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Ranking, North Carolina

Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients 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 high net worth clients, with 15,578.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

Firms ranked by number of high net worth individual clients (Form ADV Item 5.D(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 high net worth clients
1 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte 15,578
2 Planvision, LLC Fuquay-Varina 5,100
3 Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Charlotte 743
4 Founders Financial Alliance, LLC Raleigh 711
5 Smith Salley Wealth Management Greensboro 683
6 Colony Family Offices, LLC Charlotte 631
7 Salem Investment Counselors Inc Winston Salem 601
8 Financial Symmetry Inc. Raleigh 546
9 Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc. Chapel Hill 545
10 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC Raleigh 474
11 Capital Investment Counsel Inc Raleigh 457
12 Three Magnolias Financial Advisors Winston Salem 455
13 Novare Capital Management Charlotte 440
14 Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC Charlotte 432
15 Alphastar Capital Management Cornelius 415
16 Absher Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill 377
17 Everstar Asset Management, LLC Mooresville 352
18 Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc Bermuda Run 333
19 Cornerstone Wealth Huntersville 319
20 Arbor Investment Advisors Winston Salem 290
21 Triangle Wealth Management Raleigh 289
22 Verum Partners LLC Charlotte 274
23 Providence Capital Advisors, LLC Charlotte 254
24 Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC New Bern 248
25 Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 245
26 Laurel Wealth Advisors, LLC Charlotte 244
27 MBL Advisors Charlotte 242
28 Whitener Capital Management, Inc Rocky Mount 237
28 Strathmore Capital Advisors Charlotte 237
30 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. Raleigh 204
31 Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC Chapel Hill 203
32 Aspire Private Capital Cornelius 202
33 Verity Asset Management Durham 201
34 Kuhn Advisors, Inc. Durham 200
35 Allen Wealth Management, LLC Boone 199
36 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. Chapel Hill 197
36 Eastover Capital Management Charlotte 197
38 Pursuit Wealth Strategies, LLC Raleigh 186
39 Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC Charlotte 181
40 Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC Asheville 180
41 Sheets Smith Wealth Management Winston Salem 174
42 Hobart Wealth Charlotte 167
42 Tradewinds, LLC Raleigh 167
44 Cardinal Capital Management Inc Raleigh 151
45 Peace of Mind Wealth Management Raleigh 150
45 Mauney-Pitt Financial Management, Inc. Shelby 150
47 Sapere Wealth Management, LLC Matthews 149
48 A4 Wealth Advisors LLC Huntersville 146
49 Carolina Wealth Management, Inc. Greenville 144
49 The Pines Wealth Management, LLC Southern Pines 144
51 Lifeplan Group Raleigh 140
52 Scholar Financial Advising, LLC Winston-Salem 133
52 Independent Wealth Advisors, LLC Cary 133
54 Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC Raleigh 131
55 Defender Capital Charlotte 129
55 Auctus Advisors LLC Charlotte 129
57 Act Advisors Asheville 128
57 Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC Chapel Hill 128
59 Cornerstone Wealth Planning Charlotte 127
59 Topsail Wealth Management LLC Charlotte 127
61 Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Cary 123
62 Townsend Asset Management Corp. Raleigh 118
63 Crown Wealth Group LLC Charlotte 117
64 1808 Capital Partners Greensboro 113
65 Sparta Wealth Partners Charlotte 112
66 Old North State Wealth Management, LLC Wilmington 111
66 Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. Fuquay-Varina 111
68 Armor Investment Advisors, LLC Raleigh 110
69 Reliant Investment Partners, LLC Pinehurst 109
69 Beacon Wealthcare LLC Raleigh 109
71 Oak Harbor Wealth Partners Raleigh 108
72 Old Peak Finance Chapel Hill 107
73 Timonier Winston Salem 100
74 H. L. Ormond & Company, LLC Greenville 98
75 Beacon Financial Strategies Corp. Raleigh 97
76 Physicians Financial Services, Inc. Raleigh 96
76 Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC Louisburg 96
78 Horizon Financial Services, LLC Winston Salem 94
79 Holderness Investments Co Greensboro 93
80 First Financial Group Raleigh 89
81 Spartan Planning Group Greensboro 88
82 Safebridge LLC Denver 87
83 Lewis Financial Management, LLC Raleigh 85
83 Tassel Capital Management, Inc Matthews 85
85 Capital Management LLC Greensboro 84
85 Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC Greensboro 84
85 Davis Investment Partners, LLC Charlotte 84
88 Cassia Capital Partners LLC Winston Salem 82
89 First Oak Wealth Management, LLC Raleigh 80
89 Gibert Wealth Management Charlotte 80
91 Level Wealth Management LLC Greensboro 79
92 Omnistar Financial Group, Inc. Wilmington 78
92 Mill Capital Management, LLC Concord 78
94 Semmax Financial Advisors, Inc. Winston-Salem 77
94 Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc. Wilmington 77
94 Emerald Asset Management, Inc. Rocky Mount 77
97 Amphora Wealth Management, LLC Chapel Hill 76
98 Accruent Wealth Advisors Winston-Salem 74
98 Reichard Capital, LLC Charlotte 74
100 Insight Folios Charlotte 73
100 Strategic Advisory Partners Greensboro 73

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.