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Former SEC-registered adviser

K•••• W••••• A••••••• G••••• I•••

Former SEC-registered adviserCRD 109438SEC 801-55450websiteIAPD
Latest filing Oct 30, 2024
First filing on the tape Apr 2, 2012 · 17 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 20, 1998
RAUM
$515M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$501M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$525M as of Apr 1, 2024
Apr 2, 2012$233M then
HNW client RAUM$350M as of Apr 1, 2024
Apr 2, 2018$100M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Apr 1, 2024
Apr 1, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Apr 1, 2024
Apr 1, 20134 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +24% over the last fiscal year+5.0% a year over threeIARs 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Oct 30, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$258MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
345derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$715,278derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.4derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+26%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-67%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.0%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, publications, otherreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$340M66%
  • Individuals$161M31%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$14.0M2.7%
Individual clients
550reported
HNW clients
140reported
Pension plan clients
10reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
720reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
  • K••••• J•••••• K•••• · President/Directorcontrol
    since 01/1997 · owns less than 5%
  • B••••• S••••• D•••••• · Chief Investment Analyst
    since 06/2004 · owns less than 5%
  • M•••••• K••••••• K•• · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 11/2003 · 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.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Asheville, Nc000
Kernersville, Nc000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Greenville, NC2 employees
  • , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 750 to 720
    Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
  • Individual clients · 600 to 550
    Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
  • Employees · 6 to 5
    Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 1 to 2
    Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $525M to $515M
    Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $350M to $340M
    Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
  • RAUM · $525M to $515M
    Apr 1, 2024 to Sep 19, 2024
  • Accounts · 760 to 750
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • HNW clients · 85 to 140
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • Individual clients · 670 to 600
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 8 to 10
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • Employees · 4 to 6
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 1
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $416M to $525M
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $238M to $350M
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $164M to $161M
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • RAUM · $416M to $525M
    May 1, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
  • Accounts · 772 to 760
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • HNW clients · 87 to 85
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • Individual clients · 677 to 670
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • Employees · 5 to 4
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $468M to $416M
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $250M to $238M
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $198M to $164M
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · $20.0M to $14.0M
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • RAUM · $468M to $416M
    Mar 30, 2022 to May 1, 2023
  • Accounts · 750 to 772
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • HNW clients · 75 to 87
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Individual clients · 665 to 677
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Pension plan clients · 10 to 8
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Employees · 6 to 5
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Other offices · 5 to 4
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $445M to $468M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • HNW RAUM · $126M to $250M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Individual RAUM · $293M to $198M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Pension RAUM · $26.0M to $20.0M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • RAUM · $445M to $468M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $438M to $445M
    Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
Signals
5 dated events
  • K•••• W••••• A••••••• G••••• I••• no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-03-06, RAUM $515.0M)
    May 2, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
  • J••••• K•••• K•••• left K•••• W••••• A••••••• G••••• I••• for M••••• G••••• A••••••• I••• (registered 2024-11-06)
    Mar 24, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • S•••• D•••••• B•••• left K•••• W••••• A••••••• G••••• I••• for M••••• G••••• A••••••• I••• (registered 2024-11-04)
    Mar 24, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left K•••• W••••• A••••••• G••••• I••• (Kernersville, NC) for M••••• G••••• A••••••• I••• on the same day
    Mar 24, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • K•••• W••••• A••••••• G••••• I••• reported RAUM $525.0M, up 26% from $416.0M (2023-05-01 to 2024-04-01)
    Apr 1, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
Across DFX
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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
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026