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ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

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Client assets under management

$3,807,929,745

Clients

990

66% high-net worth

Advisors

12

of 20 employees

Firm type

Multi Team

Clients per advisor

83

High

Average account size

$3,846,394

About

ZWJ Investment Counsel provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a mix of individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm also offers consulting services such as reporting and performance measurement on other money managers and may recommend private placements to qualified clients.

ZWJ’s investment process emphasizes tailored portfolios across equities, fixed income, and balanced strategies, documented in a written investment policy statement and implemented using fundamental and financial analysis with both long‑ and short‑term holdings. The firm acts as a fiduciary for ERISA and IRA accounts, uses block trading and multiple broker searches for fixed‑income execution, and participates in wrap‑fee arrangements and dual‑contract sub‑advisory relationships.

Notable characteristics include its size and longevity—managing roughly $4.23 billion in assets and tracing its origins to 1982—and its explicit role as a sub‑adviser and consultant to other advisers, which entails customized reporting and ongoing manager monitoring. The firm’s disclosures also indicate it serves a set of institutional clients that are uncommon among similar multi‑team firms (including banking, insurance, sovereign or government‑related entities and state or municipal clients), and it employs third‑party providers for class‑action monitoring while generally not voting proxies for client accounts.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Wealth management Private / alternative investments

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.75% $3,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.50% $10,000,001+: Negotiable

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000

Main office location

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

75 14 Th Street Ne, Suite 2900

Atlanta GA 30309-7604, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Alabama · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Minnesota · Mississippi · New Hampshire · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Charles A

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Charles Abney is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 1993. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes tailored written investment policy statements, fundamental and financial analysis, and a mix of long- and short-term holdings, serving a diverse client base that includes institutional relationships uncommon among multi-team firms.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Emilie H

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Emilie Hill is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc since 2014. She is based in Atlanta, GA, and has worked exclusively with ZWJ throughout her career. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach involves discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios, supported by tailored written investment policy statements and fundamental financial analysis.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Bobbi P

Series 65

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Bobbi Parlo is a financial advisor at ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Windham Brannon, LLC for seven years before joining ZWJ Investment Counsel. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, offering investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes tailored written investment policy statements and combines fundamental and financial analysis for equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Edwin F

Series 63, Series 66

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Edwin Feinour is a financial advisor at ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2015. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets and provides investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes tailored written investment policy statements and combines fundamental and financial analysis across equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Krista C

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Krista Cosgrove is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc since 2007. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client, and it serves a notable range of institutional clients alongside its multi-team advisor structure.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Bradford Y

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Bradford Young is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 2004. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client’s needs using fundamental and financial analysis.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Stacey E

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Stacey Ewing is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc since 2002. The firm manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. ZWJ’s investment approach focuses on discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client through fundamental and financial analysis.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Clayton J

CFA®, Series 63

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Clayton Jackson is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 1984. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across nearly 925 client relationships, offering investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios guided by written investment policy statements tailored to each client.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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William M

Series 63, Series 65

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

William Miller is a financial advisor at ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC and the United States House of Representatives. He also spent two years at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm offers investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management with a focus on equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client’s needs.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Kevin Y

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Kevin Yang is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA since 2006. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 client relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client through written investment policy statements and incorporates both fundamental and financial analysis.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Glen C

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Glen Carpenter III is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc in Atlanta, GA, with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with ZWJ Investment Counsel since 2007. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client through written investment policy statements and incorporates fundamental and financial analysis with both long- and short-term holdings.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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Casey F

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc

Casey Flanagan is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at ZWJ Investment Counsel since 2020 and previously spent eight years at Westwood Holdings Group. ZWJ Investment Counsel manages approximately $3.86 billion in client assets across about 925 relationships, providing investment counseling and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on discretionary equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios tailored to each client through written investment policy statements, using fundamental and financial analysis with both long- and short-term holdings.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments
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