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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

Southeast Financial Group

Former SEC-registered adviserRaleigh, North CarolinaCRD 151216SEC 801-80573IAPD
Legal name Secrest Blakey & Associates, LLC
Latest filing Jul 29, 2024
First filing on the tape Jan 31, 2012 · 38 filings
RAUM
$178M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
74%
of RAUM
Private clients
82%
$147M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
38 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$178M as of Mar 25, 2024
Jan 31, 2012$78.2M then
HNW client RAUM$118M as of Mar 25, 2024
Mar 29, 2018$133M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 25, 2024
Jan 31, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Mar 25, 2024
Mar 20, 201512 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +7.4% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 29, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$59.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
44derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$548,832derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
74%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
18%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+7.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.8%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, commissionsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$48.0M, 63 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
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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$118M66%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$31.3M18%
  • Individuals$28.4M16%
Individual clients
81reported
HNW clients
51reported
Pension plan clients
11reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
324reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$48.0M for 63 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourly, commissionsreported
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
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Blair Edward Secrest · President/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 03/2010 · 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
    Raleigh, Nc · principal000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 308 to 324
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • HNW clients · 48 to 51
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Individual clients · 78 to 81
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 12 to 11
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Commission compensation · false to true
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $46.6M to $48.0M
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $106M to $131M
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $95.2M to $118M
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $22.8M to $28.4M
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $59.4M to $46.4M
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $47.6M to $31.3M
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • RAUM · $166M to $178M
      Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Accounts · 285 to 308
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • HNW clients · 46 to 48
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Individual clients · 76 to 78
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · 10 to 12
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $35.1M to $46.6M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Employees · 4 to 3
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $103M to $106M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $92.3M to $95.2M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $23.5M to $22.8M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $60.6M to $59.4M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $47.7M to $47.6M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • RAUM · $163M to $166M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
    • Accounts · 282 to 285
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • HNW clients · 38 to 46
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Individual clients · 83 to 76
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Pension plan clients · 7 to 10
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $29.4M to $35.1M
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Employees · 3 to 4
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 11-25
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $95.9M to $103M
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $72.7M to $92.3M
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $23.2M to $23.5M
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $32.8M to $60.6M
      Oct 28, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • Edward Blair Secrest left Southeast Financial Group for Summit Financial, Llc (registered 2025-01-01)
      Dec 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • John Paul Sleesman left Southeast Financial Group for Summit Financial, Llc (registered 2025-01-01)
      Dec 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Chad Philip Trevithick left Southeast Financial Group for Summit Financial, Llc (registered 2025-01-01)
      Dec 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Southeast Financial Group's advisors moved to Summit Financial, LLC (Raleigh, NC): 3 of 3 registered, on the same day
      Dec 31, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Southeast Financial Group reported RAUM $110.1M, down 51% from $226.6M (2019-09-13 to 2019-11-06)
      Nov 6, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
    • Thomas James Blakey (President) no longer on Schedule A of Southeast Financial Group (listed 2019-09-13, absent 2019-11-06)
      Nov 6, 2019 · Control person left · inference
    • Secrest Blakey & Associates, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Nov 3, 2014 · First SEC registration · 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