Advisors Charlotte 7
39 Providence Capital Advisors, LLC Charlotte 7
39 Absher Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill 7
39 Peace of Mind Wealth Management Raleigh 7
39 Evergreen Wealth Advisors Raleigh 7
53 Holderness Investments Co Greensboro 6
53 WMS Advisors, LLC Charlotte 6
53 Old North State Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington 6
53 Ascendor Wealth, LLC Wilmington 6
53 Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc. Wilmington 6
53 BSG Advisers Apex 6
53 Scholar Financial Advising, LLC Winston-Salem 6
53 Family Wealth Partners, LLC Matthews 6
53 Terra Wealth High Point 6
53 Blue Financial Charlotte 6
63 Whitener Capital Management, Inc Rocky Mount 5
63 Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc Bermuda Run 5
63 CP Advisors, Inc. Clinton 5
63 Three Magnolias Financial Advisors Winston Salem 5
63 Opus Financial Advisors, Inc. Statesville 5
63 Aspentree Capital Corporation Chapel Hill 5
63 Wilson Wealth Management Group, L. L. C. Charlotte 5
63 Omnistar Financial Group, Inc. Wilmington 5
63 Horizon Financial Services, LLC Winston Salem 5
63 Sycamore Financial Planning, LLC Durham 5
63 Planvision, LLC Fuquay-Varina 5
63 Cannon Advisors Charlotte 5
63 Beacon Wealthcare LLC Raleigh 5
63 Family Legacy Financial Solutions, LLC Cary 5
63 Cannon Wealth Management Services Winston Salem 5
63 Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC Louisburg 5
79 Capital Investment Counsel Inc Raleigh 4
79 Investor Advisory Group Charlotte 4
79 Townsend Asset Management Corp. Raleigh 4
79 Arbor Investment Advisors Winston Salem 4
79 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh 4
79 Carolina Financial Advisors, Inc. Greensboro 4
79 Westhampton Capital Winston-Salem 4
79 Tassel Capital Management, Inc Matthews 4
79 Allen Wealth Management, LLC Boone 4
79 First Financial Group Raleigh 4
79 Armor Investment Advisors, LLC Raleigh 4
79 Lifeplan Group Raleigh 4
79 Capital Financial Advisory Group, LLC Apex 4
79 TRG Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh 4
79 Timonier Winston Salem 4
79 Hayden Harper Wealth Advisory, LLC Charlotte 4
79 Cassia Capital Partners LLC Winston Salem 4
79 Spartan Planning Group Greensboro 4
79 Clearview Wealth Management Charlotte 4
79 Colony Family Offices, LLC Charlotte 4
79 Act Advisors Asheville 4
79 Ridgeline Wealth Advisors, LLC. Raleigh 4
79 Provision Wealth Management, Inc Raleigh 4
79 Greenway Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte 4
79 Advisorstrust Partners LLC Raleigh 4
79 Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC Chapel Hill 4
79 Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC Raleigh 4
79 Integrated Wealthcare, LLC Durham 4
79 H. L. Ormond & Company, LLC Greenville 4
79 Strategic Advisory Partners Greensboro 4
79 Twin City Private Wealth, LLC Winston-Salem 4
79 IA Network, LLC Charlotte 4
79 Telos Wealth Advisors Matthews 4
79 Independent Wealth Advisors, LLC Cary 4
79 Topsail Wealth Management LLC Charlotte 4
79 Wealthpoint Advisors Cramerton 4
79 1808 Capital Partners Greensboro 4
79 Linkside Financial LLC Charlotte 4
79 Sledge and Company Wealth Advisors High Point 4
79 Pursuit Wealth Strategies, LLC Raleigh 4
79 Oak Harbor Wealth Partners Raleigh 4
79 Top Rank Wealth Management, LLC Raleigh 4
79 Olde Raleigh Financial Group Raleigh 4

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.