Carroll Financial Associates Inc (Charlotte)

Name: Carroll Financial Associates Inc
Address: 4201 Congress Street, Ste 210, Charlotte, NC, 28209
Telephone: 704-553-8006

Carroll Financial Associates Inc is a large advisory firm based in Charlotte. It manages $2.46 billion of regulatory assets for 6,776 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 27 other states.

Carroll Financial Associates provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Carroll Financial Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Carroll Financial Associates Inc is $2.46 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 208% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $2.18 billion in discretionary accounts and $288.16 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $361.12 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $383.71 thousand.

Carroll Financial Associates has custody of $137.8 million in cash and securities for 667 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 88% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Carroll Financial Associates Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Larry Wayne Carroll serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Larry Wayne Carroll is high net worth individuals with 510 clients and $1.2 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Carroll Financial Associates has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.46 billion for 4,359 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.

Carroll Financial Associates doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Carroll Financial Associates Inc

The company employs 46 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 35 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Larry Wayne Carroll has been acting as President since 1 Jun 1980. Kristopher Wayne Carroll joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operations Officer/Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Larry Wayne Carroll	President/chief compliance officer	1 Jun 1980	25% - 50%	1026306
Benjamin Kelly Graves	Executive vice president	1 Jan 1984	Other	1233469
John Andrew Patterson	Executive vice president	1 Dec 1986	Other	1588308
Carl Alan Brooks	Executive vice president	1 Jan 1990	Other	823488
Kristopher Wayne Carroll	Chief operations officer	1 Jan 2015	25% - 50%	3238874
Kristopher Wayne Carroll	Chief operations officer/chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2016	75% - 100%	3238874

Based in Charlotte

The principal office where Carroll Financial Associates Inc performs its advisory services is located at 4201 Congress Street, Ste 210, Charlotte, NC 28209, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Hickory, NC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 704-553-8006 or by fax 704-553-9610. The normal business hours are 8 am - 5 pm est on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at carrollfinancial.com.