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Former SEC-registered adviser

Q••••• O•• A•••••••

Former SEC-registered adviserCharlotte, North CarolinaCRD 150605SEC 801-70356IAPD
Legal name C••• S••••••• M••••••••• L••
Latest filing Nov 23, 2021
First filing on the tape Jan 13, 2012 · 28 filings
RAUM
$578M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
73%
$424M 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
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$578M as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 29, 2012$129M then
HNW client RAUM$399M as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 29, 2018$252M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 28, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year+0.2% a year over threeIARs 8 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Nov 23, 2021; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$96.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
31derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.3MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+10%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 advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$103M, 14 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
  • 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$399M69%
  • Corporations and businesses$154M27%
  • Individuals$25.0M4.3%
Individual clients
67reported
HNW clients
116reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
451reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$103M for 14 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
    • E••••• L••••• T•••••• · Director Of Client Servicecontrol
      since 03/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • E••••••• D••• H••••• · Membercontrol
      since 02/2011 · owns 50% to 75% of K•••••• L••
    • E••••• L••••• T•••••• · Membercontrol
      since 05/2009 · owns 25% to 50% of C•••••••• A•••• M••••••••• G•••• L••
    • J••••• W•••••• M••••• · Membercontrol
      since 02/2011 · owns 50% to 75% of K•••••• L••
    • M••• B•••• D•••• · Membercontrol
      since 05/2009 · owns 25% to 50% of C•••••••• A•••• M••••••••• G•••• L••
    • R•••••• T••••••• M••• · Membercontrol
      since 06/2008 · owns 25% to 50% of S••••••• G••••• L••
    • S••••••••• E•••• F•••• · Membercontrol
      since 06/2008 · owns 25% to 50% of S••••••• G••••• L••
    • Z••••• S••••••• J•••••• · Membercontrol
      since 06/2008 · owns 25% to 50% of S••••••• G••••• L••
    • P•••••••• B••••••• R•••••• · Chief Compliance Officer / Director Of Investment Operations
      since 11/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • T•••• E•••• M•••••••• · Member
      since 09/2015 · owns 10% to 25%
    Entity owners
    • C••• S•••••••• L•• · Member
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    • C•••••••• A•••• M••••••••• G•••• L•• · Member
      direct · owns 10% to 25%
    • S••••••• G••••• L•• · Managing Member
      indirect · owns F of C••• S•••••••• L••
    • K•••••• L•• · Member
      direct · owns 5% to 10%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Advisers that list Q••••• O•• A••••••• as a related person
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 6
      Mar 29, 2021 to Nov 23, 2021
    • Employees · 7 to 6
      Mar 29, 2021 to Nov 23, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
      Mar 29, 2021 to Nov 23, 2021
    • Accounts · 465 to 451
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 8 to 7
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • HNW clients · 96 to 116
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Individual clients · 70 to 67
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $42.4M to $103M
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Employees · 8 to 7
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 0
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $504M to $578M
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $251M to $399M
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $25.4M to $25.0M
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • RAUM · $504M to $578M
      Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Accounts · 494 to 465
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Corporate clients · 9 to 8
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • HNW clients · 98 to 96
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Individual clients · 81 to 70
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Assets in custody · $16.4M to $42.4M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Employees · 10 to 8
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 26-50
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $506M to $504M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $204M to $251M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $24.8M to $25.4M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · 196587.0 to unset
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • RAUM · $506M to $504M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Accounts · 687 to 494
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Advisory employees · 10 to 8
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Corporate clients · 8 to 9
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • HNW clients · 119 to 98
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Individual clients · 111 to 81
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $38.4M to $16.4M
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Employees · 12 to 10
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 51-100
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • State-registered IARs · 10 to 8
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $565M to $506M
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $252M to $204M
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $32.2M to $24.8M
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.7M to $0
      Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • Malone Wesley Jones (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Q••••• O•• A•••••••
      Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
    • Hunter Don Edwards (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Q••••• O•• A•••••••
      Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
    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