LPL Financial Holdings Inc. operates a wealth management platform for financial advisors, broker-dealer representatives, registered investment advisers and financial institutions. News about LPLA centers on advisor and team affiliations, broker-dealer and RIA platform growth, custody and advisory asset trends, and affiliation models such as Linsco and LPL Independent Advisor Network.
Company updates also cover quarterly financial results, organic and recruited asset flows, client cash balances, capital and liquidity measures, dividends, technology and practice-management services, investment solutions, and advisor support programs such as its military deployment practice continuation framework.
LPL Financial (LPLA) announced that financial advisor Jeneen Slack, CFP®, CDFA®, founder and partner of Northstar Financial Advisors, has joined its broker-dealer and RIA platform, bringing more than $270 million in reported client assets as of year-end 2025. Slack, who has nearly 20 years of industry experience and was previously affiliated with Raymond James, is based in Danville, California and serves clients across the Bay Area. Northstar focuses on personalized financial advice, with particular expertise in divorce-related planning and community education through workshops, retirement programs and client events.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that advisors Ryan Lewis, Dan Hocking and Steve Braatz have joined its Linsco by LPL Financial employee advisor model to launch ClearHaven Wealth Management in Minnesota. The team reported serving approximately $395 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets as of end 2025.
ClearHaven focuses on high-net-worth and multigenerational families, particularly clients approaching or in retirement. The practice is supported by Cade Nelson and Nikki Hocking. According to LPL, the team chose Linsco for advisor autonomy, branding flexibility, and access to LPL's technology, infrastructure and support, while avoiding the full operational burden of running an independent business.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that financial advisors Pat and James Gilbert of Preferred Financial Group have joined LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platforms, bringing approximately $230 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets from Harbour Investments. Based in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan, the multigenerational father‑son team focuses on pre-retirees, retirees and younger households, emphasizing relationship-based, personalized financial planning. LPL highlighted that it now supports more than 32,000 financial advisors and services about $2.6 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets for roughly 8 million Americans.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) appointed Jonathan Lewis as managing director, chief technology and information officer, reporting to Greg Gates, who assumes the title of group managing director, chief product and technology officer. Lewis will oversee architecture, engineering, infrastructure and development across the firm’s technology platform.
According to LPL Financial, Lewis brings over 20 years of financial services technology leadership, including roles at Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan, and will help advance AI, platform modernization and the LPL Latitude technology experience for advisors and clients.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that Conte Wealth Advisors (CWA), a third-generation family-owned advisory firm based in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, has joined its broker-dealer and RIA platform. CWA reported serving approximately $1.6 billion in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets*, moving to LPL from Cambridge Investment Research.
CWA, led by financial advisor Tony Conte, supports 24 advisors across multiple states and focuses on business owners and high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients through a planning-first approach. According to LPL Financial, the firm chose LPL for its technology, advisor support resources, scale and perceived cultural alignment. LPL Financial reports supporting more than 32,000 financial advisors and servicing approximately $2.6 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of about 8 million Americans.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) reported July 2026 monthly metrics, with total client assets of $2.55 trillion, down 0.6% month over month but up 31.3% year over year. Advisory assets rose to 60.6% of total assets, compared with 55.5% a year earlier.
Total organic net new assets were $7.4 billion in July, a 3.5% annualized growth rate, including $10.2 billion advisory inflows and $2.8 billion brokerage outflows. Total client cash balances were $54.3 billion, down $2.6 billion or 4.6% from June but up 9.7% year over year. Bank sweep balances were $51.8 billion, decreasing 4.3% month over month and increasing 16.7% year over year. Net buying activity reached $14.7 billion in July.
LPL Financial Holdings (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that financial advisors Paul McCutchen and Jarod Wesson of McCutchen Wesson Wealth Advisors have joined LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platform from Edward Jones. The Marion, Arkansas-based team reported serving approximately $190 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and works with business owners, professionals, retirees, multigenerational families, and agriculture-related clients across the Mid-South.
According to LPL Financial, the advisors chose LPL for its broader investment solutions, planning capabilities, and flexibility to design an independent practice. LPL reports supporting more than 32,000 advisors, approximately 1,100 financial institutions and servicing about $2.6 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets for roughly 8 million Americans.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that advisor Chris Stockton, CEPA, founder of Guidepost Wealth Management in Stillwater, Oklahoma, has joined LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platform. Stockton reported serving approximately $160 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins from Edward Jones.
Guidepost Wealth Management focuses on individuals, families, business owners and retirees, emphasizing personal guidance through major life transitions. According to LPL, the firm supports more than 32,000 advisors and about $2.6 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets across approximately 8 million Americans.
LPL Financial Holdings (Nasdaq: LPLA) concluded its Focus 2026 annual client conference in San Diego, emphasizing how its scale, research capabilities and integrated platform support advisor and client growth. Leaders highlighted investments in AI-powered workflows, service modernization and unified advisor experiences aimed at simplifying operations and freeing more time for client service.
Sessions led by President and CFO Matt Audette, Chief Investment Officer Marc Zabicki and Chief Growth Officer Marc Cohen underscored LPL’s focus on combining technology, institutional-quality research and flexible affiliation models so advisors across channels can maintain independence, personalize advice and leverage the firm’s infrastructure and $2.6 trillion of client assets.
LPL Financial Holdings (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that advisors Matt Roberts and Kent Voges have joined Frontline Investment Advisors, powered by 15 Wealth, affiliating through LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platforms. The Tampa-based team reported serving approximately $350 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins from Valic Financial Advisors, now Corebridge Financial.
Roberts and Voges bring more than six decades of combined experience serving multigenerational families, supported operationally by Carol Gray. According to LPL Financial, the move leverages LPL’s technology, open-architecture platform and 15 Wealth’s operational infrastructure. LPL reports supporting over 32,000 advisors and servicing about $2.6 trillion in client assets.