Apella Wealth Adds Iron Horse Wealth Management (Johnston, IA)

Apella Wealth Acquires Young Wealth Management

December 13, 2024

Financial Services

Apella Wealth, a national RIA headquartered in West Hartford, Connecticut, has acquired Young Wealth Management, a Davis, California-based registered investment adviser with $144 million in AUM. The deal, which closed December 13, 2024, expands Apella's West Coast presence and is the firm’s twentieth acquisition and ninth since partnering with Wealth Partners Capital Group.

Apella Wealth Acquires Independence Wealth Advisors

June 30, 2025

Financial Services

Apella Wealth has onboarded Independence Wealth Advisors, a fee-only RIA founded by Kathleen Duffy, adding $207 million of AUM. The deal closed on June 30, 2025, expanding Apella's presence in the Washington, D.C. region and bringing additional advisory capability to its employee-owned RIA platform.

Apella Wealth Adds PBMares Wealth Management

December 31, 2025

Financial Services

Apella Wealth announced that PBMares Wealth Management, the wealth management division of PBMares LLP based in Williamsburg, Virginia, has joined Apella, expanding the firm's Mid‑Atlantic presence. The deal closed December 31, 2025 and brings Apella closer to $10 billion in assets under management while adding advisory and CPA expertise to its platform.

Apella Wealth Acquires Park Piedmont Advisors

August 29, 2025

Financial Services

Apella Wealth has acquired Park Piedmont Advisors, a fee-only advisory firm led by brothers Nick and Tom Levinson, adding over $1 billion in AUM and establishing Apella’s presence in Chicago. The deal is an add-on to Apella’s platform (which is partnered with Wealth Partners Capital Group) and expands Apella’s national footprint and resources for Park Piedmont’s clients.

Apella Wealth Acquires Barker Financial Group, Inc.

December 6, 2024

Financial Services

Apella Wealth, a West Hartford, Connecticut–based registered investment advisor, has acquired Barker Financial Group, Inc., an RIA based in Topsfield, Massachusetts that brings $218 million in AUM. The add-on deal, Apella's nineteenth and its eighth since partnering with Wealth Partners Capital Group, closed on December 6, 2024 and establishes Apella's presence in Topsfield while expanding its regional financial planning and investment management capabilities.

EP Wealth Advisors Acquires AlphaMark Advisors

April 19, 2025

Financial Services

EP Wealth Advisors has acquired AlphaMark Advisors, a Fort Wright, Kentucky-based registered investment adviser, in a transaction that closed April 11, 2025. The deal adds roughly $385 million in AUM (reported by multiple sources) and expands EP Wealth’s Midwest footprint into northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area; Houlihan Lokey acted as exclusive financial advisor to AlphaMark.