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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

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Former SEC-registered adviser

W•••• F•••••••• S••••••••• I•••

Former SEC-registered adviserRaleigh, North CarolinaCRD 109214SEC 801-57183IAPD
Latest filing Feb 14, 2022
First filing on the tape Mar 20, 2012 · 14 filings
RAUM
$225M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
83%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$219M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
14 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$225M as of Mar 1, 2021
Mar 20, 2012$103M then
HNW client RAUM$177M as of Mar 1, 2021
Mar 15, 2018$107M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 1, 2021
Mar 20, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Mar 1, 2021
Mar 21, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year+14% a year over threeIARs 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 14, 2022; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$75.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
61derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$477,531derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
83%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$177M79%
  • Individuals$42.2M19%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$6.0M2.7%
Individual clients
120reported
HNW clients
63reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
472reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • W••••• J•••••• R••• · Vice Presidentcontrol
    since 04/1988 · owns less than 5%
  • W••••• M••••• E••••• · President/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 04/1988 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • M••••• G••••• A••••••• I••• · Parent Company
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • HNW RAUM · $150M to $177M
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • Individual RAUM · $40.0M to $42.2M
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $35.2M to $38.4M
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • Pension RAUM · $6.2M to $6.0M
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • RAUM · $196M to $225M
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • Accounts · 475 to 472
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • HNW clients · 61 to 63
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • Individual clients · 119 to 120
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • Discretionary RAUM · $161M to $187M
    Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
  • Accounts · 490 to 475
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • HNW clients · 52 to 61
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Individual clients · 130 to 119
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Discretionary RAUM · $120M to $161M
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • HNW RAUM · $103M to $150M
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Individual RAUM · $42.3M to $40.0M
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $30.4M to $35.2M
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Pension RAUM · $5.3M to $6.2M
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • RAUM · $151M to $196M
    Feb 15, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Accounts · 528 to 490
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • HNW clients · 55 to 52
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • Individual clients · 135 to 130
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • Discretionary RAUM · $119M to $120M
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • HNW RAUM · $107M to $103M
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • Individual RAUM · $42.1M to $42.3M
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $35.1M to $30.4M
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • Pension RAUM · $5.3M to $5.3M
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • RAUM · $154M to $151M
    Mar 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019
  • Accounts · 551 to 528
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • HNW clients · unset to 55.0
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Individual clients · unset to 135.0
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Other offices · unset to 0.0
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Discretionary RAUM · $107M to $119M
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • HNW RAUM · unset to 106521006.0
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 42056480.0
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $31.5M to $35.1M
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 5334446.0
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • RAUM · $138M to $154M
    Mar 8, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Accounts · 564 to 551
    Dec 6, 2016 to Mar 8, 2017
Signals
3 dated events
  • F•••••• H••••••••• H••••••• left W•••• F•••••••• S••••••••• I••• for M••••• G••••• A••••••• I••• (registered 2022-02-22)
    Mar 29, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • A•• R•• B••• left W•••• F•••••••• S••••••••• I••• for M••••• G••••• A••••••• I••• (registered 2022-02-22)
    Mar 29, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left W•••• F•••••••• S••••••••• I••• (Raleigh, NC) for M••••• G••••• A••••••• I••• on the same day
    Mar 29, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
Provenance
Form ADV
SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors
IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class
Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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