Realm Investment Consulting LLC
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About
REALM Investment Consulting serves individual and high‑net‑worth clients with ongoing portfolio management (primarily using ETFs), financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting. The firm manages roughly $88.9 million across about 90 client relationships and provides both discretionary and non‑discretionary services, creating a written Investment Policy Statement for each client.
Investment implementation emphasizes long‑term trading and is guided by modern portfolio theory, supported by fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, with client exposure to equities and fixed income largely via ETFs and mutual funds. REALM states it acts as a fiduciary, documents client risk tolerances, seeks best execution, and may accept research or other services from custodians (soft‑dollar benefits) to support its investment process.
A distinctive operational feature is that a principal of the firm maintains accounting activities and may, from time to time, offer clients accounting advice or related products outside the advisory services; the firm discloses this potential conflict and notes clients are not required to use those services. The firm operates with a small advisory team, typically recommends specific custodians (including SSG/Pershing and Altruist), and charges negotiable percentage‑of‑AUM fees with no stated account minimum, which affects how it accommodates both retail and high‑net‑worth clients.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Financial Planning: $200 to $10,000 (negotiable, fixed fees)
$0 - $1,000,000: 0.50% $1,000,001+: 0.30%
$250 per hour (negotiable) for Pension Consulting and Financial Planning services
Main office
2500 Regency Parkway
Cary NC 27518
Advisors at this office
2
Most active in
North Carolina · Virginia
Also doing business as
Elmer Jr., Roger Ronal · Realm Investment Consulting LLC
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Advisors at this firm
Roger E
CFP®, CFA®
Cary, NC
Realm Investment Consulting LLC
Roger Elmer Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Realm Investment Consulting LLC since 2014 and is also the managing member of R. Ron Elmer, CPA, PLLC. In addition to his advisory roles, he writes, publishes, and sells investment-related books through Investor Cookbooks. Realm Investment Consulting serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term trading using ETFs and mutual funds guided by modern portfolio theory, managing approximately $88.9 million across about 90 client relationships.
Carlton D
CFP®, CFA®
Cary, NC
Realm Investment Consulting LLC
Carlton Davis Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Realm Investment Consulting LLC in Cary, NC. He has been an adjunct professor of finance at North Carolina State University since 2006 and also teaches at High Point University. Realm Investment Consulting serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting, primarily using ETFs. The firm employs a long-term, theory-driven investment approach and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary services tailored by written Investment Policy Statements.
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