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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

ASCENDOR WEALTH, LLC

CRD 148969

WILMINGTON, NC

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Data as of Jul 3, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 5, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026
4 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=0.03 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $146MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-07-03); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $146M
Private client RAUM: $141MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 97%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 6
RAUM per advisor: $24.3Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 6
Advisory employees: 6
Offices: 2Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 402
Individual clients: 101
High net worth clients: 34
SEC number: 801-133828
CRD: 148969
Filings on the tape: 4
First filed: Jun 5, 2025
Latest filed: Jul 3, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, NC

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
RICKY GRAVES	Certified Financial Planner	WILMINGTON, NC	17	22	n/a	no
BRANDON THOMAS DEMBOWIAK	Certified Financial Planner	Oak Ridge, NC \| WILMINGTON, NC	17	17	n/a	no
KEITH LYMAN CARTER	Certified Financial Planner	WILMINGTON, NC	15	15	n/a	no
KEVIN TODD MAY	n/a	WILMINGTON, NC \| Fuqua-Varina, NC	12	13	n/a	no
CHARLES NATHAN GOINGS	Certified Financial Planner	WILMINGTON, NC	5	15	1	no
Jared Kincaid Graves	n/a	WILMINGTON, NC	0	12	n/a	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
DEMBO MANAGEMENT, INC.	Owner	C	yes	12/2020	Jul 3, 2026	Jul 3, 2026
DEMBOWIAK, BRANDON, THOMAS	MANAGER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	07/2013	Jul 3, 2026	Jul 3, 2026
LORD AND GRAVES, INC.	50% OWNER	D	yes	12/2019	Jul 3, 2026	Jul 3, 2026

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 26, 2026	$146M	$146M	7	7	2	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	0

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	$146M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6	n/a	2	n/a

Relationships

Controls (3)

← DEMBO MANAGEMENT, INC.OwnerOWNER, ownership code C, domestic entity
Jul 3, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← DEMBOWIAK, BRANDON, THOMASOwnerMANAGER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Jul 3, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← LORD AND GRAVES, INC.Owner50% OWNER, ownership code D, foreign entity
Jul 3, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (6)

← Jared Kincaid GravesAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 15, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← CHARLES NATHAN GOINGSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 28, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
← KEVIN TODD MAYAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 13, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV
← KEITH LYMAN CARTERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Feb 21, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
← BRANDON THOMAS DEMBOWIAKAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 11, 2009 to presentfactForm ADV
← RICKY GRAVESAdvisorregistration: current employment
Feb 20, 2009 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:faa10054-8383-af77-64fb-67d4945ddbbd
First observed: Jun 5, 2025
Last observed: Jul 3, 2026 2 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.

ASCENDOR WEALTH, LLC

CRD 148969

WILMINGTON, NC

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Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

RICKY GRAVES

Certified Financial Planner

WILMINGTON, NC

n/a

BRANDON THOMAS DEMBOWIAK

Certified Financial Planner

Oak Ridge, NC | WILMINGTON, NC

n/a

KEITH LYMAN CARTER

Certified Financial Planner

WILMINGTON, NC

n/a

KEVIN TODD MAY

n/a

WILMINGTON, NC | Fuqua-Varina, NC

n/a

CHARLES NATHAN GOINGS

Certified Financial Planner

WILMINGTON, NC

Jared Kincaid Graves

n/a

WILMINGTON, NC

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

DEMBO MANAGEMENT, INC.

Owner

yes

12/2020

Jul 3, 2026

DEMBOWIAK, BRANDON, THOMAS

MANAGER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

07/2013

Jul 3, 2026

LORD AND GRAVES, INC.

50% OWNER

yes

12/2019

Jul 3, 2026

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 26, 2026

$146M

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

$146M

n/a