A team managing $350 million at Linwood Investment Advisors in Buffalo, New York, will join Cleveland, Ohio-based Fairport Wealth, bringing that firm’s assets under management to $3.3 billion.
Chicago-based Hightower helped facilitate the merger for Fairport Wealth, a Hightower advisory business, the firm said in a press release Thursday.
Geary and his team specialize in tax-aware wealth management for high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan consulting for corporations. The business will operate under the Fairport Wealth brand name.
Elsewhere, Wells Fargo Advisors adds a $400 million Morgan Stanley veteran in Naples as an ex-Cetera advisor goes independent with LPL
According to a federal charges Bradley Heppner, 60, received more than $150 million in payments through funneling money from GWG Holdings to a shell company.
A $1B fund allegedly skimmed 30% off the top, then swapped cash for locked-up stock.
Insiders allegedly rewrote projections three times in four days.
TCI Wealth Advisors also has also tapped JIFFYAI to unify onboarding and servicing, while TradePMR adds ICE market data to its Fusion advisor platform
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