NPH SII INVEST

LPL Financial Completes NPH Acquisition and Welcomes Top Firms from INVEST and SII

LPL Financial

LPL Financial today announced the names of select top National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH) firms—those from INVEST Financial Corporation and SII Investments, Inc. —that chose to join LPL. Each firm reported that, based on prior business*, it served more than $500 million of client brokerage and advisory assets.

Firms and their approximate respective assets served*, as of a recent date prior to joining LPL, include:

$1B+

  • Advisors Southeastern Alliance, Atlanta
  • Central Trust Bank, Jefferson City, Mo.
  • Community Investment Services Inc., Canton, N.Y.
  • Johnson Bank, Racine, Wis.
  • Life Brokerage Financial Group, Clearwater, Fla.

$500M-$999M

  • Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Bethpage, N.Y.
  • Christopher Edwards Financial Associates, Chester, N.J.  
  • Fross & Fross Wealth Management, The Villages, Fla.
  • Logix Federal Credit Union, Burbank, Calif.
  • Members 1st Federal Credit Union, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
  • Oak Partners, Crown Point, Ind.
  • Parsons Financial Associates, Concord, N.H.
  • R Group Financial Marketing Inc., Eagan, Minn.
  • United Community Banks Inc., Blairsville, Ga.  

“On behalf of all of us at LPL, we warmly welcome these firms to the LPL family,” said Bill Morrissey, LPL managing director and divisional president, Business Development. “It has been exciting to get to know these teams and their businesses. We are invested in their success and look forward to connecting them with our advisory tools, technology tools and other capabilities so they can further differentiate their practices and deliver enhanced value to clients. We extend our thanks to each new advisor for giving us the opportunity to serve their business.”

NPH assets were purchased by LPL as part of a previously announced transaction in August 2017.

NPH firms with over $500 million in assets —those from Investment Centers of America, Inc. and National Planning Corporation — were announced previously.

*Each firm’s asset number represents the aggregate asset numbers reported by the advisors to their respective firms, are based on prior business, include both brokerage and advisory assets, and have not been independently and fully verified by LPL Financial.

The information in this press release is not intended to update or change any of the information, including information about recruiting results, previously publicly disclosed by LPL Financial.

LPL Financial and the Advisor Firms listed are separate entities. 

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