Wealth Enhancement Acquires Wealth Services Division of First International Bank & Trust

Wealth Enhancement Group Acquires FinTrust Capital Advisors

October 2, 2024

Financial Services

Wealth Enhancement Group has acquired FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC, a hybrid RIA headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina that oversees approximately $2.39 billion in client assets. The 14-advisor team (plus 13 support staff) will join Wealth Enhancement Group as part of its continued Southeast expansion; Park Sutton Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to FinTrust.

Wealth Enhancement Acquires Wise Wealth

October 31, 2025

Financial Services

Wealth Enhancement, a national independent wealth management firm, has acquired Wise Wealth, an independent RIA with offices in Lee's Summit, Rolla, and Liberty, Missouri. The deal — Wealth Enhancement's 100th acquisition — brings Wise Wealth's approximately $464 million in client assets and a 12-person team into Wealth Enhancement, expanding the firm's presence in the greater Kansas City market and pushing total client assets to more than $125 billion.

Wealth Enhancement Group Acquires BFS Wealth Management

December 15, 2022

Financial Services

Wealth Enhancement Group acquired BFS Wealth Management, a hybrid registered investment advisor based in Iselin, New Jersey that oversees roughly $523 million in client assets. The deal expands Wealth Enhancement Group’s footprint in the New York–New Jersey–Connecticut Tri‑State region to 12 offices and brings a team of three advisors and six support staff onto its national platform.

World Insurance Associates Acquires First International Insurance

October 1, 2024

Insurance

World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the insurance business of First International Insurance (a division of First International Bank & Trust) effective October 1, 2024; terms were not disclosed. FI Insurance — which operates 12 locations across North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona and specializes in contractors, trucking, oil & gas, hospitality and agricultural lines — will operate as part of World to expand the acquirer's geographic footprint and product offerings.

Wealth Enhancement Group Acquires Peak Financial Services, Inc.

July 9, 2024

Financial Services

Wealth Enhancement Group, a national independent wealth management firm, has acquired Peak Financial Services, Inc., a hybrid RIA based in Northborough, Massachusetts that oversees more than $123 million in client assets. The deal expands Wealth Enhancement Group's presence in Massachusetts and the Northeast and brings Peak Financial's founder Kevin O'Brien and his team onto Wealth Enhancement's platform.

Wealth Enhancement Acquires the Capstone Team from Capstone Wealth Advisors, LLC

February 6, 2025

Wealth Management

Wealth Enhancement, a national independent wealth management firm, has welcomed the Capstone Team from Capstone Wealth Advisors, LLC — a team of six advisors and five support staff overseeing approximately $618 million in client assets. The move expands Wealth Enhancement’s presence in the Pacific Northwest and increases its total client assets to more than $102.7 billion.