Market Standing · 2026
The most transparent firms in Asheville.
37 scored firmsTop 3 recognizedfidelon.com/markets/asheville-nc
Recognized firms carry the Fidelon market badge and are eligible for the annual plaque. Rankings move with the monthly rescore cycle — a badge that stops being true retires itself.
Rankings are computed by Fidelon — an independent transparency platform — from public regulatory filings, refreshed monthly. No firm pays for placement, and no firm can edit its score. Recognition requires a composite of 80 or higher regardless of rank.
Top advisers in Asheville
Ranked by TransparencyScore, computed from public SEC and FINRA filings. Every adviser in the metro is scored; none can pay to appear here.
- 1AARON BYRDSign in to view — freeINKWELL CAPITAL · Mills River, NC
- 2ELMER GLENN FREDERICK WESSEL JRSign in to view — freeWESSEL INVESTMENT COUNSEL, L.L.C. · Asheville, NC
- 3DAVID NELSON WELLSSign in to view — freeWELLS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · Asheville, NC
- 4JAY GARST REESESign in to view — freeCOLTON GROOME FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC · Asheville, NC
- 5SUSAN LEE MCGRATHSign in to view — freeHOLCOMBE & MCGRATH · Asheville, NC
- 6MICHAEL REID COLLIESign in to view — freeCOLLIE FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC. · Black Mountain, NC
- 7Matthew William DonohueSign in to view — freeCOLTON GROOME FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC · Asheville, NC
- 8GLEN JOEL MARTINSign in to view — freeHORIZONS WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Asheville, NC
- 9DAVID S HUNTERSign in to view — freeHORIZONS WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Asheville, NC
- 10ROBERT EDWARD BASCHNAGELSign in to view — freeHOLCOMBE & MCGRATH · Asheville, NC