Wealth Enhancement Group, a Minneapolis-based hybrid, has acquired Integra Capital Advisors, a registered investment advisory firm based in Bradenton, Florida, managing $287 million.
Integra was founded in 1992 by Tom Breiter and has six team members in addition to Breiter.
The transaction, the terms of which were not disclosed, is scheduled to close at the end of March. The deal brings Wealth Enhancement Group's assets to more than $54.7 billion.
The "Crypto Mom" departure would leave the SEC commission with just two members and no Democratic commissioners on the panel.
IFP Securities’ owner, Bill Hamm, has a long-term plan for the firm and its 279 financial advisors.
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A former Alabama investment advisor and ex-Kestra rep has been permanently barred and penalized after clients he promised to protect got caught in a $2.6 million fraud.
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