Penland Legacy Advisors, LLC (Charlotte)

Penland Legacy Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Charlotte. It manages $113.63 million of regulatory assets for 448 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.

Penland Legacy Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Penland Legacy Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Penland Legacy Advisors, LLC is $113.63 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -4% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $100.72 million in discretionary accounts and $12.91 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $268.59 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $176.92 thousand.

Penland Legacy Advisors has custody of $14.72 million in cash and securities for 47 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 52% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 29% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Penland Legacy Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and hourly charges. 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 Penland Legacy Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Penland Legacy Advisors is high net worth individuals with 30 clients and $78.47 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Penland Legacy Advisors has the 3rd lowest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $113.63 million for 143 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.

Penland Legacy Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Penland Legacy Advisors, LLC

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William Michael Smiley	Managing member/ chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2017	75% - 100%	2374799

Based in Charlotte

The principal office where Penland Legacy Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2632 Highworth Lane, Charlotte, NC 28214 The mailing address of the firm is 3611 Mt. Holly Huntersville Rd., Charlotte, NC 28216. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 704-399-7010 or by fax 704-973-0915. The normal business hours are 9 am to 5 pm on Monday - Friday.