The Mather Group Expands Bay Area Presence Through $200M Pillar Wealth Acquisition 

Chicago-based registered investment advisor The Mather Group, LLC (TMG) has acquired Pillar Wealth Management Inc., a Walnut Creek, CA-based firm managing over $200 million in assets. This partnership marks TMG’s fourth acquisition in the San Francisco Bay Area and its 21st since 2018, reflecting the firm’s ongoing commitment to expanding its national footprint and enhancing services for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. 

Pillar Wealth Management, led by co-founders Hutch Ashoo and Chris Snyder, brings over 36 years of experience in providing customized investment management, retirement planning, tax strategies, and estate planning services. The firm is known for its in-depth, goals-based approach tailored to affluent clients with complex financial needs. 

“This partnership allows us to maintain our high-touch, boutique service model while gaining access to expanded resources and a broader platform to better serve our clients,” said Hutch Ashoo, Co-Founder and CEO of Pillar Wealth Management. Chris Snyder added, “TMG has a parallel philosophy to wealth management and a suite of services our high-net-worth clients will appreciate.” 

TMG, managing over $14 billion in assets as of March 31, 2025, operates 12 offices nationwide. The firm’s CEO, Jennifer des Groseilliers, stated, “Together, we’re uniquely positioned to help more clients build financial strategies rooted in what matters most—their values, their families, and their vision for the future. Because we believe true wealth management starts with why, not just how.” 

This acquisition follows TMG’s prior Bay Area expansions, including the 2022 acquisition of HC Financial Advisors in Lafayette, California.