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NEW YORK – April 2, 2024 – Focus Financial Partners Inc. (“Focus”), a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management firms, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which its partner firm Strategic Wealth Partners Group, LLC (“SWP”), based in Deerfield, Illinois, will formally join Focus “hub” firm Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC (“Kovitz”).

The financial world is no stranger to disruption.  The latest wave comes not from rogue traders or flash crashes, but from silicon and code.  Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming many industries, including the world of finance.  But what might this mean for consumers seeking financial guidance?