Ranking, North Carolina

Wealth firms with the most high net worth clients, including broker-dealer firms in North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC ranked #1 in North Carolina in AdvisorIQ's ranking of wealth firms with the most high net worth clients, including broker-dealer firms, with 15,578.

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

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.

Wealth firms with the most high net worth clients, including broker-dealer firms in North Carolina
Rank	Firm	City	Most high net worth clients
1	Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC	Charlotte	15,578
2	Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Charlotte	11,004
3	Planvision, LLC	Fuquay-Varina	5,100
4	Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Raleigh	766
5	Bragg Financial Advisors Inc	Charlotte	743
6	Founders Financial Alliance, LLC	Raleigh	711
7	Smith Salley Wealth Management	Greensboro	683
8	First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Raleigh	645
9	Colony Family Offices, LLC	Charlotte	631
10	Salem Investment Counselors Inc	Winston Salem	601
11	Financial Symmetry Inc.	Raleigh	546
12	Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc.	Chapel Hill	545
13	Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC	Raleigh	474
14	Capital Investment Counsel Inc	Raleigh	457
15	Three Magnolias Financial Advisors	Winston Salem	455
16	Novare Capital Management	Charlotte	440
17	Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC	Charlotte	432
18	Alphastar Capital Management	Cornelius	415
19	Absher Wealth Management, LLC	Chapel Hill	377
20	Everstar Asset Management, LLC	Mooresville	352
21	Woodard & Co Asset Management Group Inc	Bermuda Run	333
22	Cornerstone Wealth	Huntersville	319
23	Franklin Street Advisors Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Chapel Hill	317
24	Arbor Investment Advisors	Winston Salem	290
25	Triangle Wealth Management	Raleigh	289
26	Verum Partners LLC	Charlotte	274
27	Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Wilmington	268
28	Providence Capital Advisors, LLC	Charlotte	254
29	Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC	New Bern	248
30	Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC	Chapel Hill	245
31	Laurel Wealth Advisors, LLC	Charlotte	244
32	MBL Advisors	Charlotte	242
33	Whitener Capital Management, Inc	Rocky Mount	237
33	Strathmore Capital Advisors	Charlotte	237
35	Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Albemarle	228
36	Collegiate Capital Management, Inc.	Raleigh	204
37	Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC	Chapel Hill	203
38	Aspire Private Capital	Cornelius	202
39	Verity Asset Management	Durham	201
40	Kuhn Advisors, Inc.	Durham	200
41	Allen Wealth Management, LLC	Boone	199
42	Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.	Chapel Hill	197
42	Eastover Capital Management	Charlotte	197
44	Pursuit Wealth Strategies, LLC	Raleigh	186
45	Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC	Charlotte	181
46	Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC	Asheville	180
47	Sheets Smith Wealth Management	Winston Salem	174
48	Hobart Wealth	Charlotte	167
48	Tradewinds, LLC	Raleigh	167
50	Cardinal Capital Management Inc	Raleigh	151
51	Peace of Mind Wealth Management	Raleigh	150
51	Mauney-Pitt Financial Management, Inc.	Shelby	150
53	Sapere Wealth Management, LLC	Matthews	149
54	A4 Wealth Advisors LLC	Huntersville	146
55	Carolina Wealth Management, Inc.	Greenville	144
55	The Pines Wealth Management, LLC	Southern Pines	144
57	Lifeplan Group	Raleigh	140
58	Scholar Financial Advising, LLC	Winston-Salem	133
58	Independent Wealth Advisors, LLC	Cary	133
60	Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC	Raleigh	131
61	Defender Capital	Charlotte	129
61	Auctus Advisors LLC	Charlotte	129
63	Act Advisors	Asheville	128
63	Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC	Chapel Hill	128
65	Cornerstone Wealth Planning	Charlotte	127
65	Topsail Wealth Management LLC	Charlotte	127
67	Raleigh Capital Management Inc.	Cary	123
68	Townsend Asset Management Corp.	Raleigh	118
69	Crown Wealth Group LLC	Charlotte	117
70	1808 Capital Partners	Greensboro	113
71	Sparta Wealth Partners	Charlotte	112
72	Old North State Wealth Management, LLC	Wilmington	111
72	Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc.	Fuquay-Varina	111
74	Armor Investment Advisors, LLC	Raleigh	110
75	Reliant Investment Partners, LLC	Pinehurst	109
75	Beacon Wealthcare LLC	Raleigh	109
77	Oak Harbor Wealth Partners	Raleigh	108
78	Old Peak Finance	Chapel Hill	107
79	Timonier	Winston Salem	100
80	Fortress Private Ledger, LLC Broker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.	Raleigh	98
80	H. L. Ormond & Company, LLC	Greenville	98
82	Beacon Financial Strategies Corp.	Raleigh	97
83	Physicians Financial Services, Inc.	Raleigh	96
83	Tar River Wealth Planning, LLC	Louisburg	96
85	Horizon Financial Services, LLC	Winston Salem	94
86	Holderness Investments Co	Greensboro	93
87	First Financial Group	Raleigh	89
88	Spartan Planning Group	Greensboro	88
89	Safebridge LLC	Denver	87
90	Lewis Financial Management, LLC	Raleigh	85
90	Tassel Capital Management, Inc	Matthews	85
92	Capital Management LLC	Greensboro	84
92	Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC	Greensboro	84
92	Davis Investment Partners, LLC	Charlotte	84
95	Cassia Capital Partners LLC	Winston Salem	82
96	First Oak Wealth Management, LLC	Raleigh	80
96	Gibert Wealth Management	Charlotte	80
98	Level Wealth Management LLC	Greensboro	79
99	Omnistar Financial Group, Inc.	Wilmington	78
99	Mill Capital Management, LLC	Concord	78

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.