Creative Planning acquires $440 million Arizona firm

Creative Planning acquires $440 million Arizona firm
Hatton Consulting is a Phoenix-based wealth management firm that was founded in 1999.
APR 06, 2022

Creative Planning, an Overland Park, Kansas-based registered investment adviser managing $225 billion, has acquired Hatton Consulting, a Phoenix, Arizona-based wealth management firm managing $440 million. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Founder Tim Hatton founded the eponymous firm in 1999.

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