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RIA Intelligence
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.
SEC-registered adviser
Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc.
Latest filing Jun 10, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 28, 2022 · 13 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 28, 2022
RAUM
$238M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$238M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$79.2M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
5
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$238M as of Jun 10, 2026
Mar 31, 2023$121M then
HNW client RAUM$167M as of Jun 10, 2026
Mar 31, 2023$74.1M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jun 10, 2026
Mar 31, 20233 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Jun 10, 2026
Mar 31, 20236 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +27% over the last fiscal year+25% a year over threeIARs 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 10, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
- RAUM per advisor
- $79.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 168derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $218,913derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 0.5derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +27%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +18%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Wrap fee program
- participatesreportedItem 5.I
- Custody
- $35.5M, 85 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)
- 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$167M70%
- Individuals$70.6M30%
- Individual clients
- 392reported
- HNW clients
- 111reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 1,086reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1-10reported
- Wrap fee programs
- $0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
- Custody of client assets
- $35.5M for 85 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Darrell StephensonChartered Financial Consultant | Fuquay-Varina, Nc | Sep 2, 2010 | 21 y | 3 |
| Valerie Marie SeymourCertified Financial Planner | Fuquay-Varina, Nc | Apr 13, 2015 | 24 y | 1 |
| Andrew Dixon Davenport | Fuquay-Varina, Nc | Jul 2, 2025 | 13 y | 2 |
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
- Gerrit Dirkse Van Schalkwyk to Credit Union Investment ServicesAug 8, 2023 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Todd Christopher Mendler to Allstate Financial Advisors, LLCSep 11, 2019 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Joined, latest
- Andrew Dixon Davenport from Park Avenue Securities LLCJul 2, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Gerrit Dirkse Van Schalkwyk from Family Legacy Financial Solutions, LLCMar 14, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Kenneth Darrell Stephenson from Horter Investment Management, LLCSep 2, 2010 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Darrell Kenneth Stephenson · Presidentcontrolsince 05/2010 · owns 50% to 75%
- V. Sandra Stephenson · Secretarycontrolsince 01/2014 · owns 50% to 75%
- Weston Bryan Gort · Chief Compliance Officersince 08/2024 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Complete Financial Solutions, Inc.real estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuquayvarina, Nc | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 933 to 1,086Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- Advisory employees · 4 to 8Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- HNW clients · 82 to 111Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- Individual clients · 346 to 392Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- Assets in custody · $30.9M to $35.5MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- Employees · 5 to 8Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 2 to 3Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $188M to $238MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $118M to $167MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $69.5M to $70.6MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- RAUM · $188M to $238MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026
- Accounts · 868 to 933Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Assets in custody · $28.7M to $30.9MAug 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 0Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Other offices · 0 to 5Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $157M to $188MAug 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $104M to $118MAug 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $52.8M to $69.5MAug 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- RAUM · $157M to $188MAug 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Accounts · 752 to 868Jul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Advisory activities · 4 to 5Jul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 50 to 82Jul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Individual clients · 316 to 346Jul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Assets in custody · $4.0M to $28.7MJul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Employees · 6 to 5Jul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25Jul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 2Jul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $121M to $157MJul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $74.1M to $104MJul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $46.7M to $52.8MJul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- RAUM · $121M to $157MJul 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Accounts · 428 to 752Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- HNW clients · 51 to 50Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Individual clients · 268 to 316Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Assets in custody · $8.5M to $4.0MOct 27, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $134M to $121MOct 27, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $61.1M to $74.1MOct 27, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $72.9M to $46.7MOct 27, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- RAUM · $134M to $121MOct 27, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
3 dated events
- Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. reported 5 offices beyond its principal office, up from 0 (2024-08-29 to 2025-03-26)Mar 26, 2025 · Office count change · derived
- Gerrit Dirkse Van Schalkwyk left Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. for Credit Union Investment Services (registered 2023-09-28)Aug 8, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jun 28, 2022 · 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 919-552-4286reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- retirenownc.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 919-552-4286reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 10, 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
- $79.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026