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SEC-registered adviser

P••••••••• F•••••••• S•••••••• I•••

Independent wealth managerRaleigh, North CarolinaCRD 118519SEC 801-66583websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 2, 2012 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 8, 2006
RAUM
$482M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
93%
$448M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$161M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$482M as of Mar 30, 2026
Apr 2, 2012$90.9M then
HNW client RAUM$419M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$112M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 20131 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$161MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
72derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$847,591derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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$419M87%
  • Individuals$28.1M5.8%
  • Corporations and businesses$18.7M3.9%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$15.9M3.3%
  • Charitable organizations$110,4200.0%
Individual clients
120reported
HNW clients
96reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
569reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.93 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J•••• C••••• P•••••Personal Financial SpecialistGoldsboro, Nc Jun 6, 201150 y1
C•••••••• T•••••• M•••••••Certified Financial PlannerRaleigh, NcJul 19, 201942 y1
W•••••• H••• S•••••Raleigh, NcMay 16, 202412 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • M•••••••• C••••••••• T•••••• · President, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 02/1987 · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list P••••••••• F•••••••• S•••••••• I••• as a related person
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Raleigh, Nc · principal200
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Goldsboro, NC1 employees
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • very high RAUM per advisorStatic outlier · filing Mar 30, 2026
        RAUM per registered advisor of $160,759,829 against a peer median of $55,731,856 (3254 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 3.7 robust deviations)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,254) · 100% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 555 to 569
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW clients · 83 to 96
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Individual clients · 139 to 120
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $429M to $479M
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $378M to $419M
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $28.9M to $28.1M
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.5M to $3.4M
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $8.8M to $15.9M
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $432M to $482M
        Mar 30, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Accounts · 560 to 555
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • HNW clients · 93 to 83
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Individual clients · 122 to 139
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 3
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $360M to $429M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $320M to $378M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $21.7M to $28.9M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.8M to $2.5M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $7.1M to $8.8M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • RAUM · $364M to $432M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
      • Accounts · 512 to 560
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • HNW clients · 87 to 93
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Individual clients · 125 to 122
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $302M to $360M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $265M to $320M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $20.3M to $21.7M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.5M to $3.8M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $7.8M to $7.1M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • RAUM · $306M to $364M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Accounts · 501 to 512
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • HNW clients · 66 to 87
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Individual clients · 121 to 125
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $334M to $302M
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $310M to $265M
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $30.9M to $20.3M
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $30.8M to $4.5M
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · $24.1M to $7.8M
        Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      Signals
      No event on the tape.
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Website
      P•••••••••FS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      919-863-2355reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
      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
      Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $161Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026