Wealth Advisor Growth Network (WAGN) focuses on helping select RIAs who want to deliver exceptional experiences and complete services to clients across their financial life. The firm is led by experts in the independent wealth industry who literally wrote the book on how to be The Essential Advisor and deliver better outcomes to clients. Elk River’s affiliation with WAGN means direct access to a world-class network of financial specialists and experts at the ready to collaborate and solve complex needs. Also, as WAGN will ensure the alignment of best-in-class talent, technology and infrastructure, Elk River can focus its time and resources solely on working with clients.

Merchant Investment Management, LLC is a private partnership providing growth capital, management resources, strategic opportunities and direction to independent financial services companies, particularly those focused on wealth and asset management. Through capital alignment, Merchant is a non-controlling and collaborative growth partner to firms that seek to scale their businesses effectively and create value for their clients by combining personalized and localized service with institutional backing and global access. By establishing and optimizing business infrastructure, providing access to organic and inorganic growth opportunities, designing and accessing bespoke investment solutions and providing collaborative capital solutions to address a variety of business needs, Merchant unlocks greater value and entrepreneurial opportunity.