Godsey & Gibb Wealth Management

Godsey & Gibb Wealth Management

William Godsey and John Gibb established Godsey & Gibb Wealth Management in 1985, anchoring the firm in Richmond, Virginia as a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutions. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning — a dual model that keeps it closer to the client's balance sheet than a purely transactional broker. Its client base is local and regional, reflecting four decades of presence in the Virginia market. The strategy relies on direct security selection across publicly traded equities and fixed income, executed through separately managed accounts rather than pooled vehicles. Godsey & Gibb constructs portfolios tailored to individual client mandates, with no evidence of proprietary commingled funds or alternative asset platforms. The firm does not appear to participate in private equity, venture capital, or direct real estate investing. Geographic focus is overwhelmingly domestic, concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic — Virginia, specifically — with no international offices or explicit cross-border mandates. The firm has maintained a deliberately lean operational profile. Team size and total assets under management are not publicly disclosed. Godsey & Gibb does not list affiliated philanthropic structures, adjacent real-asset arms, or peer club memberships. Its Richmond headquarters remains the sole office, reinforcing a single-city, relationship-driven service model. No dated operational events from the last 24 months — such as acquisitions, launches, or personnel moves — are publicly documented. Its structural differentiator is its longevity and independence. Few RIAs founded in the mid-1980s remain institutionally separate from aggregators like Focus Financial, Hightower, or CI Financial. Godsey & Gibb's continued operation under its original name — without visible participation in the RIA roll-up trend — suggests either a committed succession plan or a purposeful decision to remain sub-scale, prioritizing client continuity over AUM accumulation.