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Oak City Investment Consulting  ·  Raleigh, NC

RedemptiveInstitutional
Investing

Shepherding Gospel-driven endowments, foundations, and family offices through an investment process that reflects the hope we share in Christ.

“Our daily work can be a calling only if it is reconceived as God’s assignment to serve others.” — Tim Keller
Our Mission

More than a catchphrase — a conviction

Founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2012, Oak City Investment Consulting encourages Gospel-driven institutions by helping them develop, implement, and maintain an investment process that reflects the hope we share in Jesus Christ.

30+
Years of Experience
4
Core Beliefs
Kingdom Impact
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Who We Are &
Why We Do It

Concentrated capital is one of the tools that God uses to bless the world. We partner with institutions to shepherd that capital with wisdom, excellence, and redemptive purpose.

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The Foundation

Four Core Beliefs

These beliefs do not merely describe what we do — they define how we think about capital, stewardship, and our role in God’s redemptive work.

I
Ownership

God is the owner of all assets. He graciously allows us to participate as shepherds of his assets, and we trust him with the results of our investment decisions.

II
Design

The world operates best the way God originally designed it. Brokenness is the result of sin, but he will ultimately restore his original design — and lets us participate in that restoration.

III
Influence

Concentrated capital is one of the tools God uses to bless the world. We shepherd capital toward companies, funds, and deals that help restore our neighbors’ broken relationships with God and one another.

IV
Excellence

Financial return and redemptive impact are not mutually exclusive. Institutions can have as much influence through their investments as through the spending of the return itself.

Our Approach

Redemptive
Institutional
Investing

More than a catchphrase — it is a description of how our beliefs drive our process and our relationships with every institution we serve.

Foundations & Endowments

We partner with leadership teams as investment consultant or outsourced chief investment officer.

Family Offices

Providing bespoke investment guidance for multi-generational stewardship of family wealth.

Performance Reporting

Transparent performance reporting and asset class consulting for institutions at any stage.

How We Work

Our Process

Beliefs-driven. Relationship-centered. Built to serve the mission of every institution we partner with.

01

Mission Understanding

We begin with understanding — and sometimes helping define — an organization’s mission. Your investment process should flow directly from who you are and why you exist.

02

Risk Minimization

We minimize risk through thoughtful asset allocation, constructing a portfolio architecture that supports your mission across market cycles and time horizons.

03

Manager Selection

We select managers who invest in ways that honor and bless our neighbors — companies, funds, and deals aligned with both financial excellence and redemptive purpose.

04

Transparent Reporting

We report performance transparently and continually adjust — ensuring your portfolio remains faithfully aligned with the mission God has called your institution to fulfill.

“God never intended for us to simply be the objects of his love. We are also called to be the instruments of that love to others.”— Paul David Tripp
Practice Areas

Who We Serve

Endowments

We help endowments steward capital across generations, supporting the missions of churches, universities, and nonprofit institutions.

Foundations

Faith-driven foundations trust us to align their investment portfolios with the Kingdom work they are called to advance.

Family Offices

We serve multi-generational families seeking to deploy their wealth as an instrument of God’s love, not merely as a store of value.

Insights

From the Journal

Reflections on faith, finance, and faithful stewardship — written for the institutions we serve.

The People

A Team of Stewards

Nearly fifty years of combined experience in institutional investing — with roots in banking, accounting, venture capital, and ministry.

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Conversation

Whether you’re a foundation, endowment, or family office seeking a partner who shares your convictions — we would love to hear from you.

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Mailing Address

P.O. Box 841
Wake Forest, NC 27588