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Strategic Wealth Partners Ranked Among Financial Times’ Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors

Firm Earns Ranking for Sixth Time

Strategic Wealth Partners Group, LLC, an independent wealth management firm with offices in Deerfield and Milwaukee, has once again been named one of the Financial Times’ Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) in the publication’s 2020 listing. The Financial Times (FT) is one of the world’s leading business news and information organizations. This is the sixth time Strategic Wealth Partners has been ranked.

“We are honored to be recognized by the Financial Times yet again,” said Neal Price, Principal and Co-founder of Strategic Wealth Partners. “Industry rankings, such as the FT Top 300 RIAs, reflect our commitment to our continued growth as an independent Registered Investment Advisor.”

Strategic Wealth Partners is a part of Focus Financial Partners, a leading partnership of independently managed wealth management firms. Focus provides strategic support to help its partner firms achieve objectives, including support of growth initiatives and development of strong succession plans.

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