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    Rank Business Name Avg. account AUM Discretionary AUM Non-discretionary AUM Total AUM
    1PARSEC FINANCIAL$684,865$4,000,945,118$225,359,140$4,226,304,258
    2SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC$1,560,020$3,452,582,934$48,102,634$3,500,685,568
    3BRAGG FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC$2,225,296$3,070,907,908$3,070,907,908
    4SMITH, SALLEY & ASSOCIATES, LLC$1,431,560$2,716,382,638$717,571$2,717,100,209
    5BILTMORE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC$2,957,178$2,115,911,108$442,047,613$2,557,958,721
    6COLONY FAMILY OFFICES, LLC$8,760,730$2,317,601,062$39,035,283$2,356,636,345
    7NOVARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$2,149,113$1,406,619,494$3,198,802$1,409,818,296
    8SHEETS SMITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT$1,289,347$1,139,782,419$1,139,782,419
    9MILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC$7,575,334$1,063,237,378$35,186,027$1,098,423,405
    10TRIAD FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.$423,577$942,142,652$22,341,178$964,483,830
    11WOODARD & CO ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP INC$525,778$933,700,000$29,000,000$962,700,000
    12DELEGATE ADVISORS, LLC$1,221,555$177,769,439$768,935,789$946,705,228
    13IRONSIDES ASSET ADVISORS, LLC$1,808,450$552,570,026$313,677,617$866,247,643
    14ARBOR INVESTMENT ADVISORS$785,842$846,462,635$13,248,940$859,711,575
    15LIVE OAK PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC$1,958,915$836,456,769$836,456,769
    16ABSHER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC$493,527$758,475,945$54,856,249$813,332,194
    17FINANCIAL SYMMETRY INC.$211,740$380,772,149$431,885,203$812,657,352
    18HAMILTON POINT INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC$1,171,791$755,805,023$755,805,023
    19KUHN ADVISORS, INC.$527,123$708,980,344$708,980,344
    20ATLANTIC PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC$604,340$645,613,191$5,260,509$650,873,700
    21BLUESKY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC$457,199$628,190,845$628,190,845
    22KINGFISHER CAPITAL, LLC$867,225$586,243,939$586,243,939
    23OAK HARBOR WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC$449,394$304,892,114$242,919,657$547,811,771
    24WOODWARD FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.$705,174$511,250,999$511,250,999

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    *Methodology: InvestmentNews qualified 2,756 firms headquartered in the United States based on data reported on Form ADV to the Securities and Exchange Commission. To qualify, firms must have met the following criteria: (1) latest ADV filing date is either on or after January 1, 2020, (2) total AUM is at least $100M, (3) does not have employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer, (4) managed assets for individual clients during its most recently completed fiscal year, (5) no more than 50% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies), (6) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pension and profit-sharing plans (but not the plan participants), (7) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to corporations or other businesses, (8) does not receive commissions, (9) provides financial planning services, (10) is not actively engaged in business as a broker-dealer (registered or unregistered), (11) is not actively engaged in business as a registered representative of a broker-dealer, (12) has neither a related person who is a broker-dealer/municipal securities dealer/government securities broker or dealer (registered or unregistered) not one who is an insurance company or agency.

    Database last updated on July 2021.