BKD Wealth Advisors makes Forbes list

By doubling its assets managed the last decade, Springfield-based BKD Wealth Advisors LLC is one of the Top 100 registered investment advisory firms in the nation, according to Forbes.

BKD Wealth Advisors placed 57th on the the Forbes/RIA Channel 2016 annual ranking of the Top 100 RIA Firms by asset growth over the last decade, according to a news release.

During the 10-year timeframe, BKD Wealth Advisors’ assets under management grew by 134 percent to $2.5 billion.

Leawood, Kansas-based Creative Planning topped the list with 10-year asset growth of 5,554 percent to $20.8 million. Three other Missouri firms ranked on the Top 100:
    •    Kansas City-based Vantage Investment, 13th with 10-year asset growth of 628 percent to $3.6 billion;
    •    St. Louis-based Plancorp, 27th with 10-year growth of 234 percent to $3 billion; and
    •    Clayton-based Matter Family Office, 36th with 10-year growth of 373 percent to $2.2 billion.