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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

THE WEALTH GROUP, LTD

CRD 154106

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of Mar 30, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 13
Dated events: 6
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 11, 2023 to Mar 30, 2026
9 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: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0
Regulatory AUM: $160MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-30); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $156M
Private client RAUM: $155MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 97%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 5
RAUM per advisor: $32.0Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 8
Advisory employees: 5
Offices: 3Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 293
Individual clients: 107
High net worth clients: 41
SEC number: 801-128145
CRD: 154106
Filings on the tape: 9
First filed: May 11, 2023
Latest filed: Mar 30, 2026
Organised: Corporation, NC
Website: thewealthgrp.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
KEITH COYNER BECK	n/a	ROCY MOUNT, NC	15	32	1	yes
LEONARD RALPH CREECH	Personal Financial Specialist	OXFORD, NC	15	26	1	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
MCDONALD, CORNELIUS, TRAWICK	PRESIDENT/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	E	yes	11/2004	May 11, 2023	Apr 4, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
PHYSICIANS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Independent wealth	$482M	N	yes	n/a
CAPITAL INVESTMENT BROKERAGE, INC.	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	no	n/a
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	no	n/a
JAMES C. PARKER	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	no	n/a
JAMIE D. SLEDGE	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	no	n/a
KEITH C. BECK	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	no	n/a
W. CHAD CARRICK	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	no	n/a

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
HIGH POINT	Nc	United States	2	no
Goldsboro	Nc	United States	1	no
ROCKY MOUNT	Nc	United States	1	no
n/a	n/a	n/a	1	no

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

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 30, 2026	$160M	$156M	8	5	3	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 30, 2025	$289M	$286M	11	8	4	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 29, 2024	$248M	$245M	11	7	4	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	3

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	$160M	$289M	-44.6%	n/a	n/a	8	11	3	4

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
SLEDGE AND COMPANY WEALTH ADVISORS	3	Jul 16, 2025	May 29, 2025	HIGH POINT, NC	Team lift out	RIA to new firm	37.5%

Relationships

Affiliated with (2)

→ PHYSICIANS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← PHYSICIANS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserother investment adviser, control, common control
factForm ADV

Registered with (9)

← WILLIAM HILL SIGMONAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 16, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← CORNELIUS TRAWICK MCDONALDAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 19, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← JAMES CANADY PARKERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 6, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
← LEONARD RALPH CREECHAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 19, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
← KEITH COYNER BECKAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 6, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
← JAMIE DAVID SLEDGEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 6, 2011 to Jul 16, 2025factForm ADV
← WARREN CHAD CARRICKAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 6, 2011 to Jul 16, 2025factForm ADV
← JUSTIN DAVID SLEDGEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2024 to Jul 16, 2025factForm ADV
← Jeffrey Scott GrizerAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 6, 2011 to Jan 2, 2013factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ SLEDGE AND COMPANY WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviser3 advisors, team lift out, same day
Jul 16, 2025 to May 29, 2025factForm ADV

Controls (1)

← MCDONALD, CORNELIUS, TRAWICKOwnerPRESIDENT/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
May 11, 2023 to Apr 4, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 30, 2026
Regulatory AUM changed
The Wealth Group, Ltd reported RAUM $160.2M, down 45% from $288.9M (2025-08-29 to 2026-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$-129M
Occurred
Jul 16, 2025
Team lift-out
3 advisors left The Wealth Group, LTD (High Point, NC) for Sledge And Company Wealth Advisors on the same day
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
3 advisors
Occurred
Jul 16, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Jamie David Sledge left The Wealth Group, Ltd for Sledge And Company Wealth Advisors (registered 2025-05-23)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 16, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Warren Chad Carrick left The Wealth Group, Ltd for Sledge And Company Wealth Advisors (registered 2025-05-29)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 16, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Justin David Sledge left The Wealth Group, Ltd for Sledge And Company Wealth Advisors (registered 2025-05-29)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
May 11, 2023
First Form ADV filing
The Wealth Group, Ltd filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:d7468dd7-844f-43ef-3590-5cda74abb272
First observed: May 11, 2023
Last observed: Mar 30, 2026 5 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.

THE WEALTH GROUP, LTD

CRD 154106

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of Mar 30, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

KEITH COYNER BECK

n/a

ROCY MOUNT, NC

yes

LEONARD RALPH CREECH

Personal Financial Specialist

OXFORD, NC

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

MCDONALD, CORNELIUS, TRAWICK

PRESIDENT/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

11/2004

May 11, 2023

Apr 4, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

PHYSICIANS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

n/a

Independent wealth

$482M

yes

n/a

CAPITAL INVESTMENT BROKERAGE, INC.

n/a

CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

n/a

JAMES C. PARKER

n/a

JAMIE D. SLEDGE

n/a

KEITH C. BECK

n/a

W. CHAD CARRICK

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

HIGH POINT

United States

Goldsboro

United States

ROCKY MOUNT

United States

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 30, 2026

$160M

$156M

n/a

2024

Mar 30, 2025

$289M

$286M

n/a

2023

Mar 29, 2024

$248M

$245M

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

$160M

$289M

-44.6%

n/a

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

SLEDGE AND COMPANY WEALTH ADVISORS

Jul 16, 2025

May 29, 2025

HIGH POINT, NC

Team lift out

RIA to new firm

37.5%