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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.
SEC-registered adviser
Cornerstone Wealth Planning
Legal name Cornerstone Planning, LLC
Latest filing Feb 10, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 2, 2020 · 11 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 31, 2020
RAUM
$486M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$479M individuals and HNW
Advisors
10
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$48.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
9 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
11 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$486M as of Feb 10, 2026
Mar 9, 2021$136M then
HNW client RAUM$343M as of Feb 10, 2026
Mar 9, 2021$65.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)9 as of Feb 10, 2026
Mar 9, 20214 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Feb 10, 2026
Mar 9, 20218 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +29% over the last fiscal year+29% a year over threeIARs 8 to 9
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 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
- $48.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 41derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $381,701derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 99%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.5derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +29%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +9.4%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $157M, 261 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)
- 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$343M71%
- Individuals$136M28%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$4.3M0.9%
- Charitable organizations$2.5M0.5%
- Individual clients
- 282reported
- HNW clients
- 127reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 1,273reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $157M for 261 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
10 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher William KnightCertified Financial Planner | Charlotte, Nc | Apr 5, 2013 | 19 y | 2 |
| Aaron Joel Salter | Charlotte, Nc | Jun 29, 2015 | 11 y | 1 |
| Esther Laurie Bodman | Charlotte, Nc | Apr 10, 2018 | 35 y | 1 |
| Stewart Michael Neely | Charlotte, Nc | Aug 26, 2021 | 11 y | 0 |
| Cody Brown RitchieCertified Financial Planner | Charlotte, Nc | Jun 28, 2022 | 10 y | 0 |
| Benjamin Eli Small | Charlotte, Nc | Aug 22, 2023 | 13 y | 0 |
| Sidney Bert KingCertified Financial Planner | Charlotte, Nc | Nov 1, 2023 | 22 y | 1 |
| Kevin Douglas Johnson | Charlotte, Nc | Jun 18, 2024 | 12 y | 0 |
| Shon Emery Mccarley | Charlotte, Nc | Jan 1, 2026 | 14 y | 0 |
| Joseph Matthew McfaddinCertified Financial Planner | Charlotte, Nc | Apr 9, 2026 | 25 y | 3 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 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
- Joseph Matthew Mcfaddin from Advice And Planning ServicesApr 9, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Sidney Bert King from Ocean Advisors, LLCNov 1, 2023 · Other
- Esther Laurie Bodman from Ronald Blue & Co., LLCApr 10, 2018 · Other
- Christopher William Knight from Ronald Blue & Co., LLCApr 5, 2013 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- William Christopher Knight · Managing Director And Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 02/2013 · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, Nc · principal | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Belmont, NC1 employees
- Charlotte, NC1 employees
- High Point, NC1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,113 to 1,273Feb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- Advisory employees · 8 to 9Feb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- HNW clients · 89 to 127Feb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- Individual clients · 285 to 282Feb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- Assets in custody · $174M to $157MFeb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 8 to 9Feb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $373M to $482MFeb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $238M to $343MFeb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $133M to $136MFeb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.8M to $4.3MFeb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $3.8M to $4.3MFeb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- RAUM · $377M to $486MFeb 23, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
- Accounts · 1,040 to 1,113Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Advisory employees · 7 to 8Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- HNW clients · 85 to 89Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Individual clients · 254 to 285Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Assets in custody · $113M to $174MFeb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 7 to 8Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $306M to $373MFeb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $204M to $238MFeb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $99.6M to $133MFeb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.5M to $3.8MFeb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $2.1M to $3.8MFeb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- RAUM · $309M to $377MFeb 1, 2024 to Feb 23, 2025
- Accounts · 791 to 1,040Jul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Advisory employees · 5 to 7Jul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- HNW clients · 56 to 85Jul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Individual clients · 230 to 254Jul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Assets in custody · $89.7M to $113MJul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Employees · 10 to 13Jul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 7Jul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $226M to $306MJul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $140M to $204MJul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $83.7M to $99.6MJul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.2M to $3.5MJul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $3.2M to $2.1MJul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- RAUM · $229M to $309MJul 27, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024
- Accounts · 665 to 791Feb 7, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
- Advisory employees · 4 to 5Feb 7, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
- Cornerstone Wealth Planning reported RAUM $485.9M, up 29% from $377.2M (2025-02-23 to 2026-02-10)Feb 10, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- Cornerstone Wealth Planning filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jul 2, 2020 · 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
- 704-849-0123reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- rpblueprint.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 704-849-0123reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 10, 2026
- Contact form
- rpblueprint.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $48.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026