Merit Financial Group, an Atlanta-based hybrid that manages and advises on $5.59 billion, has acquired Consilium Financial Group, a Roswell, Georgia-based firm managing and advising on $291 million.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Consilium, whose entire staff will join Merit, was founded by Kirk Wilkerson and Andy Lubben, who will join Merit as regional directors. The firm has used Merit’s investment offerings and operational support since 2015.
From outstanding individuals to innovative organizations, find out who made the final shortlist for top honors at the IN awards, now in its second year.
Cresset's Susie Cranston is expecting an economic recession, but says her $65 billion RIA sees "great opportunity" to keep investing in a down market.
“There’s a big pull to alternative investments right now because of volatility of the stock market,” Kevin Gannon, CEO of Robert A. Stanger & Co., said.
Sellers shift focus: It's not about succession anymore.
Platform being adopted by independent-minded advisors who see insurance as a core pillar of their business.
RIAs face rising regulatory pressure in 2025. Forward-looking firms are responding with embedded technology, not more paperwork.
As inheritances are set to reshape client portfolios and next-gen heirs demand digital-first experiences, firms are retooling their wealth tech stacks and succession models in real time.
