Capital Investment Advisory Services provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, and selecting other managers. Financial planning was provided to 26–50 clients last fiscal year.
Capital Investment Advisory Services reports 6,276 clients. They include 5,406 individual clients, 766 high-net-worth individuals, and 48 corporations and other businesses. Of its assets, 99.7% ($2.39B across 9,836 accounts) are managed with discretion; $8.36M across 26 accounts are not. It advised 217 clients without assets under management last fiscal year.
| Client type | Clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than HNW) | 86% | 41% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 12% | 56% |
| Pension and profit-sharing plans | <1% | 1% |
| Charitable organizations | <1% | <1% |
| Corporations and other businesses | <1% | 2% |
Client breakdown and activity details
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | AUM share | Avg. per client |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than HNW) | 5,406 | $972M | 40.6% | $180K |
| High-net-worth individuals | 766 | $1.33B | 55.7% | $1.74M |
| Pension and profit-sharing plans | 41 | $28M | 1.2% | $683K |
| Charitable organizations | 15 | $21.9M | 0.9% | $1.46M |
| Corporations and other businesses | 48 | $38.9M | 1.6% | $810K |
| Total | 6,276 | $2.39B | 100% | $381K |
- Clients
- 5,406
- Regulatory AUM
- $972M
- AUM share
- 40.6%
- Avg. per client
- $180K
- Clients
- 766
- Regulatory AUM
- $1.33B
- AUM share
- 55.7%
- Avg. per client
- $1.74M
- Clients
- 41
- Regulatory AUM
- $28M
- AUM share
- 1.2%
- Avg. per client
- $683K
- Clients
- 15
- Regulatory AUM
- $21.9M
- AUM share
- 0.9%
- Avg. per client
- $1.46M
- Clients
- 48
- Regulatory AUM
- $38.9M
- AUM share
- 1.6%
- Avg. per client
- $810K
Total
- Clients
- 6,276
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.39B
- AUM share
- 100%
- Avg. per client
- $381K
- Clients outside the U.S.
- 0%
- Clients advised without assets under management last fiscal year
- 217
- Private funds advised
- 0
- Financial planning clients last fiscal year
- 26–50
Capital Investment Advisory Services charges up to 2.00% a year for its Portfolio Management and Advisory Services. The fee is billed in advance, is negotiable and has a $500 annual minimum. The brochure also prices 2 other services, listed under fee details.
Fee details and sources
Other fees
- Financial Planning Services
- Fee basis of $500 to $2,500, or hourly at no more than $250 an hour, agreed when the advisory agreement is signed; payable on completion and negotiable.
- Portfolio Review Services
- Fee basis of $500 to $2,500, or hourly at no more than $250 an hour, agreed when the advisory agreement is signed; payable on completion and negotiable.
R. Bryant Family Partners, LTD owns 75% or more of Capital Investment Advisory Services and is in turn owned by R.B.S.B. Family Trust (75% or more). The leadership team of Capital Investment Advisory Services includes President Richard Bryant and Chief Compliance Officer Ronald King. It has 91 employees, 87 of them in advisory roles.
Leadership
- Richard BryantPresident and Treasurer
- Ronald KingChief Compliance Officer
Investment adviser representatives
103 representatives listed in the SEC register as of 9 October 2026.
- Devrin Keith Avant
- Erik Edward Babocsi
- Rachel Hannah Bass
- Roy Terry Bass
- Scott Anthony Bass
- James Russell Beam
- Chotsie Skinner Bickerstaff
- Danny Lynn Bickerstaff JR
- Carlton William Blanton
- Michael Gerard Brennan JR
- Benjamin Timothy Brooks III
- Jeffery Alan Bryson
- Hallie Jo Burris
- Stephen Edson Bush
- Clark Naylor Callaway
- Justin Marc Chadwick
- James Laurel Cook JR
- Wanda Newton Cooper
- Paul Edgerton Cranfill
- Kenneth Rell Davis
- S Diane Davis
- Arch Ronald Decastrique
- Kurt Alan Dressler
- Murray Odom Duggins JR
- William Harold Eddins JR
- Talbert Lamar Edenfield
- Cameron Merrill Evans
- Tammie Lyn Farrell
- Robert Evan Fears
- Richard Lee Fields
- Richard Jordan Fields
- Charles Edward Forgason JR
- Joseph Burke Freedland
- Richard Wayne Gardner JR
- Joseph Daniel Gay JR
- Len Broughton Graddy
- Richard Hunter Halverson
- Ronald Todd Harden
- Steven Bennett Harrell
- George Gregory Hicks
- Troy Dale Hill
- Wayne Spencer Hill II
- Timothy Craig Hucks
- Joshua Daniel Huggins
- Joseph Dewey Jackson
- Wyatt Douglas Jenkins
- Matthew Thomas Keen
- Richard Brinkley Keeter III
- Ronald Lee King
- Samuel Mitchell Knight
- Christopher David Langlois
- Jason Eric Luhan
- Alexander Lee Mason
- Mark Walter Maurer
- Craig Murchison McDaniel
- Craig Murchison McDaniel JR
- Dante Perron McDowell
- Kemp Battle Mebane
- Cort Frederick Meinelschmidt
- Jared David Miller
- Edward Scott Monaghan
- William Anthony Moore
- James Andrew Mothorpe
- Marvin Duncan Musselwhite
- Bowman James Nicholson
- Michelle D Onorio
- John Matthew Palko
- Andrew Alexander Pannell
- Donald Benton Parrott
- John McCrary Parrott
- William Joshua Parsons
- Michael Francis Pearl
- Charles William Pendergraft II
- William Hoyt Rogers
- Richard Elwood Rose III
- Jack Gilbert Russell
- Edward John Sabo
- Amelia Kathleen Senecal
- Frank Hodgin Shields
- Daniel Riddle Shive
- Kimberlee Dawn Sipe
- Aaron Brandon Smith
- Welton Cortez Smith JR.
- Clifford Darrell Sorel
- Charles Lewis Sowers
- Richard Philip Taylor
- Francis Michael Thomas
- Eugene Cebron Thompson IV
- Delores Lomax Thomsen
- John Theron Thorne
- John Theron Thorne JR
- Martha Brooks Thorne
- Abigail Ruth Tilley
- Frederick Perry Turner
- Charles Bell Upshaw III
- Matthew Dunlap Vaughan
- Matthew Craig West
- Timothy Laverne Whetro
- Susan Smith Whitfield
- David Allen Wilke
- Robert Cline Williams JR
- Richard Allen Yercheck
- Lawrence Zavadoff
Staff
- 91 employees
- 87 in advisory functions
- 86 state-registered reps
- 80 broker-dealer reps
- 76 insurance agents
- 2 soliciting firms
- Owns 75% or more of Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC
R. Bryant Family Partners, LTD
Control person · since March 2014
- Owns 75% or more of R. Bryant Family Partners, LTD
R.B.S.B. Family Trust
Control person · since December 1996
Susanne Sadler
Trustee of r.b.s.b. family trust · Control person · since March 2014
Richard Bryant
Partner of r. bryant family partners, ltd. · Control person · since December 1996
Capital Investment Advisory Services’ regulatory assets grew 1.8× from $1.34B (March 2021) to $2.39B (March 2026); clients rose from 4,993 to 6,276 and employees fell from 115 to 91.
Figures from each annual filing
| Filed | Regulatory AUM | Clients | Employees | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | $2.39B | 6,276 | 91 | 40 |
| June 2025 | $1.93B | 5,673 | 106 | 40 |
| March 2024 | $1.97B | 8,913 | 106 | 40 |
| June 2023 | $1.84B | 6,742 | 116 | 40 |
| May 2022 | $1.78B | 5,924 | 115 | 40 |
| March 2021 | $1.34B | 4,993 | 115 | 40 |
Besides its headquarters, Capital Investment Advisory Services has 39 offices (6 private residences, listed without an address), with 20 listed addresses across 7 states.
North Carolina · 13 listed addresses
- 100 E. Six Forks Road, Suite 200, RaleighHQ
- 110 Oakwood Drive, Winston-Salem
- 862 Country Club Drive, Rocky Mount
- 150 Weaver Drive, Lexington
- 211 E. Six Forks Road, Raleigh
- 705 Northeast Drive, Davidson
- 352 E. Charles Street, 28105
- 1922 FT. Bragg RD, Fayetteville
- 105 N Orange Ave, Dunn
- 314-025 West Millbrook Road, Raleigh
- 3605 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh
- 210 Fairway Drive, Fayetteville
- 2860- E Ward BLVD, Wilson
South Carolina · 2 listed addresses
- 11019 Tournament BLVD, Murrells Inlet
- 6156 St. Andrews Road, Columbia
Georgia · 1 listed address
- 5877 Hwy. 21 South, Rincon
Kentucky · 1 listed address
- 7000 Houston Road, Florence
Maryland · 1 listed address
- 38 South Potomac St., Hagerstown
Ohio · 1 listed address
- 4169 Holland-Sylvania Road, Toledo
Texas · 1 listed address
- 516 S. Wheeler St., Jasper
Other business names
Capital Investment Advisory Services has reported 5 other business names to the SEC.
- Cic Advisers, LLC
- Integrated Advisory Services, LLC
- Rising Tide Inc.
- Sentinel Capital Solutions
- Whetro Advisors
Contact and registration details
- Legal name
- Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC
- Headquarters
- 100 E. Six Forks Road, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Website
- capital-invest.com
- Phone
- 919-831-2370
- SEC file
- 801-69846
- Structure
- North Carolina LLC
- Fiscal year end
- December
Capital Investment Advisory Services uses Charles Schwab ($867M, 50%) and Pershing ($850M, 50%) as custodians for its separately managed accounts. Capital Investment Advisory Services has custody of $2.37B in client assets for 5,983 clients.
- Charles SchwabCharles Schwab & Co., Inc. · San Francisco, CA · $867M50%
- PershingPershing LLC · Jersey City, NJ · $850M50%
At year end, Capital Investment Advisory Services’ separately managed accounts were mostly in stocks (61%) and funds (25%). Its reported 13F holdings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 total $1.62B across 1,301 positions; the largest are Nvidia Corporation (3.4%), SPDR Series Trust (3.1%) and Apple Inc. (2.3%).
What the accounts hold
- Stocks61%
- Funds25%
- Bonds6%
- U.S. government and agency bonds3%
- State and local bonds2%
- Investment grade corporate bonds1%
- Cash7%
Filed values cover 99%. The neutral 1% gap has no reported category.
Reported 13F holdings
- $1.62B
- Reported 13F value
- 1,301
- Positions
- 19.1%
- In the 10 largest
- +18.2%
- Value vs. prior quarter
- Nvidia Corporation3.4%
- SPDR Series Trust · ST Str Blo 1 ETF3.1%
- Apple Inc.2.3%
- Amazon Com Inc.1.7%
- Vanguard Index Fds · Value ETF1.6%
- Alphabet Inc. · Cap Stk CL C1.6%
- Neos ETF Trust · Nasdaq 100 High1.4%
- Vanguard Index Fds · Growth ETF1.3%
- J P Morgan Exchange Traded F · Ultra Shrt ETF1.3%
- J P Morgan Exchange Traded F · Equity Premium1.2%
Together, the ten largest are 19.1% of reported value.
How many clients does Capital Investment Advisory Services have?
Capital Investment Advisory Services has 6,276 clients and manages $2.39 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 5,406 individual clients, 766 high-net-worth individuals, and 48 corporations and other businesses.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 12 March 2026
What services does Capital Investment Advisory Services offer?
Capital Investment Advisory Services provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, and selecting other managers.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file
How much does Capital Investment Advisory Services charge?
Capital Investment Advisory Services charges up to 2.00% a year for its Portfolio Management and Advisory Services. The fee is billed in advance, is negotiable and has a $500 annual minimum.
Which custodians does Capital Investment Advisory Services use?
Capital Investment Advisory Services’ separately managed account assets are held at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (San Francisco, CA), with $867M and Pershing LLC (Jersey City, NJ), with $850M. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 12 March 2026
How many financial advisors does Capital Investment Advisory Services have?
Capital Investment Advisory Services has 86 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 91 employees, and 87 perform investment advisory functions. 80 employees are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 76 employees are licensed insurance agents.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file
What does Capital Investment Advisory Services invest in?
At the end of its last fiscal year, Capital Investment Advisory Services’ separately managed accounts held 61% exchange-traded equities, 25% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 7% cash and equivalents, 3% U.S. government and agency bonds, 2% state and local bonds and 1% investment grade corporate bonds.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file
Who owns Capital Investment Advisory Services?
Capital Investment Advisory Services’ direct owner is R. Bryant Family Partners, LTD (75% or more).
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 12 March 2026
How does Capital Investment Advisory Services get paid?
Capital Investment Advisory Services is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file
Is Capital Investment Advisory Services registered with the SEC?
Yes, Capital Investment Advisory Services has been registered with the SEC as an investment adviser since 5 January 2009. Its CRD number is 149124 and its SEC file number is 801-69846.
Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1, filed 12 March 2026; IAPD firm record
How do I contact Capital Investment Advisory Services?
Capital Investment Advisory Services’ main office is at 100 E. Six Forks Road, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27609. Its phone number is 919-831-2370. Its website is capital-invest.com.