MCKINLEY CARTER WEALTH SERVICES, INC.
Firm details
- Headquarters
- WHEELING, West Virginia
- CRD number
- 135184
- Registered since
- August 4, 2005
- Website
- mckinleycarter.com
- Custodians
- FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- HNWI86.02%
- Individuals9.02%
- Charitable Organizations3.23%
- Corporations / Businesses1.31%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.37%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other Advisers
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Mckinley Carter Wealth Services, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser that blends fiduciary wealth management with third-party manager selection. The firm serves both individual and family clients and institutional accounts, charging a mix of percentage-of-AUM, hourly and fixed fees. It acts as a capital allocator—constructing portfolios that lean heavily on pooled public funds while selectively allocating to third-party alternative managers for private equity, hedge funds and real estate exposure. The firm also provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and businesses, and the formal selection of other advisers when clients need specialized external managers. Mckinley Carter is not positioned as an ESG-focused manager per its profile, and it reports a fee model that accommodates both ongoing asset-based relationships and project or hourly engagements. The firm has received external recognition, including placement on FA Magazine’s Top RIA Firms list (2020) and repeated inclusion in Citywire’s “50 Growers Across America” lists from 2020 through 2023.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds72%
- Exchange Traded Equities22%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents4%
- Investment Grade Corp Bonds1%
- Other1%
Owners & executives
3 of 7SUZETTE SMITH
Payroll, Benefits and Accounting CoordinatorCRD 4383065
Matthew Epling
Client CoordinatorCRD 7870884
LORI PAYNE
Chief Administrative OfficerCRD 6466907
Contacts
3 of 20BRIAN GONGAWARE
Director of Advisory ServicesCRD 4374989
Chelsea Clegg
Associate Financial StrategistCRD 6584645
CHRISTOPHER BUCK
Regional Manager and Financial StrategistCRD 2625902
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 215Active vs passive
$1.4B in ETFs
69%
$976M
30%
$443M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIMENSIONAL INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY MARKET ETF (DFAI) | Dimensional | Active | Foreign Large Blend | $136M | 3,484,718 | 9.57% |
Location
WHEELING, WV
OHIO
Location
WHEELING, WV
Headquartered in WHEELING, WV, in the South of the United States.
- Region
- South
- County
- OHIO
- Address
- 2100 Market St
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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