RetireOne insurance platform buys EF Legacy Securities

RetireOne insurance platform buys EF Legacy Securities
Edelman Financial Engines sells its Kentucky-based broker-dealer unit.
NOV 14, 2019
RetireOne, a San Francisco-based platform for fee-based insurance products owned by Aria Retirement Solutions, has purchased EF Legacy Securities, a broker-dealer, from Edelman Financial Engines. [More: Guiding clients through the Medicare maze] The acquisition allows RetireOne to expand its insurance and annuity back-office services for RIA firms, and better assist registered representatives moving their practices to a fee-based model, Aria said in a release. [Recommended video:Ed Slott: Roth IRA opportunity cost or opportunity lost?] The company said that Rainey Gray will stay on as the broker-dealer's chief compliance officer to help support the business. EF Legacy Securities is based in Louisville, Ky. Our final Women Adviser Summit of 2019 will be held in New York City.Register now.

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