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Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC

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Client assets under management

$440,273,337

Clients

425

31% high-net-worth

Advisors

2

of 8 employees

Firm type

Team

5-30 advisors or >$500M in AUM

Clients per advisor

213

Very High

Average account size

$1,035,937

About

Cordgrass Capital Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, institutional consulting, and retirement plan services to individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), corporations, foundations, trusts, pension and profit‑sharing plans, and plan participants. The firm offers both discretionary and non‑discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and donor‑advised fund advisory.

The firm’s investment process begins with gathering client circumstances, objectives, and risk tolerance to establish a strategic asset allocation across equity, fixed income, alternatives and cash equivalents, relying primarily on fundamental analysis with technical analysis used selectively. Cordgrass may employ separate account managers when appropriate, uses a third‑party platform to manage held‑away retirement participant accounts, and provides periodic account reviews and reporting, including quarterly IPS compliance testing for institutional clients.

Notably, the firm manages roughly $730 million in assets while serving about 425 client relationships, producing a high client‑per‑advisor ratio (more than 200 clients per adviser), which is reflected in its reliance on manager selection, third‑party technology, and Schwab’s institutional custody and support services to scale operations. The brochure documents formalized processes—written Investment Policy Statements for institutions, aggregation and allocation policies for block trading, and a Code of Ethics with personal trading procedures—intended to govern oversight and compliance across a large number of client accounts.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning and consulting; minimum flat fee for portfolio management may be imposed.

Percentage

0+: Negotiated up to a maximum of 1.50% $2,000,000+: Maximum fee of 1.00% for institutional consulting fees

Project-based

Hourly fee charged for financial planning and consulting services, negotiated per engagement.

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum flat fee may be imposed when agreed, not to exceed 1.50% maximum fee. Fee-only: Financial planning and consulting charged hourly or flat fee, negotiated per engagement.

Main office location

Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC

3101 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 102

Raleigh NC 27612, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Kansas · Maryland · Massachusetts · Missouri · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Washington

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Paul E

Series 63, Series 66

Raleigh, NC

Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC

Paul Elam is a financial advisor at Oak Harbor Wealth Partners, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and worked previously at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. from 2013 to 2021. Elam serves as a director of the Thomas R & Elizabeth E Mclean Foundation and is a board member of the Raleigh Charter High School Foundation, both nonprofit organizations with investment oversight responsibilities. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, institutional consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach centered on fundamental value analysis, supported by technical analysis for timing decisions, and manages approximately $623 million in assets across about 1,390 clients.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Chris H

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Raleigh, NC

Cordgrass Capital Advisors, LLC

Chris Harrell is a CFA® charterholder with 42 years of industry experience. He is currently with Oak Harbor Wealth Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2021, and previously spent eight years at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and institutional and trust clients. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and fundamental value analysis, using a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and separate account managers to implement investment strategies.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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