$21B Merit Acquires Wealth Unit of Tax and Accounting Firm

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. Merit Financial Advisors, an acquisitive registered investment advisor based in Atlanta, is looking to bolster both inorganic and organic growth through an acquisition announced Tuesday. In terms of inorganic growth, Merit has acquired SSC Wealth, the $260 million financial advice team of SSC CPAs + Advisors, a Topeka, Kan.-based accounting firm. That deal will see four advisors join Merit, incl ...