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Minneapolis IFA Firm Expands Chicago Presence By Merging With $300 Million RIA

Eliane Chavagnon Editor - Family Wealth Report 12 December 2013

Minneapolis IFA Firm Expands Chicago Presence By Merging With $300 Million RIA

Wealth Enhancement Group, an independent financial advisory firm with some $3.7 billion in assets, has merged with Summit Wealth Advisors, a Chicago, IL-based independent registered investment advisory firm with nearly $300 million in assets under management.

Wealth Enhancement Group, an independent financial advisory firm with some $3.7 billion in assets, has merged with Summit Wealth Advisors, a Chicago, IL-based independent registered investment advisory firm with nearly $300 million in assets under management.

Greater Minneapolis-based Wealth Enhancement Group, which has 40 financial advisors, offers financial planning and investment management strategies across 40 states to affluent and high net worth retail clients. The firm also provides retirement plan advisory services for qualified and non-qualified employer-sponsored retirement plans.    

Going forward, the Summit Wealth Advisors team will operate under the Wealth Enhancement Group brand, and will continue to be led by Kevin Meehan, founder of Summit Wealth Advisors and a financial services veteran with 28 years of experience. Meehan has been named Wealth Enhancement Group's regional president for Chicago.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

  

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