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Independent RIAs in Raleigh, North Carolina

As of October 2, 2026, 75 independent wealth management RIAs with their main office in Raleigh, North Carolina reported $18.9 billion in regulatory assets under management; the largest by assets was Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC, with $2.7 billion.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

Independent wealth management RIAs
75
Regulatory assets under management
$18.9 billion
Average per firm
$252.6 million
SEC-registered, of those listed
39 of 75 (52.0%)

Firms by assets

Independent RIAs in Raleigh, North Carolina, largest first
#FirmRegistrationRAUMAccounts
1 Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC SEC $2.7 billion 5,387
2 Financial Symmetry Inc. SEC $1.5 billion 5,370
3 Triangle Wealth Management SEC $1.3 billion 1,170
4 Founders Financial Alliance, LLC SEC $1.2 billion 4,229
5 Cardinal Capital Management Inc SEC $1.0 billion 1,498
6 Capital Investment Counsel Inc SEC $1.0 billion 1,271
7 Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC SEC $729.9 million 1,592
8 Tradewinds, LLC SEC $659.4 million 1,672
9 Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. SEC $653.0 million 1,992
10 Capital Advisers, Inc. SEC $620.0 million 1,505
11 Physicians Financial Services, Inc. SEC $482.3 million 569
12 Townsend Asset Management Corp. SEC $479.6 million 1,130
13 Pursuit Wealth Strategies, LLC SEC $457.5 million 2,121
14 Advisorstrust Partners LLC SEC $435.3 million 523
15 Armor Investment Advisors, LLC SEC $356.0 million 206
16 Lewis Financial Management, LLC SEC $338.7 million 88
17 Lifeplan Group SEC $326.0 million 1,083
18 First Financial Group SEC $317.0 million 1,026
19 First Oak Wealth Management, LLC SEC $316.2 million 442
20 Beacon Financial Strategies Corp. SEC $309.4 million 560
21 Beacon Wealthcare LLC SEC $308.3 million 908
22 Long Island Wealth Management, Inc. SEC $291.7 million 487
23 Oak Harbor Wealth Partners SEC $288.4 million 1,140
24 Peace of Mind Wealth Management SEC $283.3 million 877
25 Ridgeline Wealth Advisors, LLC. SEC $189.0 million 709
26 Hollingsworth Avent Averre & Purvis, PA SEC $177.4 million 152
27 Ark Royal Wealth Management LLC SEC $169.3 million 314
28 Pendleton Financial Wealth Management SEC $160.0 million 365
29 AIM Advisors, LLC SEC $158.2 million 482
30 Sound Financial Management, Inc. SEC $134.1 million 440
31 Tolley Financial Group, LLC SEC $121.9 million 448
32 TRG Capital Management, Inc. SEC $118.2 million 388
33 Evergreen Wealth Advisors SEC $112.5 million 357
34 Reh Wealth Advisors LLC SEC $110.5 million 200
35 White Oak Wealth Partners SEC $110.5 million 216
36 Eqv Advisory, LLC SEC $106.8 million 122
37 Piedmont Private Wealth, LLC SEC $105.0 million 155
38 Provision Wealth Management, Inc State $97.6 million 644
39 Gilder Partners for Growth, LLC State $73.4 million 8
40 Piecapital State $69.0 million 88
41 Jme Wealth Management State $48.3 million 120
42 Sovereign Financial Group State $46.7 million 134
43 Acorn & Oak Wealth Management State $38.4 million 223
44 Miner Wealth Management State $36.8 million 207
45 Other Side Asset Management, LLC State $32.0 million 210
46 Innovest Strategies LLC State $26.8 million 49
47 NC Money Management, Inc. State $26.6 million 17
48 Raleigh Investment Advisors, Inc. State $26.0 million 42
49 Wood Capital Investments LLC State $24.8 million 47
50 Highwind Wealth Management State $23.0 million 95
51 Walsh Capital LLC State $21.2 million 44
52 Heron Wealth LLC State $16.9 million 7
53 Unger Financial State $16.8 million 280
54 Kairos RIA, LLC State $16.5 million 90
55 University Financial Strategies, LLC. State $15.2 million 130
56 Wake Wealth Management Co. State $12.6 million 43
57 Stone Legacy Capital LLC State $12.4 million 73
58 Open World Financial Life Planning State $12.0 million 102
59 Bison Wealth Management, LLC State $9.7 million 27
60 CLW Financial Planning LLC State $9.3 million 20
61 Aligned Wealth Solutions, LLC State $717,119 3
62 Kelly Investment Management, LLC State $570,794 8
63 Yarborough Asset Management Strategies State $330,282 6
64 Astrelle Capital LLC State $0 0
65 Brian B. Bunn CPA, PLLC State $0 0
66 Cima Financial State $0 0
67 Findicia, Inc. SEC $0 0
68 Hanafara State $0 0
69 Just Advising State $0 0
70 Olde Raleigh Financial Group SEC $0 0
71 Sam Badgley Inc. State $0 0
72 Scott Braddock Financial,llc State $0 0
73 Tilly, Inc. State $0 0
74 Timeless Wealth Management State $0 0
75 Top Rank Wealth Management, LLC State $0 0

Independent RIAs in North Carolina, including every city.

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.