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Updated · Family Wealth Report · Sep 1
Allworth Financial Buys 2 RIAs, Adding $947 Million and 23 Professionals
Updated
Updated · Family Wealth Report · Sep 1

Allworth Financial Buys 2 RIAs, Adding $947 Million and 23 Professionals

3 articles · Updated · Family Wealth Report · Sep 1

Summary

  • $947 million in client assets and 23 professionals are joining Allworth through its acquisitions of High Falls Advisors in Rochester and Holistic Financial Partners in Indianapolis.
  • High Falls contributes $665 million in assets, 21 staff and a CPA-led in-house tax practice, while Holistic adds $282 million and a niche in divorce financial planning led by Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts chair Jason Llewellyn.
  • The deals deepen Allworth's Rochester presence, add two private funds and broaden planning services that clients of both firms can access through Allworth's national tax, estate-planning and digital platform.
  • Allworth said the acquisitions are its third and fourth since announcing an investment partnership earlier this year, extending a growth push that has already taken the firm past $40 billion in assets.

Insights

With over 45 acquisitions under its belt, is Allworth building an unstoppable financial empire or a fragmented house of cards?
What hidden endgame is driving the massive wealth management consolidation frenzy before an unprecedented wave of advisor retirements hits?
As mega-RIAs swallow up niche advisors, will clients facing divorce or complex taxes lose the personalized touch they originally sought?