Modern Wealth Management (“Modern Wealth”), a registered investment advisory (RIA) firm founded to meet the evolving needs of today’s financial professionals and their clients, today announced the acquisition of 4thGEN Wealth Management (“4thGEN”), a Lodi, California-based advisory practice overseeing approximately $330 million in assets under management.

The acquisition strengthens Modern Wealth’s presence in Northern California, adding an established team with deep roots in the Lodi community and decades of experience serving business owners, members of the agricultural community, high-net-worth families and investors approaching or in retirement. 4thGEN’s three advisors – Kenneth F. Levy, CFP®, Corey N. Daniel and Dudley McGee will join Modern Wealth alongside Senior Client Associate DeAnn Murray and Business Development Specialist Chris Taylor.

4thGEN has built its business around long-term, multigenerational client relationships and a collaborative service model in which its advisors share responsibility across client relationships. The approach is designed to provide clients with continuity and access to multiple advisors rather than relying on a single point of contact. The firm’s work spans investment management, retirement planning, business succession and other planning needs associated with building, preserving and transferring wealth across generations.

“Over the course of my career, our business has always been about relationships – with families, business owners and people in this community who have trusted us through major transitions in their lives,” said Levy. “As we thought about succession, we weren’t looking for a way to step away. We wanted to find a partner that would allow us to keep doing what we do well while creating a stronger long-term foundation for our clients and our team. Modern Wealth gives us that continuity while adding tax, estate, risk-management and other planning resources that can deepen the advice we provide.”

For 4thGEN, succession planning was a central consideration in selecting a partner, but the advisors emphasized their intention to remain actively involved in the business. The combination gives the team a long-term path for the practice while maintaining its local presence, existing relationships and high-touch service model.

The transaction is intended to preserve that client experience while expanding the resources available to 4thGEN clients. Levy, Daniel and McGee plan to continue working with their clients following the acquisition, while the existing support team also remains in place. The firms also share similar investment philosophies and that alignment is expected to help provide continuity for clients as the practice transitions to the Modern Wealth platform.

“4thGEN is exactly the type of practice we want to bring into Modern Wealth – experienced advisors who have earned deep trust in their community and who are thinking deliberately about what the next generation of their business should look like,” said Jason Gordo, president & co-founder of Modern Wealth. “Ken, Corey and Dudley have built a collaborative model centered on long-term relationships and multigenerational planning, and our role is to give them even more resources to serve those families without losing what made the practice successful in the first place. Having started my own career in nearby Modesto, I also know this region well, and I’m excited to expand Modern Wealth’s presence in a market with such a strong base of families and business owners.”

This transaction further builds Modern Wealth’s presence in California following its September acquisition of Auburn-based AWA Wealth Management, a $290 million advisory practice serving the greater Sacramento area. Together, the additions expand Modern Wealth’s reach across Northern California while advancing its broader strategy of partnering with established advisory practices seeking long-term succession, expanded client capabilities and resources for continued growth.

For more information about Modern Wealth and its comprehensive wealth management services, please visit modwm.com.

About Modern Wealth Management

Modern Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser (RIA) reimagining the delivery of financial advice. Co-Founded by former United Capital executives Gary Roth, Mike Capelle and Jason Gordo, Modern Wealth was designed to anticipate the needs of Americans at every stage in life by providing a full suite of wealth management services carried out by a team of experts specializing in financial planning, tax planning and preparation, estate planning and more. Strategically acquiring high-growth RIAs across the country, Modern Wealth establishes regional offices in key locations spanning the United States. To learn more about Modern Wealth’s next-generation platform and advice delivery model, please email info@modwm.com or visit modwm.com.

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