PHYSICIANS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2006
Total AUM
$482M
Discretionary
$479M
99% of AUM
Avg account
$848K
Accounts
569
Employees
6
Advisory reps
3

Firm details

Headquarters
RALEIGH, North Carolina
CRD number
118519
Registered since
June 8, 2006
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI86.97%
  • Individuals5.82%
  • Corporations / Businesses3.88%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans3.3%
  • Charitable Organizations0.02%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsSelection of Other Advisers

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Overview

Physicians Financial Services, Inc. is a corporation focused on advising individual and family clients, registered with the SEC since 2006. The firm acts as a capital allocator and combines fee models that include percentage of AUM, hourly charges and fixed fees. Its advisory scope emphasizes financial planning, discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and selection of sub‑advisers. The firm lists industry affiliations that include broker‑dealer activity, an additional investment adviser role, and accounting services. It does not describe itself as an active ESG investor. Investment preference tilts heavily toward publicly traded equities, with a clear emphasis on exchange‑traded holdings as the primary vehicle for client exposure. The firm’s reported approach mixes direct equity selection with the use of pooled vehicles (mutual funds and limited ETF exposure) and complements that public market exposure with allocations to third‑party real estate managers.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 80%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 14%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 6%80%
  • Exchange Traded Equities80%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents14%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds6%

Contacts

3 of 3
  • JAMES PARKER

    Registered RepresentativeCRD 4026477

  • WILLIAM SIGMON

    Financial AdvisorCRD 7861726

  • CORNELIUS MCDONALD

    Vice PresidentCRD 1288377

Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$1.9M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$1.9M

Active

0%

$0

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND (VGT)VanguardPassiveTechnology$792K1,13541.12%

Location

Primary office

RALEIGH, NC

WAKE

Location

RALEIGH, NC

Headquartered in RALEIGH, NC, anchoring the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC metro in the South.

Metro area
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
Region
South
County
WAKE
Address
100 E Six Forks Rd
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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