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SEC-registered adviser

A•• A•••••••

Independent wealth managerAsheville, North CarolinaCRD 173120SEC 801-80418websiteIAPD
Legal name A•• A•••••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 26, 2014 · 26 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 15, 2014
RAUM
$499M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$482M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$125M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
26 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$499M as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 9, 2015$109M then
HNW client RAUM$336M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 12, 2018$66.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 9, 20153 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 9, 20157 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 3 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 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
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
RAUM per advisor
$125MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
105derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$458,104derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$38.0M, 57 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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$336M67%
  • Individuals$146M29%
  • Corporations and businesses$15.7M3.1%
  • Charitable organizations$993,6110.2%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$596,8660.1%
Individual clients
292reported
HNW clients
128reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,089reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$38.0M for 57 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
R•••• W••••• J••••••Certified Financial PlannerMt. Pleasant, Sc Nov 19, 201424 y4
D•••••• B•••• E••••••Certified Financial PlannerAsheville, NcNov 19, 201432 y2
P•••••• J••••••• L••••Asheville, NcSep 18, 201525 y1
M••••• R••• H•••Asheville, NcMar 17, 202616 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • E••••••• D••••••• B•••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 10/2014 · owns 75% or more
  • E••••••• J•••••••• R•••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • J••••••• R••••• W••••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 10/2014 · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Asheville, Nc · principal410
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Mount Pleasant, SC1 employees
  • , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,027 to 1,089
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 4 to 5
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW clients · 127 to 128
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Individual clients · 274 to 292
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 2 to 1
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $55.5M to $38.0M
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Employees · 9 to 10
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $434M to $499M
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $300M to $336M
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $117M to $146M
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $2.7M to $596,866
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • RAUM · $434M to $499M
    Nov 20, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Accounts · 974 to 1,027
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • HNW clients · 124 to 127
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Individual clients · 263 to 274
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $13.3M to $55.5M
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Employees · 8 to 9
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Other offices · 2 to 1
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $374M to $434M
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $258M to $300M
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $101M to $117M
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $2.4M to $2.7M
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • RAUM · $374M to $434M
    Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 6 to 4
    Mar 26, 2024 to Nov 18, 2024
  • Employees · 10 to 8
    Mar 26, 2024 to Nov 18, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
    Mar 26, 2024 to Nov 18, 2024
  • Accounts · 920 to 974
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 2 to 0
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Charity clients · 4 to 2
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 5 to 4
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
  • HNW clients · 129 to 124
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Individual clients · 257 to 263
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 4 to 2
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $15.4M to $13.3M
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
  • D••• D••••••• left A•• A••••••• for F••••••••• I••••••••• A••••••• L•• (registered 2025-02-07)
    Oct 21, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • A•• A••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Sep 26, 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business email
jennifer@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
jerri@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
nate@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
nicolette@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
pat@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
rachel@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
ruth@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
sylvia@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
wes@act-advisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
828-398-2801reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
828-398-2802reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
843-266-2622reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
$125Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026