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Former SEC-registered adviser

C• B••••••••• P•••••• W•••••

Former SEC-registered adviserAtlanta, GeorgiaCRD 109569SEC 801-57003IAPD
Legal name B••••••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 1, 2023
First filing on the tape Mar 21, 2012 · 41 filings
RAUM
$5.4B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
78%
$4.2B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
79
29 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
41 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$5.4B as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 21, 2012$788M then
HNW client RAUM$3.6B as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 29, 2018$2.1B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)29 as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 27, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)79 as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 27, 201320 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +17% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 27 to 29
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 1, 2023; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$185MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
60derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$715,490derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
19%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
14.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+17%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+7.4%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+6.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
1,000reportedItem 5.H
Custody
$2.0B, 943 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$3.6B67%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$970M18%
  • Individuals$597M11%
  • Corporations and businesses$137M2.5%
  • Charitable organizations$55.1M1.0%
Individual clients
692reported
HNW clients
1,051reported
Pension plan clients
507reported
Charitable clients
5reported
Accounts
7,498reported
Financial planning clients
1,000reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$2.0B for 943 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • N•••••••• L••••• T•••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
  • P•••••• R••••••• V•••••• · Chief Executive Officer, Wealth Advisor, Board Of Directors Membercontrol
    since 09/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • H•••••• D•••• A••• · Chief Operating Officer
    since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • H••••• S•••••• G•••••••• · Director Of Compliance
    since 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • C• P•••••• W•••••• L•• · Owner
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • C• F•••••••• C•••• · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of C• U• H••••••• I•• · public reporting company
  • C• U• H••••••• I•• · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of C••• H•••••••• L••
  • C• U•• L•• · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of C••• H•••••••• L••
  • C••• H•••••••• L•• · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of C• P•••••• W•••••• L••
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • A•••••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••
    investment advisern
  • A•••••• F•••••••• M••••••••• L••
    investment advisern
  • C• P•••••• C•••••• L•
    investment advisern
  • C••••••
    investment adviseryRAUM $165B
  • C••• F••••• O••••• S•••••••• L••
    insurancen
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Charlotte, NC11 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Business name · B••••••••• L•• to C• B••••••••• P•••••• W•••••
    Jun 30, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022
  • Related insurance company · false to true
    May 19, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
  • Accounts · 7,274 to 7,498
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Advisory employees · 28 to 29
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Charity clients · 6 to 5
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Corporate clients · 40 to 47
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • HNW clients · 984 to 1,051
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Individual clients · 655 to 692
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Pension plan clients · 539 to 507
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Assets in custody · $2.1B to $2.0B
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Employees · 76 to 79
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • State-registered IARs · 27 to 29
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $4.6B to $5.4B
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • HNW RAUM · $3.3B to $3.6B
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Individual RAUM · $174M to $597M
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Pension RAUM · $960M to $970M
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • RAUM · $4.6B to $5.4B
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Jan 19, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Succession · true to false
    Jun 23, 2021 to Jan 19, 2022
  • Succession · false to true
    May 14, 2021 to Jun 23, 2021
  • Accounts · 6,984 to 7,274
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Advisory employees · 29 to 28
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 5
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Corporate clients · 35 to 40
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • HNW clients · 806 to 984
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Individual clients · 791 to 655
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Pension plan clients · 422 to 539
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Assets in custody · $988M to $2.1B
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Employees · 64 to 76
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Discretionary RAUM · $4.0B to $4.6B
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • HNW RAUM · $2.8B to $3.3B
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Individual RAUM · $286M to $174M
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Pension RAUM · $814M to $960M
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • RAUM · $4.0B to $4.6B
    Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
  • Accounts · 6,525 to 6,984
    Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Advisory employees · 23 to 29
    Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Charity clients · 5 to 6
    Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Corporate clients · 14 to 35
    Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
  • HNW clients · 711 to 806
    Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Individual clients · 825 to 791
    Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
Signals
10 dated events
  • Triston Larry Nakamura (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of C• B••••••••• P•••••• W•••••
    Feb 28, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • B•••••• A••• K•••••• left C• B••••••••• P•••••• W••••• for V••••••• A•••••••• I••• (registered 2022-09-29)
    Jun 30, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Winfred Donald Wilson (Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Board Of Directors Member) no longer on Schedule A of C• B••••••••• P•••••• W••••• (listed 2021-03-26, absent 2021-05-14)
    May 14, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • Lovett Charles Jordan (Partner & Wealth Advisor, Board Of Directors Member) no longer on Schedule A of C• B••••••••• P•••••• W••••• (listed 2021-03-26, absent 2021-05-14)
    May 14, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • Stephen Brett Miller (Partner, Wealth Advisor & Board Of Directors Member) no longer on Schedule A of C• B••••••••• P•••••• W••••• (listed 2021-03-26, absent 2021-05-14)
    May 14, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • Warren Kenneth Poe (Board Of Directors Member) no longer on Schedule A of C• B••••••••• P•••••• W••••• (listed 2021-03-26, absent 2021-05-14)
    May 14, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • Warren David Polstra (Co-Founding Partner, Wealth Advisor, Board Of Directors Member) no longer on Schedule A of C• B••••••••• P•••••• W••••• (listed 2021-03-26, absent 2021-05-14)
    May 14, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • Warren Kenneth Poe (Board Of Directors Member) appeared on Schedule A of C• B••••••••• P•••••• W•••••
    Mar 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
  • Voorhees Robert Sytz (Partner, Wealth Advisor & Management Committee Member) no longer on Schedule A of C• B••••••••• P•••••• W••••• (listed 2020-10-22, absent 2021-03-26)
    Mar 26, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • B••••••••• L•• reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Jul 3, 2017 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
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