EP Wealth Advisors Adds Better Money Decisions
August 26, 2025
EP Wealth Advisors announced a strategic partnership to bring Santa Fe-based Better Money Decisions (BMD) into the EP Wealth platform, adding roughly $370 million in AUM and a small team of advisors. The move expands EP Wealth's presence in the Southwest and provides a succession plan as BMD Managing Partner Lorraine Ell transitions to retirement.
- Buyers
- EP Wealth Advisors
- Targets
- Better Money Decisions, LLC
- Platforms
- EP Wealth Advisors
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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