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SEC-registered adviser

M•••• G•••• A•••••••

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessGreenville, South CarolinaCRD 299181SEC 801-114348websiteIAPD
Legal name M•••• G•••• A•••••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 24, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 29, 2018 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 4, 2018
RAUM
$479M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
63%
of RAUM
Private clients
37%
$177M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$79.9M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$479M as of Mar 24, 2026
Jan 31, 2019$140M then
HNW client RAUM$109M as of Mar 24, 2026
Jan 31, 2019$10.9M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 24, 2026
Jan 31, 20192 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 24, 2026
Jan 31, 20192 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +33% over the last fiscal year+31% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 24, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$79.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
48derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.3MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
63%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
63%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+33%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+6.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
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
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$302M63%
  • High-net-worth individuals$109M23%
  • Individuals$67.6M14%
Individual clients
215reported
HNW clients
73reported
Pension plan clients
84reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
372reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.37 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.63 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
R•• W•••••• W••••Greenviile, ScDec 14, 201824 y2
S•••• M• W•••••Port Saint Joe, FlJan 4, 202113 y2
E••• M••••• E•••••Greenville, ScMay 7, 202123 y3
J•••• C••••• V••••••Greenviile, ScJan 2, 202524 y2
R••••• J•••• E••••••Greenville, ScJan 6, 202547 y1
C•••• M• C•••••Mount Pleasant, Sc May 16, 202512 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
  • V••••••• J••••• C••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 09/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • W••••• R••• W•••••• · Co-Managing Membercontrol
    since 09/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • V••••••• J••••• C••••• · 100% Owner, Managing Membercontrol
    since 01/2009 · owns 75% or more of R••••••••• F•••••• A•••••••• L••
  • W••••• R••• W•••••• · 100% Ownercontrol
    since 01/2007 · owns 50% to 75% of W•••• B•••••• G••••
Entity owners
  • R••••••••• F•••••• A•••••••• L•• · 50% Owner Of M•••• G•••• A•••••••• L••
    direct · owns 50% to 75%
  • W•••• B•••••• G•••• · 50% Owner Of M•••• G•••• A•••••••• L••
    direct · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Greenville, Sc · principal300
Greenviile, Sc200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Mt. Pleasant, SC1 employees
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Mar 24, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM of 63% against a peer median of 0% (5676 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 21.2 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 100% percentile
  • account count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 24, 2026
    accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 1,037.0 to 372.0 (-64.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-12 and 2026-03-24; the peer median change was +5.0% (3687 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,687) · 1.5% percentile
  • discretionary share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 24, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM moved from 100.0% to 63.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-12 and 2026-03-24
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,037 to 372
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 3.0 to unset
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • HNW clients · 69 to 73
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Individual clients · 201 to 215
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 77 to 84
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Employees · 5 to 8
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $361M to $302M
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $95.4M to $109M
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $38.8M to $67.6M
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $177M
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $226M to $302M
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • RAUM · $361M to $479M
    Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Accounts · 244 to 1,037
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 2 to 3
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • HNW clients · 25 to 69
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Individual clients · 145 to 201
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 71 to 77
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 1
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 5
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $256M to $361M
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $57.8M to $95.4M
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $20.9M to $38.8M
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $23.5M to $0
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $200M to $226M
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • RAUM · $279M to $361M
    Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Accounts · 695 to 244
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Corporate clients · unset to 2.0
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Individual clients · 186 to 145
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 72 to 71
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $198M to $256M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $22.6M to $57.8M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $36.1M to $20.9M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $16.8M to $23.5M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $156M to $200M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • RAUM · $215M to $279M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Accounts · 401 to 695
    Apr 20, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
  • HNW clients · 66 to 25
    Apr 20, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
  • Individual clients · 176 to 186
    Apr 20, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
Signals
3 dated events
  • M•••• G•••• A••••••• reported RAUM $479.4M, up 33% from $361.0M (2025-03-12 to 2026-03-24)
    Mar 24, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • J•••••• C••••• M•••••••• left M•••• G•••• A••••••• for F••••• V••••• (registered 2024-01-08)
    Jan 5, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • M•••• G•••• A••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Oct 29, 2018 · 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
info@matchgradeadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
tripp@matchgradeadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
carson@matchgradeadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
laura@matchgradeadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
richard@matchgradeadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
864-421-4784reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
864-250-0661reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
864-270-1137reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Website
matchgradeadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
864-250-0661reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 24, 2026
Contact form
matchgradeadvisors.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Team page
matchgradeadvisors.com/teamreportedpublished 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
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$79.9Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026