SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that private client advisor John Duane and portfolio manager Gregory Giantsos have joined LPL Financial's high-net-worthfocused employee affiliation model, LPL Private Wealth Management, to launch BrookBridge Private Wealth based in Long Island, New York. The team reported having served approximately $700 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Bank of America Private Bank. A Brooklyn native ...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC, announced today that financial advisors with Northern Plains Financial have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. They reported serving approximately $225 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and join LPL from Cetera. Based in Grand Forks, N.D., the firm was founded in 2014 and is led by Michael Elsberry, CFP®, CRPC®, who has nearly 20 years of experience in financial services. In 2021, he was ...

LPL Financial (LPLA) considers acquisitions a core part of its business expansion strategy. In sync with it, the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Investment Center, Inc., a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser based in Bedminster, NJ. The acquisition will bring The Investment Center's 240 advisors and nearly $9 billion in assets under LPL Financial's umbrella, reinforcing its strategy of expanding its advisor network and enhancing offerings. The Investment Center's entrepr ...

Momentum investors typically don't time the market or "buy low and sell high." In other words, they avoid betting on cheap stocks and waiting long for them to recover. Instead, they believe that "buying high and selling higher" is the way to make far more money in lesser time. Who doesn't like betting on fast-moving trending stocks? But determining the right entry point isn't easy. Often, these stocks lose momentum once their valuation moves ahead of their future growth potential. In such a situation, inves ...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC (NASDAQ: LPLA) ("LPL Financial" or "LPL") today announced that the firm has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Investment Center, Inc., ("The Investment Center") a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser based in Bedminster, N.J. "The Investment Center fosters an entrepreneurial approach that has driven their success in reaching nearly $9 billion in assets," said Rich Steinmeier, managing director and chief growth office ...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC, announced today that financial advisor Kelly Compton has joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms, aligning with existing firm Client Centric Wealth Management, part of Upstream Investment Partners. He reported having served approximately $150 million in advisory and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL after owning his RIA, WCM Wealth Management, which custodied with Schwab Advisor Services. Based in San Antonio, Comp ...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC ("LPL Financial"), a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) (the "Company"), today released its monthly activity report for July 2024. Total advisory and brokerage assets at the end of July were $1.53 trillion, an increase of $31.5 billion, or 2.1%, compared to the end of June 2024. Total net new assets for July were $9.0 billion, translating to a 7.2% annualized growth rate. This included $0.6 billion of assets th ...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced today that over 30 financial advisors with Academy Financial, Inc., and PFG Advisors have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. Collectively, they reported serving approximately $4 billion in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and join LPL from Lincoln Financial, now part of Osaic. Headquartered in Lutherville, Md., Academy Financial was founded in 1992 by U.S. Military Academy g ...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Christina McConnell, CRC®, ADPA™, Laura Long, CRPC™, AWMA™, MBA, and Jay Tillman, CPWA®, CIMA®, CFP®, RICP®, CLU®, have joined LPL Financial's supported independence model, LPL Strategic Wealth Services (SW). The team reported having served approximately $375 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Wells Fargo Financial Advisors Network (FiNet). Based in Davidson, N.C. ...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Jason Walker, Vladimir Nikitenko, CFP®, H. Scott Braswell, Rosty Tkachenko and John Hydrick, CFP®, have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms, aligned with existing firm Integrated Financial Group (IFG). They reported serving approximately $615 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and join LPL from Lincoln, now part of Osaic. The Atlanta-based advisors are ...