Apella Wealth (“Apella”), a financial advisory and wealth management firm serving individuals, families, and businesses, announced that Blue Spark Capital Advisors LLC (“Blue Spark”) has joined the firm. With offices in New York City and Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the addition of Blue Spark further strengthens Apella’s presence in the Northeast and adds to the firm’s growing national footprint.

Led by Founder and CEO Maura Griffin, CFP®, MBA, Blue Spark Financial serves individuals and families, with particular focus on women navigating life transitions such as divorce, loss of a spouse or partner, job changes, and retirement. The firm emphasizes client education and seeks to deeply understand each client’s own goals and objectives, offering all clients a personalized and holistic approach to financial planning and wealth management. Griffin brings more than 25 years of financial industry experience to Apella, joining the firm as a Partner and Senior Wealth Advisor alongside the Blue Spark team.

“Maura has built a highly respected firm grounded in thoughtful advice, strong client relationships, and a commitment to helping women make confident financial decisions, especially through life’s biggest transitions,” said Jim Scanlan, CEO of Apella. “Those qualities align closely with how Apella supports its clients, and we are pleased to welcome Maura and her team to the firm.”

“Joining Apella is an exciting next chapter for Blue Spark and our clients,” said Maura Griffin, CFP®, MBA, Founder and CEO of Blue Spark Capital Advisors. “Apella shares our belief that financial advice should be deeply personal and grounded in each client’s goals and circumstances. I’m excited to bring our experience to Apella while continuing to serve clients through their most important financial decisions.”

This marks Apella’s 30th acquisition overall, and 19th with Wealth Partners Capital Group (“WPCG”), a financial services holding company that invested in Apella in September 2021.

“Blue Spark’s specialized expertise of guiding women through major life changes, meaningfully deepens Apella’s planning offering,” said Madison Snider, Director at WPCG. “Apella is honored to support the next chapter for Maura and her team, while extending Apella’s reach across the Northeast.”

Blue Spark joined Apella on October 9, 2026. As of that date, Apella has approximately $12.5 billion in assets under management.

About Apella Wealth

Apella Wealth (“Apella”), founded in 2014, is a national RIA built around a select community of like-minded advisors who believe in evidence-based investing and detailed financial planning. Headquartered in West Hartford, CT, Apella offers a wide range of financial advisory services across multiple locations, spanning both coasts and serving thousands of individual and institutional investors. The firm’s financial advisors are dedicated to building lifelong client relationships and providing “Advice for Life.” For more information about Apella, please visit www.apellawealth.com.

About Wealth Partners Capital Group

Wealth Partners Capital Group (“WPCG”) is a financial services holding company, which invests in and partners with select leading wealth management firms. WPCG supports its partners’ growth by providing capital, organic growth opportunities and strategic M&A expertise, identifying and evaluating wealth advisory practices for its partners to acquire and integrate. For more information, please visit www.wealthpcg.com.

Apella Wealth is an investment advisory firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm only transacts business in states where it is properly registered or excluded or exempted from registration requirements. Registration of an investment adviser does not imply any specific level of skill or training and does not constitute an endorsement of the firm by the SEC. The information here is provided for general information purposes only and should not be considered a recommendation or personalized investment advice.

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