Sammons Financial Group, a privately held insurer based in West Des Moines, Iowa, has acquired Beacon Capital Management, a Dayton, Ohio-based registered investment adviser and turnkey asset management program provider managing $3 billion in assets.
Sammons described the deal as a “strategic move to expand into the growing adviser marketplace.”
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The transaction is expected to close early in the second quarter.
Yari Capital's move to Carson continues a run of additions for the $62 billion firm, days after it hired a veteran recruiter from Osaic.
Servo Wealth Management's $210 million book brings the Minneapolis consolidator's total client assets further past $160 billion.
The deal to acquire a 300-client tax firm sets up much-needed succession for its 80-year-old founder, while joining a widening trend of tax service integration among RIAs.
New Nationwide Retirement Institute survey reveals eight in ten Americans agree Social Security needs fixing and how.
Advisor-led adoption has been rapid for tasks from translating annuity contracts into plain English to speedy webinar prep.
Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
