Cornerstone Investment Services, Inc.
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Client assets under management
$40,559,144
This total excludes 8 entity clients. Entities are clients such as corporations, partnerships, or trusts.
Clients
80
24% high-net-worth
Advisors
1
of 1 employees
Firm type
Independent
1 advisor with up to 2 employees
Fewer clients per advisor generally means more personalized, proactive service. Higher ratios may reflect streamlined models or lower minimums.
Clients per advisor
80
Very HighAverage account size
$506,989
About
Cornerstone Investment Services provides ongoing investment supervisory services and basic financial planning at no additional charge to a mix of individuals, trusts and nonqualified retirement accounts, as well as to charitable organizations and corporate plan sponsors including pension and profit-sharing plans. Like many independent advisers, the firm operates on a fee-only basis and commonly charges percentage-of-assets-under-management fees for portfolio management.
The firm emphasizes risk-aware, medium-to-long-term portfolio construction primarily using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds and select limited partnerships, and draws on third-party research to monitor managers and allocations. For retirement plan sponsors it prepares written investment policy statements, benchmarks investment options, conducts trustee reviews, and provides participant education and enrollment meetings.
What is distinctive for a firm of this size is the active institutional work: CIS regularly serves plan sponsors and may act as an ERISA fiduciary (typically as a Section 3(21) adviser and, in some instances, as a 3(38) manager), performs periodic cost reasonableness reviews and oversees third-party recordkeepers/TPAs. The firm also manages plan assets held away when provided duplicate statements and maintains a policy against receiving transaction-based compensation.
Client services
Financial planning
Portfolio management
Expertise
Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
General retirement planning
Wealth management
Occupation focus
Founder/Business Owner
Fee options
$0 - $500,000: 0.3125% $500,000 - $1,000,000: 0.2000% $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.1500% $5,000,000+: 0.1250%
$200/hour in 15-minute increments with minimum one hour billed per project
Account minimum: $250,000 Fee-only: Setup fee, quarterly investment management fees, hourly fees in some cases
Main office location
Cornerstone Investment Services, Inc.
Indian Trail NC, United States
Number of offices
2
Most active in
Cornerstone Investment Services, Inc. has reported serving >5 clients in these states in the last 12 months.
North Carolina · South Carolina · Wyoming
Disclosures
Firm disclosures are reported in Form ADV Part 1A, Item 11. They include criminal charges, regulatory actions, civil proceedings, and professional disciplinary events involving the firm or its advisory affiliates.
Exclamation point means they have disclosures of this type. Check mark means no disclosures of this type were found.
Business activities & affiliations
These affiliations may expand the services this firm offers and, in some cases, how they are compensated.
Is not active or affiliated with:
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Insurance agent
They sell insurance products and may earn commissions on those sales.
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Broker-dealer / trader
They provide brokerage services and may earn transaction-based compensation in addition to advisory fees.
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Bank
They're affiliated with a bank that may offer its own financial products and services.
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Trust company
They provide trust and estate administration services, typically for separate fees.
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Fund sponsor
They manage or sponsor investment funds and may earn management or performance-based fees if clients invest in them.
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
They offer tax and accounting services, typically for separate fees.
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Lawyer
They provide legal services, typically billed separately.
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Real estate agent
They facilitate real estate transactions and may earn commissions.
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Other specialized services
They may provide services such as pension consulting or municipal advisory work, typically for separate fees.
Forms ADV
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