Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc. (Charlotte)


Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Charlotte. It manages $500 million of regulatory assets for 3,500 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 46 other states.




Uvest Financial Services Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Uvest Financial Services Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc. is $500 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 1421% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $94 million in discretionary accounts and $406 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $125.33 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $147.64 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Uvest Financial Services Group, 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.

Careers at Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc.

John Henry Robison has been acting as President since 1 Sep 1988. Jeffrey Claude Turner joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer Advisory.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Terri Lynn Payne V.p. of operations 1 Apr 1983 Other 1355533
John Henry Robison Director/ceo 1 Sep 1988 Other 1326657
Martha Barnes Robison Director/shareholder/trustee of jhr family trust 1 Sep 1988 Other 1930077
John H. Robison Family Trust Shareholder 1 Sep 1988 50% - 75% 56-6338615
John H. Family Trust Robison Shareholder 1 Sep 1988 50% - 75% 56-6338615
Angela S Harrison Shareholder 1 Dec 1992 Other 2303452
David Kenan Smith Shareholder 1 Dec 1992 Other 2303443
Martha S Allen Shareholder 1 Dec 1992 Other 2303451
E Hayes Smith Shareholder 1 Dec 1992 Other 2303447
Miles James Smith Shareholder 1 Dec 1992 Other 2303459
Miles James Iii Smith Shareholder 1 Dec 1992 Other 2303459
Stephen Barnes Irrevocable Trust Robison Shareholder 1 Dec 1992 Other 05-6133510
Michael Lon Vines Cfo 1 Oct 1994 Other 2552188
James Judd Green Chief inv. officer 1 Jan 1996 Other 1294287
Miles James Jr Smith Director 1 Mar 1996 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Paul Haynesworth Robison Director 1 Mar 1996 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Mary Yorke Robison Director 1 Mar 1996 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Dan Hogan Jr Arnold President/coo 1 Apr 1996 Other 2557410
Thomas Gerald Smith V.p. of research 1 Mar 1997 Other 2057582
Thomas Bowden Lane Senior v.p. of sales and marketing 1 Nov 1999 Other 1519722
Arthur David Osman Vice president of compliance 1 Mar 2000 Other 2810418
Howard Thomas Henry Vp-planning and investment management services 1 Jan 2001 Other 3230449
Michael Scott Gregson Vp-planning and investment management services 1 Feb 2002 Other 2332354
Michele Elizabeth Ms. Falconer Sr. manager finance 1 Dec 2002 Other 2712405
Michael Kenneth Serrato Sr. manager compliance 1 Dec 2002 Other 2658511
Andy Barksdale Sr. vice president 1 Jul 2003 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Andy Andrew Barksdale Svp marketing/implementation; shareholder 1 Jul 2003 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Addison A Barksdale Svp marketing; shareholder 1 Jul 2003 Other 4907288
Denise Maroon Abood Svp, finance, compliance, human resources, technology 1 Jan 2004 Other 4763124
Charles Shay Iv Fry Sr. vice president 1 Jul 2004 Other 2045127
Brent Andrew Peddy Chief compliance officer 1 May 2005 Other 2400399
Esther Marion Stearns Director 1 Dec 2006 Other 1088948
Charles William Maher Director 1 Dec 2006 Other 2085378
Dan Hogan Jr Arnold President and ceo 1 Jan 2007 Other 2557410
Terri Lynn Payne Finop and vp operations 1 Jan 2007 Other 1355533
Mark Stephen Casady Chairman of the board 1 Jan 2007 Other 2313239
James Francis Mcguire Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 1270549
Inc. Lpl Holdings Parent company 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 04-3046611
William Edward Iii Dwyer Director 1 Jan 2007 Other 1274680
Addison A Barksdale Executive vice president 1 Jun 2007 Other 4907288
Edward Bruce Miller Executive vice president strategic account relationships 1 Mar 2008 Other 1680275
Stephen Lank Svp broker-dealer support services 1 Apr 2008 Other 2997028
Kathleen Denise Vannoy Pineda Evp and chief compliance officer of the broker-dealer 1 Jul 2008 Other 1347526
Christopher Thomas Zappala Vp and chief compliance officer of the registered investment adviser 1 Jul 2008 Other 2713075
Phillip Buhay Valtairo Finop 1 Jul 2008 Other 4481362
Robert Moore Director 1 Sep 2008 Other 2445455
Dan Hogan Jr Arnold Managing director and divisional president 1 May 2009 Other 2557410
Michael Scott Gregson Svp trading 1 May 2009 Other 2332354
William Edward Iii Dwyer Director, managing director and president of national sales and marketing 1 May 2009 Other 1274680
John Jerome Jr. Mcdermott Managing director, chief enterprise risk officer 1 Sep 2009 Other 4025460
Christopher Mills Mitchell Finop 1 Nov 2010 Other 2420144
Jeffrey Claude Turner Chief compliance officer - advisory 1 Mar 2011 Other 3219934

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
L.P. Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners V Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% 01-0818590
Llc. Hellman & Friedman Investors V General partner 1 Dec 2005 Other 01-0818596
Inc. Tpg Advisors Iv General partners 1 Dec 2005 Other 20-0348083
L.P. Tpg Genpar Iv General partner 1 Dec 2005 Other 20-0347947
L.P. Tpg Partners Iv Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% 20-0347894
Inc. Lpl Investment Holdings Principal stockholder 1 Dec 2005 75% - 100% 20-3717839
David Nmi Bonderman Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
James George Coulter Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Lpl Investment Holdings Inc. Principal stockholder 1 Dec 2005 75% - 100% 20-3717839

Based in Charlotte

The principal office where Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 5 Coliseum Centre, Charlotte, NC 28217, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 800-277-8802 or by fax 704-376-4476. The normal business hours are 8am-5pm on Monday - Friday.