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Updated · Wealth Management · Nov 5
Creative Planning Buys $2.2 Billion Rockbridge, Adding 23 Staff
Updated
Updated · Wealth Management · Nov 5

Creative Planning Buys $2.2 Billion Rockbridge, Adding 23 Staff

3 articles · Updated · Wealth Management · Nov 5

Summary

  • Creative Planning said it has completed the acquisition of Syracuse-based Rockbridge Investment Management, a fee-only RIA whose $2.2 billion client-asset base will remain served by existing advisors.
  • Rockbridge clients will gain access to Creative Planning’s broader platform, including tax preparation, estate planning, legal, trust and retirement-plan services, alongside insurance and succession-planning capabilities.
  • The deal marks a more traditional U.S. wealth-management add-on for Creative Planning, which oversees about $710 billion and has spent 2026 expanding into adjacent businesses and overseas markets.
  • Earlier this year, the firm bought a Missouri insurance brokerage and agreed to acquire an institutional consulting and research business tied to $4.3 trillion in assets, with that transaction set to close in January 2027.

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