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FUND DIRECT ADVISORS INC.

CRD 155363

GREENSBORO, NC

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Data as of Mar 5, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 22
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 5, 2026
56 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: institutional managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.1 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.86 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0
Regulatory AUM: $593MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-05); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $50.0M
Private client RAUM: $58.0MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 10%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 4
RAUM per advisor: $148Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 4
Advisory employees: 3
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 156
Individual clients: 65
High net worth clients: 25
Custody, client assets: $0
SEC number: 801-77794
CRD: 155363
Filings on the tape: 56
First filed: Mar 18, 2013
Latest filed: Mar 5, 2026
Organised: Corporation, NC
Website: funddirectadvisors.com

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
KENNETH RICHARD GARBER	n/a	GREENSBORO, NC	6	37	2	yes
WILLIAM ELBERT STANLEY	n/a	GREENSBORO, NC	6	27	2	yes
CHARLES CHRISTOPHER STANLEY	n/a	GREENSBORO, NC	6	24	2	yes
DREW Anthony SAIA	Certified Financial Planner	GREENSBORO, NC	4	10	2	no

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
STANLEY, CHARLES, CHRISTOPHER	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	C	yes	05/2020	Mar 18, 2013	Feb 28, 2024
STANLEY, WILLIAM, ELBERT	Ceo	C	yes	11/2010	Mar 18, 2013	Feb 28, 2024
FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER, ALAN	Shareholder	A	no	11/2010	Mar 18, 2013	Feb 28, 2024

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line; showing 13 of 14

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 5, 2026	$593M	$50.0M	4	3	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Apr 1, 2025	$605M	$45.0M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Feb 28, 2024	$524M	$53.0M	5	4	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Jan 19, 2023	$500M	$50.0M	7	6	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 25, 2022	$660M	$110M	7	6	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 12, 2021	$694M	$44.0M	6	6	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 26, 2020	$540M	$40.0M	6	6	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Apr 1, 2019	$705M	$40.0M	7	6	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 23, 2018	$690M	$25.0M	6	5	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 8, 2017	$650M	$20.0M	9	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Feb 17, 2016	$565M	$15.0M	8	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Feb 18, 2015	$350M	$5.0M	8	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 25, 2014	$250M	$0	5	5	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	2

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$593M	$605M	-2.0%	$500M	5.9%	4	4	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (9)

← DREW Anthony SAIAAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 4, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
← KENNETH RICHARD GARBERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2014 to Dec 31, 2019factForm ADV
← WILLIAM ELBERT STANLEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2014 to Dec 31, 2019factForm ADV
← CHARLES CHRISTOPHER STANLEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2011 to Dec 31, 2019factForm ADV
← Benjamin Gordon BaileyAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 4, 2022 to Apr 22, 2024factForm ADV
← Craven Elkins LoweAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 28, 2020 to Oct 16, 2023factForm ADV
← RYAN WILLIAM FOSTERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 28, 2020 to Dec 15, 2022factForm ADV
← KYLE ADAM LEONARDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 28, 2020 to May 18, 2021factForm ADV
← JOSEPH EUGENE NAVOLANICAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2014 to Nov 19, 2019factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← STANLEY, WILLIAM, ELBERTOwnerCEO, ownership code C, individual
Mar 18, 2013 to Feb 28, 2024factForm ADV
← STANLEY, CHARLES, CHRISTOPHEROwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 18, 2013 to Feb 28, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (1)

← FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER, ALANOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code A, individual
Mar 18, 2013 to Feb 28, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 22, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Benjamin Gordon Bailey left Fund Direct Advisors Inc. for Smith Salley Wealth Management (registered 2024-04-30)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Oct 16, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Craven Elkins Lowe left Fund Direct Advisors Inc. for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc (registered 2023-11-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 15, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Ryan William Foster left Fund Direct Advisors Inc. for Crossroads Financial Services Inc (registered 2022-12-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 12, 2021
Regulatory AUM changed
Fund Direct Advisors Inc. reported RAUM $694.0M, up 29% from $540.0M (2020-03-26 to 2021-03-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$154M
Occurred
Mar 18, 2013
First Form ADV filing
Fund Direct Advisors Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:83b994ee-7cba-f168-c31a-4e4af3acf6f7
First observed: Mar 18, 2013
Last observed: Mar 5, 2026 6 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

FUND DIRECT ADVISORS INC.

CRD 155363

GREENSBORO, NC

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Data as of Mar 5, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

KENNETH RICHARD GARBER

n/a

GREENSBORO, NC

yes

WILLIAM ELBERT STANLEY

n/a

GREENSBORO, NC

yes

CHARLES CHRISTOPHER STANLEY

n/a

GREENSBORO, NC

yes

DREW Anthony SAIA

Certified Financial Planner

GREENSBORO, NC

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

STANLEY, CHARLES, CHRISTOPHER

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

05/2020

Mar 18, 2013

Feb 28, 2024

STANLEY, WILLIAM, ELBERT

Ceo

yes

11/2010

Mar 18, 2013

Feb 28, 2024

FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER, ALAN

Shareholder

11/2010

Mar 18, 2013

Feb 28, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 5, 2026

$593M

$50.0M

n/a

2024

Apr 1, 2025

$605M

$45.0M

n/a

2023

Feb 28, 2024

$524M

$53.0M

n/a

2022

Jan 19, 2023

$500M

$50.0M

n/a

2021

Mar 25, 2022

$660M

$110M

n/a

2020

Mar 12, 2021

$694M

$44.0M

n/a

2019

Mar 26, 2020

$540M

$40.0M

n/a

2018

Apr 1, 2019

$705M

$40.0M

n/a

2017

Mar 23, 2018

$690M

$25.0M

n/a

2016

Mar 8, 2017

$650M

$20.0M

n/a

2015

Feb 17, 2016

$565M

$15.0M

n/a

2014

Feb 18, 2015

$350M

$5.0M

n/a

2013

Mar 25, 2014

$250M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$593M

$605M

-2.0%

$500M

5.9%