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SEC-registered adviser

B••• F••••••••

Independent wealth managerCharlotte, North CarolinaCRD 330324SEC 801-132547websiteIAPD
Legal name B••• W••••• I•••
Latest filing Feb 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 30, 2025 · 5 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 28, 2025
RAUM
$145M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$145M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$20.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$145M as of Feb 26, 2026
Apr 30, 2025$100M then
HNW client RAUM$52.3M as of Feb 26, 2026
Apr 30, 2025$48.6M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Feb 26, 2026
Apr 30, 20253 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Feb 26, 2026
Apr 30, 20258 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +44% over the last fiscal yearIARs 3 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 26, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • 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
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
RAUM per advisor
$20.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
46derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$159,853derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+44%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+100%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+38%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 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
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$92.8M64%
  • High-net-worth individuals$52.3M36%
  • Corporations and businesses$61,1450.0%
Individual clients
296reported
HNW clients
28reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
908reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
E••• A•••••••• C•••••Charlotte, NcMay 8, 202411 y2
R••••• A••••• P•••••Certified Financial PlannerCharlotte, NcMay 8, 202411 y2
N••••• C••••Charlotte, NcMay 8, 202412 y0
E••• R••••• M••••Charlotte, NcJul 23, 202510 y1
B••••• P••••• B•••••••••Certified Financial PlannerCharlotte, NcAug 20, 202511 y0
H••••••• B•••••• C••••Charlotte, NcApr 6, 202619 y1
T••••• M•••••• F••••Charlotte, NcMay 6, 202612 y1
Advisor movement
1 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 14% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    No Schedule A on the extract for this adviser.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Charlotte, Nc · principal721
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Feb 26, 2026
      RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $100,449,078 to $145,146,348 (+44.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-30 and 2026-02-26; the peer median change was +15.0% (4550 comparable advisers, 94.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,550) · 94% percentile
    How anomalies are measured
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 658 to 908
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 6
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • HNW clients · 33 to 28
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • Individual clients · 201 to 296
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • Employees · 12 to 11
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $100M to $145M
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $48.6M to $52.3M
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $51.8M to $92.8M
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • RAUM · $100M to $145M
      Nov 18, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 7
      Aug 21, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025
    • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
      Aug 21, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025
    • Employees · 8 to 12
      Aug 21, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Aug 21, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 7
      Aug 21, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    • Charity clients · 0.0 to unset
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 1.0 to unset
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 0.0 to unset
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 0.0 to unset
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · 0.0 to unset
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · 0.0 to unset
      May 12, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • S•••••• R••• H••••• left B••• F•••••••• for V••••••• A•••••••• I••• (registered 2026-03-12)
      Feb 12, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left J• W• C••• A•••••••• I••• (Tampa, FL) for B••• F•••••••• on the same day
      May 6, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
    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
    704-302-1141reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    bluefinancialinc.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    7043021141reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 26, 2026
    Contact form
    bluefinancialinc.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
    $20.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026