LPL Financial looks set to benefit as more people seek independent, advice-first help with their money, and as advisors keep moving onto bigger platforms that can handle the back office. But the business can swing with interest-rate changes and rising compliance demands, so the path to steadier profits may be bumpier than it seems.Read more
Catalysts About LPL Financial Holdings LPL Financial Holdings is an independent wealth management platform that supports financial advisers, institutions and their clients with advisory, brokerage and related services. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Read more
Catalysts About LPL Financial Holdings LPL Financial Holdings provides brokerage and advisory platforms that support independent financial advisers, institutions and affiliated wealth businesses. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Read more
LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at institutions in the United States. The company’s brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, alternative investments, retirement and 529 education savings plans, and insurance; and client cash programs consist of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured bank sweep vehicles, and a client cash and money market account. It also provides fee-based platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain options strategies, unit investment trusts, institutional money managers, and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, the company offers retirement solutions for commission and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, it provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services for estates and families; an advisor-facing trading and portfolio rebalancing platform; insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, including proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.
