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Financial Symmetry Inc.

Raleigh, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 118443

Filed as FINANCIAL SYMMETRY INC. · Legal name Financial Symmetry Incorporated

Financial Symmetry Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Raleigh, NC, registered since 2004, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 27, 2026.

22 years
registered since 2004
$1,540,631,895
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Financial Symmetry Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Financial Symmetry Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Financial Symmetry Inc. located?

Financial Symmetry Inc.'s principal office is in Raleigh, NC, according to its Form ADV.

Is Financial Symmetry Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Financial Symmetry Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 118443.

How much does Financial Symmetry Inc. manage?

Financial Symmetry Inc. reports $1,540,631,895 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 27, 2026 (62% discretionary).

How have Financial Symmetry Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Financial Symmetry Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $664,733,649 in the October 2021 data and $1,540,631,895 in the October 2026 data, up 132%. Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 35 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Financial Symmetry Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (546); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (326); charitable organizations (1).

Which custodians does Financial Symmetry Inc. use?

Financial Symmetry Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing Advisor Solutions as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Financial Symmetry Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/118443

What changed in Financial Symmetry Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the June 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in MA.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated January 29, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,540,631,895

$1,540,631,895 as of October 2026, filing dated May 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $948,914,754.Non-discretionary: $591,717,141.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 326 Assets $145,598,855 (9%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 546 Assets $1,393,445,555 (90%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $1,587,485 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Financial Symmetry Incorporated
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2004 (22 years)
Employees
Total: 35. Performing investment advisory functions: 15.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
12 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$665M 2021 $813M 2022 $808M 2023 $1B 2024 $1.21B 2025 $1.54B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,540,631,89535May 27, 2026
October 2025$1,210,652,89733March 28, 2025
October 2024$1,004,433,56029March 27, 2024
October 2023$807,615,75727June 29, 2023
October 2022$812,657,35226March 31, 2022
October 2021$664,733,64924April 9, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $664,733,649 in the October 2021 data and $1,540,631,895 in the October 2026 data, up 132%.

Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 35 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. June 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in MA.
  2. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,210,652,897 to $1,540,631,895 (+27%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
clientcenter.financialsymmetry.comdirectory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/87939financialsymmetry.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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