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HK FINANCIAL SERVICES
HK FINANCIAL SERVICES. Honkamp Krueger and Company, Iowa's largest CPA firm was established by Arnold N. HONKAMP with HK Financial Services being an affiliate.
In 2020 the announcement was made that the affiliate had been purchased by Blucora, a Texas financial services company. The acquisition was structured as a $160 million stock purchase. At the time of the acquisition, the business employed an estimated one hundred people with seventy working in Dubuque. (1)
The announcement was made on January 6, 2021 that HK Financial Services were being renamed Avantx Planning Partners. The in-house retirement service formerly known as HK Financial Services Retirement Plan Services would be known as Avantax Retirement Plan Services. (2)
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Source:
1. "Dubuque-Based Firm to be Acquired by Texas Company for $160 Million," Telegraph Herald, January 8, 2020, p. 3A
2. "Dubuque-area Wealth Management Firm Rebranded," Telegraph Herald, January 6, 2021, p. 5A