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	Pair of RIA founders forced out as roll-up firms feel pressure WealthTrust's Roulston, Focus Financial's Brochu leave as parent debt mounts by Jed Horowitz View Article... May 23, 2010 On consecutive Fridays this month, the founders of two independent wealth management firms that sold majority interests to parent consolidator firms were forced from their jobs. The departures of Scott Roulston from Fairport Asset Management in Cleveland and David Brochu from Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC in Providence, R.I., were sparked by discontent with their parent firms' strategic direction or by their inability to work with their partners, depending on which side is telling the story.

	Investment boutiques finding opportunities for growth in the new financial climate View Article... April 9, 2010 Charlotte wealth managers H.K. Hallett and Alex Miles wanted more control of their business and a different kind of relationship with their clients. So last year, the pair spun off their local wealth management practice from Nashville, Tenn.-based WealthTrust, a nationwide firm with more than $6 billion in assets under management. Hallett and Miles say the move to buy out WealthTrust’s controlling interest in their firm, now called Kingfisher Capital, allowed them to invest more cash in local operations instead of sending it to the parent company.

	In water shortages, a stream of profit is seen Charlotte, NC (The Charlotte Observer) - Global trends create investment opportunity, says Charlotte's Kingfisher Saturday, Jan. 09, 2010 by Bruce Henderson View Article... Charlotte-based Kingfisher Capital is sinking money into the most basic of commodities: water. The future of water, experts predict, holds increasing shortages, droughts and conflict. Kingfisher Capital, a Charlotte investment advisory firm, sees profits. Kingfisher, launched last summer, subscribes to what it calls "gravity investing" - exploiting global trends with predictable outcomes.

	How to invest in water SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A global water crisis is looming, but the path to profits is a muddy mess of regulated industries, giant companies with small water operations, and start-up technologies. Sun Dec 6, 2009 3:20pm EST Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO Alex Miles interviewed by Reuters after his speech at the recent ASA Corporate Water Footprinting conference View Article... For Alex Miles, who once ran a water hedge fund and now manages $350 million at Kingfisher Capital, successful investing in water means going beyond it -- commodities, power and efficiency technology are all ways to make a portfolio splash. Water scarcity has become a global issue as climate change alters water availability, population growth raises demand, and contamination threatens clean supplies. But what seems to be an obvious investment opportunity has challenges -- in particular, the belief that water is a public good, not a profit source.

	Alex Miles, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer, of Kingfisher Capital to speak at water conference View Program... December 2-3, 2009 The investor community and water The financial community is taking an increasingly active role in issues related to water. Whether it is analysis of investment risk in companies that need high levels of water security or venture capital seeing opportunity in technology solutions and water rights, the investment community sees increased risk and opportunity. This presentation will outline how the financial community view the development of the market for water, what is likely development of the price of water , how are investors getting involved in water and what signals do these send to corporate water users? Speaker: Alex Miles, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Kingfisher Capital

	FINANCIAL ADVISOR MAGAZINE THE ACQUIRED ADVISOR’S LONG, HOT SUMMER Tensions between advisors and consolidators are producing on-the-job retirements at some firms. View Article... September 2009 issue In Charlotte, N.C., Kingfisher Capital recently bought itself back from WealthTrust, a consolidator in Nashville, Tenn. Alex Miles, chief investment officer of Kingfisher, says his firm was able to negotiate a price that was fair, but no steal. “We never felt like we were buying the firm,” says Miles, adding that he considers himself a value investor. “We felt like we were buying our way back to independence.” Miles has only positive things to say about WealthTrust—and he was not a victim of capital preference shares. But he has spoken with several advisors who have done deals with other consolidators and he has some serious words of advice for colleagues contemplating these transactions.

	WealthTrust Execs Branch Out View Article... July 9, 2009 Former WealthTrust Advisors principals H.K. Hallett and Alex Miles have spun out from their holding company WealthTrust LLC, taking $300 million in assets under management to start a new firm, Kingfisher Capital. The subsidiary’s Charlotte, N.C., office at WealthTrust LLC will be shut down. Hallett and Miles wanted more flexibility in offerings for high-net-worth and institutional investors.

	Kingfisher Capital, LLC Acquires WealthTrust Investment Management Office View Article... July 7, 2009 Kingfisher Capital, LLC announced today that it has purchased the assets of the Charlotte, North Carolina office of WealthTrust Advisors, LLC. Kingfisher Capital is an independent, SEC registered investment adviser, providing money management for select individuals, families and institutions. The firm was formed in 2009 by its Managing Partners HK Hallett and Alex Miles, who formerly served as Managing Directors at WealthTrust Advisors in Charlotte.

	Kingfisher Capital buys WealthTrust Advisors’ Charlotte assets View Article... July 7, 2009 Kingfisher Capital, LLC announced today that it has purchased the assets of the Charlotte, North Carolina office of WealthTrust Advisors, LLC. Kingfisher Capital is an independent, SEC registered investment adviser, providing money management for select individuals, families and institutions. The firm was formed in 2009 by its Managing Partners HK Hallett and Alex Miles, who formerly served as Managing Directors at WealthTrust Advisors in Charlotte.

	Avoiding the Herd Mentality WealthTrust Advisors Looks Beyond the Wall Street Consensus View Article... As seen in FORBES, October 13, 2008 An estimated 70 percent of money managers regularly underperform the S&P 500. And the financial industry’s “herd mentality” is largely to blame, according to Managing Directors H.K. Hallett and Alex Miles of WealthTrust Advisors LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor in Charlotte, North Carolina. Combining a far-sighted perspective with thorough research and a keen eye for value opportunities, Hallett and Miles have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past three years.

	Stocks that make you go WOOO! By Frank Maley View Article... As seen in BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA, December 2007 Professional pickers grapple with a volatile market to pin down high-flying stocks for the coming year. Timing is everything when you’re buying and selling stocks. And autumn 2006, it turns out, was a bad time to fall in love with financial companies — at least it was for those who participate in Business North Carolina’s annual stock-picking contest. A subsequent slump in the housing market and concerns about loan losses, among other things, punished financial stocks this summer and into the fall. One of last year’s selections, mortgage insurer Triad Guaranty, lost more than 80% of its value during the 52 weeks that ended Oct. 26, plunging from more than $50 a share to less than $10. Three of the panel’s four worst-performing picks came from the financial sector.

	High Fliers By Maggie Frank View Article... As seen in BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA, December 2006 Our panel of professional stock pickers predict which Tar Heel shares will be the top performers next year.

	Bulls Ayes By Frank Maley View Article... As seen in BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA, January 2005 Here's how our stock pickers hope to beef up their portfolios in '05.

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