# Financial advisors in Durham, NC

> AdvisorCensus lists 70 investment advisory firms with a principal office in the Durham metro area, drawn from Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Firms are listed alphabetically; sort by years registered or assets band using the controls below. Firms may request removal from the directory, so this count can differ from the number of firms that file Form ADV.

Source: Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Rebuilt monthly. HTML page: https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/nc/durham/page/2

## At a glance

- Investment advisory firms: 70
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser: 26, State-registered investment adviser: 31, Exempt reporting adviser: 13
- How firms are compensated (Form ADV Item 5.E; shares of the firms that file it): Fee-only (AdvisorCensus test) 25 (44%); Percentage of assets 48 (84%); Hourly charges 32 (56%); Subscription fees (newsletter or periodical) 1 (2%); Fixed fees 42 (74%); Commissions 3 (5%); Performance-based fees 5 (9%); Other 3 (5%); No compensation arrangements reported 13
- Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F): Under $25 million 13 (19%); $25 million to $100 million 12 (17%); $100 million to $500 million 9 (13%); $500 million to $1 billion 7 (10%); $1 billion to $5 billion 8 (11%); Over $5 billion 1 (1%); Not reported 20 (29%)
- Years registered: Under 5 years 25 (36%); 5 to 9 years 15 (21%); 10 to 19 years 19 (27%); 20 years or more 10 (14%); Not reported 1 (1%)

## Firms (page 2 of 2, 51 to 70 of 70, sorted by name)

| Firm | CRD | City | Registration | Assets band | Years registered | Compensation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Personal Path Financial Planning](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/personal-path-financial-planning-durham-nc-289380) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/personal-path-financial-planning-durham-nc-289380.md)) | 289380 | Durham, NC | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 9 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Phoenix Wealth Advisors Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/phoenix-wealth-advisors-inc-chapel-hill-nc-118412) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/phoenix-wealth-advisors-inc-chapel-hill-nc-118412.md)) | 118412 | Chapel Hill, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 24 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Pinafore Wealth Counsel Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pinafore-wealth-counsel-inc-durham-nc-170540) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pinafore-wealth-counsel-inc-durham-nc-170540.md)) | 170540 | Durham, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 2 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Queenfin LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/queenfin-llc-pittsboro-nc-281550) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/queenfin-llc-pittsboro-nc-281550.md)) | 281550 | Pittsboro, NC | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | Not reported | Fixed fee |
| [Reliance Financial Group, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/reliance-financial-group-inc-durham-nc-118395) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/reliance-financial-group-inc-durham-nc-118395.md)) | 118395 | Durham, NC | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 24 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Safe Harbor Family Capital, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/safe-harbor-family-capital-llc-chapel-hill-nc-317547) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/safe-harbor-family-capital-llc-chapel-hill-nc-317547.md)) | 317547 | Chapel Hill, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 4 | % of assets |
| [Sherman Financial](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sherman-financial-chapel-hill-nc-285007) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sherman-financial-chapel-hill-nc-285007.md)) | 285007 | Chapel Hill, NC | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 10 | Hourly |
| [Silverback Asset Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/silverback-asset-management-llc-durham-nc-141407) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/silverback-asset-management-llc-durham-nc-141407.md)) | 141407 | Durham, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 19 | % of assets, Performance fee |
| [Sjbenen Advisory, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sjbenen-advisory-llc-chapel-hill-nc-283153) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sjbenen-advisory-llc-chapel-hill-nc-283153.md)) | 283153 | Chapel Hill, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 6 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [SJF Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sjf-management-llc-durham-nc-163253) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sjf-management-llc-durham-nc-163253.md)) | 163253 | Durham, NC | Exempt reporting adviser | Not reported | 14 | Not reported |
| [SLP Wealth](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/slp-wealth-durham-nc-325631) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/slp-wealth-durham-nc-325631.md)) | 325631 | Durham, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 3 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Structural Solutions LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/structural-solutions-llc-chapel-hill-nc-319155) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/structural-solutions-llc-chapel-hill-nc-319155.md)) | 319155 | Chapel Hill, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 3 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Sycamore Financial Planning, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sycamore-financial-planning-llc-durham-nc-159212) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sycamore-financial-planning-llc-durham-nc-159212.md)) | 159212 | Durham, NC | State-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 14 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Tarheel Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tarheel-advisors-llc-chapel-hill-nc-149308) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tarheel-advisors-llc-chapel-hill-nc-149308.md)) | 149308 | Chapel Hill, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Truebridge Capital Partners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/truebridge-capital-partners-chapel-hill-nc-155425) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/truebridge-capital-partners-chapel-hill-nc-155425.md)) | 155425 | Chapel Hill, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | Over $5 billion | 15 | % of assets, Performance fee |
| [Truststone Wealth Partners, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/truststone-wealth-partners-llc-chapel-hill-nc-330217) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/truststone-wealth-partners-llc-chapel-hill-nc-330217.md)) | 330217 | Chapel Hill, NC | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 2 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Verity Asset Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/verity-asset-management-durham-nc-158667) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/verity-asset-management-durham-nc-158667.md)) | 158667 | Durham, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 20 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Vested Finance](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vested-finance-durham-nc-299272) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vested-finance-durham-nc-299272.md)) | 299272 | Durham, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 7 | % of assets, Fixed fee, Commissions |
| [Wolfbridge Wealth](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wolfbridge-wealth-durham-nc-148317) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wolfbridge-wealth-durham-nc-148317.md)) | 148317 | Durham, NC | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 17 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/woodward-financial-advisors-inc-chapel-hill-nc-150641) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/woodward-financial-advisors-inc-chapel-hill-nc-150641.md)) | 150641 | Chapel Hill, NC | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 17 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |

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## Questions people ask

**How many financial advisory firms are there in Durham, NC?**
AdvisorCensus lists 70 investment advisory firms with a principal office in the Durham metro area, from Form ADV filings as of October 2026: 26 SEC-registered, 31 state-registered, and 13 exempt reporting advisers. Firms may request removal, so the count can differ slightly from the number of firms that file Form ADV.

**How many fee-only financial advisors are in Durham, NC?**
25 of the 70 firms meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test: paid only by a percentage of assets, hourly charges, fixed fees, or subscription fees on Form ADV Item 5.E (no commissions, performance-based fees, or other compensation), with no sales-related compensation ties in the same filing: no employee registered with a broker-dealer or licensed as an insurance agent (Item 5.B), no brokerage, insurance, real estate, or other product sales business (Item 6.A), no related broker-dealer, insurance company, real estate broker, or futures commission merchant (Item 7.A), and no referral fees from others or other sales interest (Item 8). Form ADV has no fee-only box, so this is derived from the filing; it is not a fee-only certification, and a firm's own page lists its compensation arrangements as filed.

**How many financial advisors in Durham, NC offer financial planning?**
44 of the 57 firms in Durham, NC that answer Form ADV Item 5.G, which asks what advisory services a firm provides, report financial planning services, as of October 2026. Exempt reporting advisers do not answer Item 5.G. Each firm page lists every advisory service the firm reports.

**Are the financial advisors in Durham, NC fiduciaries?**
Every firm on this page is an investment adviser that files Form ADV, and an investment adviser owes its clients a fiduciary duty under federal law, made up of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty: it must act in the client's best interest and not put its own interests ahead of the client's, and must eliminate its conflicts of interest or disclose them fully and fairly. Form ADV has no fiduciary box because the duty comes with being an investment adviser. The duty covers the firm's advice; a firm or its people may also sell securities through a broker-dealer or insurance as licensed agents, roles held to other standards. The 25 firms that meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test report none of those sales ties.

**How do I check whether a financial advisor has disciplinary disclosures?**
Each firm page shows how many Form ADV Item 11 disciplinary questions the firm answered yes and links to the firm's record on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site (adviserinfo.sec.gov), where the detail of each disclosure is public. Individual advisers' records are on the same site and on FINRA BrokerCheck.

**Does AdvisorCensus rate, verify, or recommend these firms?**
No. The directory shows what each firm filed, in alphabetical order unless you choose another sort, and no firm's position depends on payment. Firms that claim their page can add a description and links, marked as provided by the firm; the filed facts are never changed by that content.

**What does regulatory assets under management mean?**
Regulatory assets under management (RAUM) is the figure a firm reports on Form ADV Item 5.F: the securities portfolios it provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services for, at market value, including assets managed without discretion. It measures scale, not performance or quality.

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Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Financial advisors in Durham, NC: 70 firms from Form ADV filings as of October 2026.