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10/30 Christopher Manimbo Edward Jones → Janney Montgomery Scott $250M 10/30 Jose Ascencio Raymond James Financial Services → TSG Wealth Management 10/30 Riseling Wealth Management Edward Jones → &Partners $357M 10/30 Sullivan Private Wealth Edward Jones → Shore to Summit Wealth Management 10/29 Anchor Financial Partners Northwestern Mutual → LPL Financial $525M 10/29 Koetter Financial Services LPL Financial → Cetera 10/29 Longwater Haffey Group Truist Wealth → Raymond James & Associates $700M 10/29 Pacific Sage Partners Pacific Sage Partners → CAPTRUST $1.1B 10/28 Eastover Capital Management Eastover Capital → South Atlantic Bank $430M 10/28 Kilner Capital Advisors Kilner Capital Advisors → Apella Wealth $332M

10/30 Christopher Manimbo Edward Jones → Janney Montgomery Scott $250M 10/30 Jose Ascencio Raymond James Financial Services → TSG Wealth Management 10/30 Riseling Wealth Management Edward Jones → &Partners $357M 10/30 Sullivan Private Wealth Edward Jones → Shore to Summit Wealth Management 10/29 Anchor Financial Partners Northwestern Mutual → LPL Financial $525M 10/29 Koetter Financial Services LPL Financial → Cetera 10/29 Longwater Haffey Group Truist Wealth → Raymond James & Associates $700M 10/29 Pacific Sage Partners Pacific Sage Partners → CAPTRUST $1.1B 10/28 Eastover Capital Management Eastover Capital → South Atlantic Bank $430M 10/28 Kilner Capital Advisors Kilner Capital Advisors → Apella Wealth $332M

Latest transactions

10/30 Christopher Manimbo Edward Jones → Janney Montgomery Scott $250M 10/30 Jose Ascencio Raymond James Financial Services → TSG Wealth Management 10/30 Riseling Wealth Management Edward Jones → &Partners $357M 10/30 Sullivan Private Wealth Edward Jones → Shore to Summit Wealth Management 10/29 Anchor Financial Partners Northwestern Mutual → LPL Financial $525M 10/29 Koetter Financial Services LPL Financial → Cetera 10/29 Longwater Haffey Group Truist Wealth → Raymond James & Associates $700M 10/29 Pacific Sage Partners Pacific Sage Partners → CAPTRUST $1.1B 10/28 Eastover Capital Management Eastover Capital → South Atlantic Bank $430M 10/28 Kilner Capital Advisors Kilner Capital Advisors → Apella Wealth $332M

10/30 Christopher Manimbo Edward Jones → Janney Montgomery Scott $250M 10/30 Jose Ascencio Raymond James Financial Services → TSG Wealth Management 10/30 Riseling Wealth Management Edward Jones → &Partners $357M 10/30 Sullivan Private Wealth Edward Jones → Shore to Summit Wealth Management 10/29 Anchor Financial Partners Northwestern Mutual → LPL Financial $525M 10/29 Koetter Financial Services LPL Financial → Cetera 10/29 Longwater Haffey Group Truist Wealth → Raymond James & Associates $700M 10/29 Pacific Sage Partners Pacific Sage Partners → CAPTRUST $1.1B 10/28 Eastover Capital Management Eastover Capital → South Atlantic Bank $430M 10/28 Kilner Capital Advisors Kilner Capital Advisors → Apella Wealth $332M

Hightower acquires Stearns Financial Group with $2.5B in assets

Greensboro, NC · Chapel Hill, NC

From · RIA Stearns Financial Group independent channel To · RIA Hightower independent channel

Summary

Hightower Advisors added Stearns Financial Group, a Greensboro and Chapel Hill, North Carolina planning firm founded in 1991 and a Hightower partner firm since 2020, to Hightower Signature Wealth, bringing about $2.5 billion in assets under management and 30 team members.

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Hightower Signature Wealth Adds $2.5B in AUM* Through Addition of Stearns Financial Group · August 4, 2026

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