Mariner Wealth Advisors, an Overland Park, Kansas-based registered investment adviser with $55 billion in assets under advisement, has acquired Orlando, Florida-based Vaughn Wealth Management. The firm advises on $250 million in assets.
Vaughn, which has been in business for 40 years, will be Mariner's fourth location in Florida.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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