Creative Planning acquires $400 million OptiFour

Creative Planning acquires $400 million OptiFour
Kansas-based RIA expands into Washington, D.C., metro area
NOV 19, 2019
Creative Planning, an Overland Park, Kan.-based RIA, has acquired OptiFour, an RIA firm located in McLean, Va., outside Washington, D.C. [More: RIA consolidation could put $2.4 trillion in play over next decade] OptiFour, founded in 1997, custodies its $400 million in assets under management at Schwab and Fidelity. [Recommended video:​ Who are the 2019 InvestmentNews Women to Watch?] In the acquisition, terms of which were not disclosed, Creative Planning was represented by Republic Capital Group, and OptiFour was represented by DeVoe & Company. Register today​ for our Future of Financial Advice event on Nov. 20.

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