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Wealth Management Daily Memo

JUNE 03, 2025

RIA Industry Hit Record Number of Firms, Client AUM in 2024

The Investment Advisor Association’s annual industry report showed an all-time high of 15,870 SEC-registered advisors overseeing a 12.6% increase in assets to $144.6 million as of the end of 2024.

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Employee-Owned Coldstream Adds $2B Oregon-based RIA

The acquisition of Cable Hill Partners represents Coldstream's third major expansion in Portland.

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Mercer Advisors Acquires $2B Oklahoma City RIA

The acquisition of Full Sail Capital represents Mercer’s third-largest deal to date.

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Elevation Point Adds Former Orion CEO Eric Clarke to Board of Directors

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Arax Adds $4B Michigan-based RIA

Schechter Investment Advisors, a boutique wealth advisory firm based in an affluent Detroit suburb, will join Arax Advisory Partners, significantly increasing the RIA network’s client assets.

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Ex-Goldman Executive Restieri Officially Takes Reins at Hightower

Bob Oros, who oversaw an aggressive acquisition strategy at one of the country’s largest RIAs, will step down as CEO but remain a member of the board.

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Sanctuary CTO Robert Coppola on how the firm balances the benefits of an integrated wealthstack with needed flexibility for its 120 affiliated advisory teams.

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Focus Partners Wealth to Acquire $9.4B Los Angeles-Based RIA

Focus Partners Wealth, formerly The Colony Group and Buckingham Strategic Wealth, announces its first acquisition since the rebranding, adding Churchill Management Group.

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Thiel's Indivisible Adds Women-Led Somerset Advisory

According to filings, John Thiel’s RIA Indivisible has added its third advisory with a firm led by a former Merrill wealth advisor.

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Integrated Partners Launches W2 Acquisition Model

The $21B RIA has been quietly building a new W2 model, where it will acquire 100% of an advisor’s business.

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