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LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is a wealth management and investment advice company that operates in the financial advisor–mediated marketplace. Through LPL Financial LLC and related entities, the firm supports tens of thousands of financial advisors and the wealth management programs of numerous financial institutions, servicing and custodying brokerage and advisory assets for millions of Americans.
This news page highlights LPLA-related developments, reflecting how the company grows and manages its platform. Readers can find coverage of advisor teams and firms choosing to join LPL’s broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor platform or its employee advisor channel, including practices such as Oak Bridge Financial, Rand, Williams & Associates and Forest Lake Wealth Partners. These stories illustrate why advisors transition to LPL, often citing autonomy, technology capabilities, operational flexibility and support.
News items also include leadership and governance updates, such as appointments of senior executives in areas like supervision, service, legal and corporate strategy, as well as the election of independent directors to the board. In addition, LPL issues releases on its earnings release schedule, monthly activity metrics and research publications like the firm’s 2026 Outlook, which provides a data-driven view of the economic and market environment.
Investors, advisors and other interested readers can use this page to follow recurring themes in LPL’s news flow, including advisor recruitment, corporate strategy, board composition, regulatory and legal leadership, and platform growth indicators. By reviewing these updates over time, users gain insight into how LPL manages its wealth management platform and supports the advisors and institutions that rely on its services.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that advisor Tom Madigan joined the Thimble Island Private Wealth team on February 19, 2026, affiliating via LPL Strategic Wealth.
Madigan brings ~$300 million in client assets, 25 years of experience, and transitions from UBS to LPL’s broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) and Simplicity Group announced a strategic relationship effective May 1, 2026 that names Simplicity as LPL's preferred Brokerage General Agency. The agreement transfers LPL's internal Insurance Associates business to Simplicity and gives advisors access to Simplicity's technology, wholesale support, and advanced planning expertise.
The partnership aims to create a unified advisor experience and expand insurance capabilities for LPL's ~32,000 advisors and their clients, while LPL continues to support advisor choice and reinvest in its core product ecosystem. LPL reports servicing approximately $2.4 trillion in assets.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that Jason Mochi of Shoreline Private Wealth Management joined LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platforms effective Feb. 17, 2026. Mochi brings over 30 years of experience and approximately $275 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets, joining from Morgan Stanley.
The Shoreline team, including Client Relationship Manager Janet Waller, cited LPL’s scale, platform strength, technology and independence as reasons for the move. LPL services over 32,000 advisors and custodians approximately $2.4 trillion in assets.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that advisors Curt Pederson and Britt Saylor of Sound Wealth joined LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platforms on February 12, 2026. The team brings approximately $420 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and 40 years of combined experience.
Based in the Seattle and Phoenix areas, Sound Wealth serves high-net-worth families with complex planning needs and cited LPL’s open architecture, customizable technology and AI capabilities as key reasons for the move.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that the advisors of Wealth Innovations, LLC have joined LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platform effective February 3, 2026. The Richmond, Va. team reported serving approximately $200 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and joins LPL from Osaic.
The team focuses on retirement planning for clients near retirement and will use LPL’s integrated technology, planning tools and compliance support to maintain independence and scale their advisory practice.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) reported strong 4Q25 and full-year 2025 results, driven by asset growth and margin improvement. 4Q25 adjusted EPS rose 23% to $5.23 and gross profit was $1.54B (+26%). Total assets reached $2.4T (+36% YoY) with organic net new assets of $23B in the quarter and $147B for the year.
Full-year adjusted EPS rose 22% to $20.09 while GAAP net income fell 22% to $863M. Board declared a $0.30 per-share dividend payable March 24, 2026.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that 6,200 LPL-affiliated advisors have earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designation as of December 31, 2025, the most of any firm in the industry. The milestone highlights LPL’s emphasis on planning-led advice and its investments in integrated planning technology, paraplanning and high-net-worth services that connect into its ClientWorks advisor platform. The firm supports over 32,000 advisors and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced on January 27, 2026 that advisors Breanne Bovara, CPWA, and Derrick Petry, CFA, have joined Linsco by LPL to launch Moto Wealth Partners. The team joins from Fifth Third Private Bank and reported serving approximately $2 billion in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets for their prior firm. Based in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, Moto Wealth Partners focuses on high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families and emphasizes planning-first, boutique wealth advice. LPL highlighted its scale, technology and integrated planning resources as the rationale for the affiliation. LPL currently supports over 32,000 advisors and custodians approximately $2.3 trillion in assets.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that advisors Jeffrey J. Wilson, CFP, and Michael Sadowski, CFP, of Wilson Peak Wealth Management have joined LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platforms and will leverage Private Advisor Group infrastructure. The Upper Saddle River, NJ team reported serving approximately $150 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and joined from Wells Fargo Advisors. The team offers tax and estate planning, comprehensive financial planning, and will operate with greater autonomy and technology access at LPL.
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) announced that the advisors of Oak Bridge Financial, LLC have joined LPL’s broker-dealer and RIA platform effective Jan. 14, 2026. Oak Bridge, based in Houston and founded in 2007 by Peter Goudeau Jr. and Larry Boyd, reported approximately $230 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets and transitioned from Ameriprise. The team serves clients nationwide and emphasizes independence, in-house portfolio management, and data-driven advice. LPL highlighted its open-architecture technology and infrastructure as key reasons Oak Bridge chose the platform. LPL reported supporting over 32,000 advisors and custodying ~$2.3 trillion in client assets.