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FUND DIRECT ADVISORS INC.

B55
CRD 155363·SEC 801-77794·GREENSBORO, NC
AUM
$593.0M
$500M-$1B
Est. Revenue
$5.9M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$1.8M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$14.2M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
FUND DIRECT ADVISORS INC.
CRD
155363
SEC file #
801-77794
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$593.0M
AUM band
$500M-$1B
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$705.0M → $593.0M▼ -16%
Client mix
Individuals Other65
Pension Profit Sharing Plans65
Individuals High Net Worth25

Operations

Employees (total)
4
Advisory staff (per ADV)
3
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
6 advisors → 3 advisors▼ -50%
Primary office
GREENSBORO NC
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsOther Advisory Services
Fee basis
% of AUMFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/05/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
funddirectadvisors.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
STANLEY, CHARLES, CHRISTOPHER
Top Owner Pct
37.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
3
Control Persons
STANLEY, CHARLES, CHRISTOPHER
STANLEY, WILLIAM, ELBERT
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
FUNDDIRECTADVISORS.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2010-11-18T13:22:58Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
16
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
16
Form 5500 Total Compensation
367,607
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
2025265,971
2026101,636
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
202512
20264
Schedule C Total Compensation
367,607
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
16

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (14)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
3
Bc Firm Active IA Count
4
Bc Firm IAR Count
4
Custodian Candidates
Full
E*trade4
State Street1
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2029-11-18T13:22:58Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2024-11-21T13:55:48Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns1.bluehost.comNs2.bluehost.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
4433794
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (5)

5
STANLEY, CHARLES, CHRISTOPHER
IAR · Direct Owner · 37.5%
4433794
STANLEY, WILLIAM, ELBERT
IAR · Direct Owner · 37.5%
4363275
FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER, ALAN
Direct Owner · 7.5%
5866843
DREW Anthony SAIA
IAR
6708091
KENNETH RICHARD GARBER
IAR
3147523