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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Cornerstone Advisors, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserAsheville, North CarolinaCRD 110554SEC 801-60024IAPD
Latest filing Mar 21, 2019
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 8 filings
RAUM
$1.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
8 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.2B as of Mar 21, 2019
Mar 29, 2012$203M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 21, 2019
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 21, 2019
Mar 22, 20132 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +27% over the last fiscal year+38% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 21, 2019; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$576MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+27%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 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
  • Investment companies$1.2B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
2reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
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
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Every departureEvery arrival
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Gary Bentz · Chairman / Cfocontrol
        since 12/2003 · owns 50% to 75%
      • Ralph Bradshaw · Presidentcontrol
        since 02/2001 · owns 50% to 75%
      • Leanne Rachel Mcnabb · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 02/2016 · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Gary A. Bentz
        insurancey
      • Rachel L. Mcnabb
        insurancen
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
        Mar 26, 2018 to Mar 21, 2019
      • Employees · 5 to 6
        Mar 26, 2018 to Mar 21, 2019
      • Discretionary RAUM · $904M to $1.2B
        Mar 26, 2018 to Mar 21, 2019
      • RAUM · $904M to $1.2B
        Mar 26, 2018 to Mar 21, 2019
      • Other offices · unset to 0.0
        Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 26, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $554M to $904M
        Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 26, 2018
      • RAUM · $554M to $904M
        Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 26, 2018
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
        Feb 2, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
      • Employees · 4 to 5
        Feb 2, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
      • Discretionary RAUM · $438M to $554M
        Feb 2, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
      • RAUM · $438M to $554M
        Feb 2, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
      • Accounts · 3 to 2
        Mar 18, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
      • Advisory employees · 2 to 4
        Mar 18, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
      • Employees · 2 to 4
        Mar 18, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
      • Discretionary RAUM · $514M to $438M
        Mar 18, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
      • RAUM · $514M to $438M
        Mar 18, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to unset
        Mar 21, 2014 to Mar 18, 2015
      • Discretionary RAUM · $444M to $514M
        Mar 21, 2014 to Mar 18, 2015
      • RAUM · $444M to $514M
        Mar 21, 2014 to Mar 18, 2015
      • Discretionary RAUM · $290M to $444M
        Mar 22, 2013 to Mar 21, 2014
      • RAUM · $290M to $444M
        Mar 22, 2013 to Mar 21, 2014
      • Advisory employees · unset to 2.0
        Mar 29, 2012 to Mar 22, 2013
      • Employees · unset to 2.0
        Mar 29, 2012 to Mar 22, 2013
      • Discretionary RAUM · $203M to $290M
        Mar 29, 2012 to Mar 22, 2013
      • RAUM · $203M to $290M
        Mar 29, 2012 to Mar 22, 2013
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. reported RAUM $1.2B, up 27% from $904.1M (2018-03-26 to 2019-03-21)
        Mar 21, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
      • Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. reported RAUM $904.1M, up 63% from $553.9M (2017-03-23 to 2018-03-26)
        Mar 26, 2018 · RAUM change · 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
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026