Capfinancial Partners, LLC (Raleigh)


Capfinancial Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Raleigh. It manages $289.65 billion of regulatory assets for 19,209 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Capfinancial Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and publication of newsletters. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Capfinancial Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Capfinancial Partners, LLC is $289.65 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 18969% since the beginning of its operation, and $19 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $30.05 billion in discretionary accounts and $259.61 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.06 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $56.33 million.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 47% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 37% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 15% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Capfinancial Partners, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Capfinancial Partners serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Capfinancial Partners is pension and profit sharing plans with 2,476 clients and $253.07 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Capfinancial Partners has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $281.26 billion for 8,225 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Capfinancial Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, two hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Capfinancial Partners, LLC

The company employs 515 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 46 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 200 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 10 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Kevin Daniel Barry joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Investment Officer, Consulting Research Group.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Fielding Miller Chief executive officer 1 Feb 2003 Other 1587301
Richmond Gilbert Iii Bernhardt Svp 1 Feb 2003 Other 4360799
David Brien Perkins Managing partner 1 Feb 2003 Other 1824251
Michael David Strother Cfo/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2003 Other 2457427
Edwin Archibald Jr Dalrymple Managing principal 1 Feb 2003 Other 728992
Perkins & Associates Inc. Miller Owner 1 Feb 2003 75% - 100% 56-2044915
John Edmund Russell Appleby Vp 1 Feb 2003 Other 2994861
Inc. The Capfinancial Group Member 1 Nov 2003 75% - 100% 56-2044915
Inc Capfinancial Group Owner 1 Nov 2003 75% - 100% 56-2044915
Inc The Capfinancial Group Owner 1 Nov 2003 75% - 100% 56-2044915
Michael David Strother Finop 1 Aug 2007 Other 2457427
Denise Mcgee Buchanan Chief compliance officer/finop 1 Aug 2007 Other 1284353
Constance Lynn Dixon Managing director, finop 1 Jan 2009 Other 5289857
John Edmund Russell Appleby Managing director, project mgt & acquisitions/crop/srop 1 Dec 2009 Other 2994861
Wilson Smith Hoyle Managing director, head of advisor support group 1 Dec 2009 Other 2444392
Denise Mcgee Buchanan Chief compliance officer/senior director 1 Dec 2009 Other 1284353
Eric James Freedman Chief investment officer, head of consulting research group 1 Dec 2009 Other 3271899
Derick Don Shoff Managing director, advisor support group 1 Dec 2009 Other 1140640
Patrick Steven Sallee Crop/srop 1 Dec 2009 Other 3272584
Constance Lynn Dixon Finop/director of finance 1 Dec 2009 Other 5289857
Wilson Smith Iii Hoyle Managing director, advisor support group 1 Dec 2009 Other 2444392
Benjamin Stuart Goldstein Chief operations officer, head of business operations group 1 Apr 2010 Other 1613111
Patrick Steven Sallee Finop/crop/srop 1 Sep 2010 Other 3272584
Bonnie Annette Mccullough Chief financial officer/senior director 1 Feb 2012 Other 5509022
Michael David Strother Senior director, advisor support group 1 Jul 2013 Other 2457427
Llc The Capfinancial Group Member 1 May 2015 75% - 100% 47-4009638
Kevin Daniel Barry Chief investment officer, consulting research group 1 Apr 2017 Other 1522905
Scott Thomas Matheson Managing director, consulting solutions group 1 Apr 2017 Other 4992054

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Fielding Miller President 1 Oct 1997 75% - 100% 1587301
David Brien Perkins Owner 1 Oct 1997 50% - 75% 1824251
David Brien Perkins Shareholder 1 Dec 2006 25% - 50% 1824251
James Fielding Miller Chairman, ceo, president 1 May 2015 25% - 50% 1587301
Inc. Capfinancial Holdings Member 1 May 2015 75% - 100% 47-3999131
Wilson Smith Hoyle Manager 1 May 2015 Other 2444392
Robert G Solomon Manager 1 May 2015 Other 6509498

Based in Raleigh

The principal office where Capfinancial Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 4208 Six Forks Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Ramon, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 919-870-6822 or by fax 919-870-8891. The normal business hours are m-thu 830-530, fri 830-4 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at captrust401k.com and its LinkedIn profile.