Wealth Enhancement Group, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based hybrid managing $39.1 billion, has acquired Serafini Financial Group, a Hagerstown, Maryland-based hybrid that managed $853 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Andrew A. Serafini, who founded the eponymous firm in 1990, has joined Wealth Enhancement as a financial adviser, along with his colleagues Douglas Nigh and Nathanael Hanft.
The Wealth Enhancement Group’s registered representatives are affiliated with LPL Financial.
Insiders say the Wall Street giant is looking to let clients count certain crypto holdings as collateral or, in some cases, assets in their overall net worth.
The two wealth tech firms are bolstering their leadership as they take differing paths towards growth and improved advisor services.
“We think this happened because of Anderson’s age and that he was possibly leaving,” said the advisor’s attorney.
The newly appointed leader will be responsible for overseeing fiduciary governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management at Cetera's trust services company.
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