Graves Light Private Wealth Management, Inc. (Harrisonburg)

Graves Light Private Wealth Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Harrisonburg. It manages $562.04 million of regulatory assets for 190 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Graves Light Private Wealth Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Graves Light Private Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Graves Light Private Wealth Management, Inc. is $562.04 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $562.04 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.96 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 64% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 17% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 14% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Graves Light Private Wealth Management, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Asa Wesley Graves serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Asa Wesley Graves is high net worth individuals with 114 clients and $447.46 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Graves Light Private Wealth Management has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $524.31 million for 186 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Graves Light Private Wealth Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Graves Light Private Wealth Management, Inc.

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 63 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Asa Wesley Graves has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2018. John Douglas Light joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Asa Wesley Graves	President	1 Aug 2018	75% - 100%	2173587
John Douglas Light	Vice president	1 Aug 2018	Other	4601293
Jeffrey Grant Lenhart	Chief compliance officer, secretary and treasurer	1 Aug 2018	Other	6996375

Based in Harrisonburg

The principal office where Graves Light Private Wealth Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 100 South Mason Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (540) 433-3076. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.