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ADV 2B G. BRYON GRAGG
Gragg Financial (CRD 110592), brochure dated February 13, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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Gragg Financial
9 East Marion Street
Shelby, NC 28150
(704) 482-2001
www.graggfinancial.com/
Gary Bryon Gragg, Jr. CPA, PFS
Partner
Individual CRD No. 4476409
Form ADV Part 2B – Brochure Supplement
Effective: October 23, 2025
This Form ADV Part 2B (“Brochure Supplement”) provides information about the background and
qualifications of Bryon Gragg, as a supplement to the information contained in Gragg and Gragg L.L.P.
dba Gragg Financial (referred to as “we,” “our,” “us,” “Firm,” “Advisor,” or “Gragg Financial”) Form ADV
Part 2A Disclosure Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Disclosure Brochure. If you have
not received a copy of the Disclosure Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of the firms’
Disclosure Brochure or this Brochure Supplement, please contact Gragg Financial at (704) 482-2001.
Additional information about Mr. Gragg is available on the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The site is searchable by a unique identifying number known as a
CRD number. Mr. Gragg’s CRD number is 4476409.
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Item 2: Educational Background and Business Experience
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bryon Gragg, born in 1964, currently serves as a Partner for Gragg Financial. Mr. Gragg earned his
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting in 1987 at Appalachian State University.
Additional information regarding Mr. Gragg’s business background is included below.
BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Partner
01/2000 – Present
Gragg Financial
Investment Advisor Representative
03/2017 – 09/2025
CPS Investment Advisors
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA)
CPAs are licensed and regulated by their state boards of accountancy. While state laws and regulations
vary, the education, experience, and testing requirements for licensure as a CPA generally include:
Minimum College Education – Typically 150 credit hours with at least a bachelor’s degree and a
concentration in accounting.
Minimum Experience Levels – Most states require at least one year of experience providing services that
involve the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or
consulting skills, all of which must be achieved under the supervision of or verification by a CPA.
Uniform CPA Examination® – Must score a minimum of 75%.
Continuing Professional Education – In order to maintain a CPA license, states generally require the
completion of 40 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) each year (or 80 hours over a two-year
period or 120 hours over a three-year period).
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) members are required to follow a rigorous
Code of Professional Conduct which requires that they act with integrity, objectivity, due care, competence,
fully disclose any conflicts of interest (and obtain client consent if a conflict exists), maintain client
confidentiality, disclose to the client any commission or referral fees, and serve the public interest when
providing financial services. In addition to the Code of Professional Conduct, AICPA members who
provide personal financial planning services are required to follow the Statement on Standards in Personal
Financial Planning Services (the Statement). Most state boards of accountancy define financial planning as
the practice of public accounting and therefore have jurisdiction over CPAs practicing in this discipline;
state boards would likely look to the Statement as the authoritative guidance in this practice area regardless
of specific or blanket adoption of AICPA standards.
PERSONAL FINANCIAL SPECIALIST (“PFS”)
The Personal Financial Specialist (“PFS”) designation credential is granted and administered by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The PFS credential demonstrates that an
individual has met the minimum education, experience and testing required of a CPA in addition to a
minimum level of expertise in personal financial planning. To attain the PFS credential, a candidate must
hold an unrevoked CPA license, certificate, or permit, none of which are in inactive status; fulfill 3,000
hours of personal financial planning business experience; complete 75 hours of personal financial planning
CPE credits; pass a comprehensive financial planning exam and be an active member of the AICPA. A PFS
credential holder is required to adhere to AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct and the Statement on
Standards in Personal Financial Planning Services, when providing personal financial planning services.
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To maintain their PFS credential, the recipient must complete 60 hours of financial planning CPE credits
every three years.
Item 3: Disciplinary Information
There are no legal, civil, or disciplinary events to disclose regarding Mr. Gragg. Mr. Gragg has no
material investment related regulatory, civil, or criminal action. There have been no material client
complaints, lawsuits, arbitration claims or administrative proceedings against Mr. Gragg.
Securities laws require an advisor to disclose any instances where the advisor or its advisory persons have
been found liable in a legal, regulatory, civil or arbitration matter that alleges violation of securities and
other statutes; fraud; false statements or omissions; theft, embezzlement or wrongful taking of property;
bribery, forgery, counterfeiting, or extortion; and/or dishonest, unfair, or unethical practices. As previously
noted, there are no legal, civil, or disciplinary events to disclose regarding Mr. Gragg.
However, we do encourage you to independently view the background of Mr. Gragg on the Investment
Adviser Public Disclosure website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching with his full name or his
Individual CRD No. 4476409.
Item 4: Other Business Activities
Bryon Gragg is the owner of Nine East Marion LLC, through which he owns commercial real estate. Mr.
Gragg’s involvement included general management and oversight of the property, and he receives
additional compensation. The activity is investment-related, and Mr. Barber devotes approximately 2 hours
per month to this business activity.
Item 5: Additional Compensation
Mr. Gragg does not receive any economic benefit from any person, company, or organization, in exchange
for providing clients with advisory services through Gragg Financial.
Item 6: Supervision
The supervision of Mr. Gragg is performed by Jason Gragg in his capacity as Chief Compliance Officer of
Gragg Financial. Gragg Financial has implemented a policies and procedures manual and Code of Ethics
which guides the Firm and its supervised persons in meeting their fiduciary obligations to the firm’s clients
when providing investment advisory services. As Gragg Financial’s Chief Compliance Officer, Jason
Gragg is responsible for the implementation of the Firm’s policies and procedures and the Code of Ethics.
Jason Gragg may be contacted at (704) 482-2001 for more information about this Brochure Supplement.
Additionally, Gragg Financial is subject to regulatory oversight by various agencies. These agencies require
registration by the firm and its supervised persons. As a registered entity, Gragg Financial is subject to
examinations by regulators, which can be announced or unannounced. The firm is required to periodically
update the information provided to these agencies and to provide various reports regarding the business
activities and assets of the Firm.
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