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CORNERSTONE WEALTH GROUP, LLC

C35
CRD 289971·SEC 801-112164·HUNTERSVILLE, NC
AUM
$2.49B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$24.9M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$7.5M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$59.7M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
CORNERSTONE WEALTH GROUP, LLC
CRD
289971
SEC file #
801-112164
EIN
822502694
DBA names
Cornerstone Wealth

Economics

AUM
$2.49B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$825.2M → $2.49B▲ +201%
Client mix
Individuals Other2,054
Individuals High Net Worth319
Other104
Corporations29

Operations

Employees (total)
50
Advisory staff (per ADV)
50
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
40 advisors → 50 advisors▲ +25%
Primary office
HUNTERSVILLE NC
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUMFixed feesOther Compensation

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/24/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
twitter.com/cwgadvisors(social)

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
FOCUS OPERATING, LLC
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
7
Control Persons
FOCUS OPERATING, LLC
CARBONE, JEFFREY, ALAN
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
fallback_guess:cornerstone.com

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
9
Form 5500 Total Compensation
194,116
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
2025178,095
202616,021
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20258
20261
Schedule C Total Compensation
194,116
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
9

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001774879
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
32
Edgar First Filing Date
2019-05-02
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-04-22
Edgar 13f Count
30
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2026-04-22
Accession0001214659-26-004952

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.4324
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.1773
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
5,990
Soi Zip Total AGI
4,261,341
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
22,301,612,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
367
Fdic Zip Top Banks
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Bank of America, National Association

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (21)

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

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
10
Bc Firm Active IA Count
29
Bc Firm IAR Count
29
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
Fidelity4
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
16810 KENTON DRIVE, SUITE 200HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078
Business
16810 KENTON DRIVE, SUITE 200HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078
Edgar EIN
822502694
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-HR2026-04-22 · 0001214659-26-004952
13F-HR2026-01-26 · 0001214659-26-000811
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
United Carolina BankHuntersville, NC
Lincoln Bank of North CarolinaHuntersville, NC
Fdic Zip HHI
1393.38
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
25.79
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI78,070
Returns6,660
Stub 2
AGI190,479
Returns5,130
Stub 3
AGI254,860
Returns4,100
Soi Zip Total Business Income
113,721
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
155,895
Soi Zip Total Dividends
54,912
Soi Zip Total Returns
33,790
Trust Company Affiliate
Yes

People (30)

30
HODGE, CLIFFORD, PADGETT
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
5539479
SMITH, ANDREW, KELSEY
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
3148469
POSNER, RACHEL, LEE
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
3275176
CARBONE, JEFFREY, ALAN
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
2104647
RUBRECHT, CRAIG, ALAN
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
2837714
FIESSINGER, TERRI, E
Executive Officer · 2.5%
6252802
Robert William Benton
IAR
6928217
JERETT ROSS DIMARZIO
IAR
6340655
KARA Buteau KUNZ
IAR
2827583
EDWARD MASSENBURG WOOD
IAR
2940109
BRENDA HANCE PRESSLEY
IAR
3250243
JONATHAN STEELE BROWN
IAR
4997851
Derek Ryan Gage
IAR
7627391
JOSEPH EDWARD SWEENEY
IAR
1299368
Rodney Thomas Wendt
IAR
6808301
Cameron Franklin Meares
IAR
6954083
JEFFREY NORMAN POWELL
IAR
4320338
MATTHEW JAMES SANDBERG
IAR
6636153
CYNTHIA LYNNE CROSS
IAR
5589381
JEREMY WARMAN GRANT
IAR
4728632
ANDREA LYNN PINE
IAR
5263860
WALLACE EDWARD SUTTON
IAR
1240377
ANNABETH GRACE WILKES
IAR
7135988
JARED R MCDANIEL
IAR
5402250
ZACHARY EDWARD SUTTON
IAR
6515308
MATTHEW ALAN MOYZIS
IAR
4812123
RICHARD GORDON FALLON
IAR
6917364
Sean Michael Bandazian
IAR
5605079
WHITNEY ANNE PAPPAS
IAR
5197056
GABRIELLE ELIZABETH CAFALONE
IAR
7631336