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His three children control what becomes of his remaining fortune.

Pradeep Jayaraman, former co-head of partnerships and business development at Focus Financial, hopes to build on Bluespring’s mergers and acquisitions strategy.

Mesirow continues to grow its wealth management headcount with the addition of Price Wealth Management. The firm will expand further in the Southeast via lift-ins and acquisitions.

Wells Fargo is also named in a separate lawsuit filed this week. In it, a former client services associate alleges she was subject to continued mistreatment from a superior without action from the bank.

Megan Glover will lead the RIA's human resources functions as it grows to more than 500 employees nationwide.

Andy Watts will take over Mackay’s duties as tax channel leader, overseeing more than 4,000 advisors within Avantax and Cetera Financial Specialists.

Academy Financial and PFG Advisors, which were with Lincoln's wealth business before Osaic acquired it, will merge under Academy’s brand.