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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
Core Advisory Group
Legal name Core Compliance Group, LLC
Latest filing Mar 2, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 24, 2021 · 10 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 4, 2022
RAUM
$338M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$332M individuals and HNW
Advisors
10
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$33.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
9 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$338M as of Mar 2, 2026
Mar 30, 2022$153M then
HNW client RAUM$200M as of Mar 2, 2026
Mar 30, 2022$72.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)9 as of Mar 2, 2026
Mar 30, 20226 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Mar 2, 2026
Mar 30, 20229 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+24% a year over threeIARs 10 to 9
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 2, 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
- Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
- RAUM per advisor
- $33.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 114derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $745,304derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $186,026derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 0.9derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.5derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -10%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +6.6%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
- Wrap fee program
- $119MreportedItem 5.I
- 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$200M59%
- Individuals$132M39%
- Charitable organizations$3.4M1.0%
- Corporations and businesses$3.1M0.9%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$47,0010.0%
- Individual clients
- 873reported
- HNW clients
- 268reported
- Pension plan clients
- 1reported
- Charitable clients
- 5reported
- Accounts
- 1,819reported
- Financial planning clients
- 26-50reported
- Wrap fee programs
- $0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=6.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
10 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Lee Strosser | Rock Hill, Sc | Mar 23, 2020 | 14 y | 1 |
| N Elizabeth Gregg | Charlotte, Nc | Jun 29, 2020 | 27 y | 2 |
| Hiram Nmn Hutchison | Rock Hill, Sc | Apr 29, 2021 | 32 y | 3 |
| James Anthony Mccollom | Charlotte, Nc | Jul 28, 2021 | 28 y | 2 |
| Joseph Angelo Giordano | Charlotte, Nc | Apr 27, 2022 | 14 y | 2 |
| Korey White | Brookhaven, Ms | Feb 8, 2023 | 17 y | 1 |
| Andrea Christina Kovacs | Charlotte, Nc | May 10, 2024 | 11 y | 0 |
| Catherine Victoria Fisher | Rock Hill, Sc | Nov 22, 2024 | 10 y | 0 |
| William Merritt KingCertified Financial Planner | Rock Hill, Sc | Jan 1, 2025 | 12 y | 1 |
| Jonathan Robert Swofford | Charlotte, Nc | Mar 8, 2026 | 10 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
- Jonathan Robert Swofford from Strategic Advisers LLCMar 8, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- William Merritt King from Independent Advisor Alliance, LLCJan 1, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Korey White from Invest Financial CorporationFeb 8, 2023 · Other
- Joseph Angelo Giordano from Park Avenue Securities LLCApr 27, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- James Anthony Mccollom from Independent Advisor Alliance, LLCJul 28, 2021 · RIA to RIA
- Hiram Nmn Hutchison from Great Valley Advisor Group, LLCApr 29, 2021 · RIA to RIA
- N Elizabeth Gregg from LPL Financial LLCJun 29, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Meredith Lee Strosser from Pnc Wealth ManagementMar 23, 2020 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Merritt William King · Chief Operations Officer / Ownercontrolsince 10/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
- Lee Meredith Strosser · Chief Compliance Officer / Ownercontrolsince 10/2019 · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, Nc | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rock Hill, Sc · principal | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Charlotte, NC3 employees
- Charlotte, NC2 employees
- Brookhaven, MS1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,628 to 1,819Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Advisory employees · 10 to 9Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- BD registered reps · 9 to 6Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Charity clients · 4 to 5Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Corporate clients · 11 to 16Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- HNW clients · 218 to 268Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Individual clients · 852 to 873Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 15 to 1Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Employees · 11 to 9Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 10 to 9Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $297M to $338MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $161M to $200MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $109M to $132MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $18.5M to $47,001Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- RAUM · $297M to $338MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
- Accounts · 1,444 to 1,628Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Advisory employees · 8 to 10Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- BD registered reps · 8 to 9Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Charity clients · 8 to 4Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Corporate clients · 12 to 11Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 168 to 218Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual clients · 774 to 852Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 16 to 15Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 8 to 10Dec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $238M to $297MDec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $115M to $161MDec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $98.9M to $109MDec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $15.9M to $18.5MDec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $238M to $297MDec 15, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Accounts · 1,323 to 1,444Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Advisory employees · 3 to 8Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Advisory activities · 2 to 3Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- BD registered reps · 3 to 8Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Charity clients · 7 to 8Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Corporate clients · 5 to 12Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 14 to 168Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual clients · 1,290 to 774Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 7 to 16Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Employees · 4 to 11Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
Signals
1 dated events
- Core Advisory Group filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Nov 24, 2021 · 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
- 803-323-8706reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- core-ria.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 803-323-8706reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 2, 2026
- Team page
- core-ria.com/for-clients/meet-our-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
- Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $33.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026