Beacon Pointe buys firms managing $550 million

Beacon Pointe buys firms managing $550 million
The acquisitions add presence in Carlsbad, California, and Indianapolis.
MAY 02, 2022

Beacon Pointe Advisors, a Newport Beach, California-based RIA firm managing $23.7 billion, has acquired Duncan Financial, which manages $300 million in Carlsbad, California, and Goldstein Group, which manages $250 million in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

The Duncan team is led by Charles Duncan, who will become a partner and managing director at Beacon Pointe. Joining him in the move are his brother, adviser Paul Duncan, and Jeffrey Mantoani, Inez Conger and Jennifer Mintle.

Helen Goldstein, her firm’s founder and president also will become a Beacon Pointe partner and managing director. She joins with staff members Stephanie Ashley and Kelly Sather.

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