Deal brings more than $400 million in assets and expands TRPG’s footprint into North Carolina. Advisors John Hardy and Gib McEachran join TRPG following multi-year affiliation with Summit Financial Networks.
SAN DIEGO – Sept. 25, 2025 – Cetera announced today that its employee-based RIA, The Retirement Planning Group (TRPG), successfully closed an acquisition of HMC Partners, bringing approximately $425 million* to Cetera and TRPG. HMC Partners is based in Greensboro, NC, and serves more than 500 households across the U.S. HMC Partners’ co-founders John Hardy and Gib McEachran have joined TRPG and were previously affiliated with Summit Financial Networks**—a unique community within the Cetera Advisor channel.