EP Wealth Advisors Acquires Klein Financial Advisors, Inc.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires Harris Financial Advisors

November 13, 2020

Financial Services

EP Wealth Advisors, a Torrance-based independent registered investment adviser, has acquired Harris Financial Advisors, Inc., a Torrance wealth management firm led by founder Mary Harris. The deal expands EP Wealth's presence in the South Bay (Torrance and Palos Verdes Peninsula), adds roughly $490 million in AUM and about 390 clients, and brings the Harris Financial team into EP Wealth; financial terms were not disclosed.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires Peninsula Wealth, LLC

April 4, 2025

Wealth Management

EP Wealth Advisors has acquired Peninsula Wealth, LLC, adding a San Francisco office and the Peninsula team to its national RIA platform. The deal adds substantial AUM (press releases report more than $660 million; Houlihan Lokey cited over $900 million) and closed on March 31, 2025, with Peninsula founder Rahul Shah joining EP Wealth as Regional Director.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires Wacker Wealth Partners

April 2, 2024

Financial Services

EP Wealth Advisors has acquired Wacker Wealth Partners, a San Luis Obispo, California-based registered investment adviser, adding nearly $1.2 billion in assets under management and 22 team members to EP's platform. The Wacker leadership team will join EP in regional roles to expand the firm's presence on California's Central Coast; financial terms were not disclosed.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires Warren Financial Services & Associates

November 29, 2022

Wealth Management

EP Wealth Advisors, a PE-backed independent registered investment adviser, has acquired Warren Financial Services & Associates, a Philadelphia-area wealth advisory firm. The deal closed Nov. 29, 2022, adds roughly $274 million in AUM and brings the Warren team (founder Randall Warren plus four advisors and four support staff) into EP Wealth's platform as part of its continued geographic expansion on the East Coast.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires Coulston Financial Services

April 26, 2022

Financial Services

EP Wealth Advisors, an independent registered investment adviser based in Torrance, California, acquired Coulston Financial Services, a Marin County-based wealth advisory firm, in a deal that closed April 22, 2022. The acquisition expands EP Wealth's presence in the San Francisco Bay Area and adds approximately $75 million in assets under management to EP Wealth's platform.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires NewFocus Financial Group

January 19, 2021

Financial Services

EP Wealth Advisors, a Torrance, California-based registered investment adviser, has acquired NewFocus Financial Group, a wealth management firm headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. The acquisition expands EP Wealth's footprint into Greater Vancouver, Washington, adds financial planning capabilities and investor-education assets, and closed on January 15, 2021.