Accelerated Wealth Partners, a New York-based investment firm, has made its first investment with a minority stake in RIA Advisors, a Houston-based wealth management firm with $1.6 billion in assets under management.

RIA Advisors was founded in 2009 by CEO Connie Mack. The firm also includes Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, Director of Financial Planning Richard Rosso and Senior Financial Advisor Danny Ratliff. All four are partners in the firm, which AWP CEO and founder Eric Amar said was a draw in making the decision to invest.

“We like that, because they learn how to work with a partner, they learn how to make room for someone else’s opinion, and they learn how to support each other,” he said. “When I come into this…