Lane, SC Office

Capital Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management and supervisory services to a mix of individuals, corporations, retirement and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, estates, foundations and charitable institutions. The firm offers separately managed accounts, access to third‑party asset managers and TAMPs, sub‑advisory and referral arrangements, private‑label model portfolios, financial planning and portfolio review services.

CIAS generally tailors portfolios to each client’s objectives, time horizon and risk tolerance and implements investment programs under written investment guidelines; the firm reports that the vast majority of its assets are managed on a discretionary basis (about $2.385 billion of $2.394 billion in AUM). Methods of analysis described in the brochure include fundamental, technical and charting approaches, and strategies may involve equities, fixed income, ETFs, REITs, options and variable annuities; clients may impose trading restrictions in writing where permitted.

The firm operates through a network of more than 100 investment adviser representatives who act as independent contractors and may market services under their own trade names, with advisory fees paid to CIAS and shared with IARs per contractual arrangements. CIAS is affiliated with broker‑dealers and other investment advisory entities and uses a clearing relationship with Pershing that provides financial benefits to its affiliates; those affiliations and the dual roles of some IARs as registered representatives or insurance agents are disclosed and are material considerations for prospective clients.