LPL Financial Holdings

LPL Financial is a leading independent broker-dealer and retail investment advisory firm in the United States, established in 1989 through the merger of two brokerage firms. Headquartered in San Diego, with additional offices in Boston and Charlotte, LPL Financial serves a vast network of more than 13,300 independent financial advisors. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services designed to empower these advisors, including technology solutions, brokerage platforms, compliance support, and practice management resources. With a commitment to transparency, LPL Financial does not create its own investment products, allowing its advisors to offer unbiased financial advice across various services, including equities, bonds, mutual funds, and insurance. The firm also emphasizes corporate social responsibility, focusing on environmental sustainability, community engagement, and diversity initiatives. LPL Financial's workforce of approximately 2,900 employees supports its advisors and clients across multiple sectors, enhancing their ability to meet investment goals effectively.

Michael Cohen

Senior Research Analyst

Cory Triolo

Executive Vice President

6 past transactions

BlazePortfolio

Acquisition in 2020
Blaze Portfolio Systems, LLC, based in Chicago and incorporated in 2005, specializes in Software-as-a-Service technology for investment professionals. As a subsidiary of LPL Financial LLC, Blaze Portfolio provides web-based solutions for tax-optimized portfolio rebalancing and trade order management. Its flagship platform, ATOM Align, enhances the trading process by offering features such as real-time order management, trade compliance, and automated order blocking, facilitating electronic trading across various asset types like stocks, ETFs, and fixed income. The platform supports both customized and scalable rebalancing workflows, including household location optimization and tax harvesting, making it a valuable tool for wealth managers, investment advisors, and multi-family offices seeking to improve efficiency and compliance in their trading operations.

Lucia Securities

Acquisition in 2020
Lucia Securities, LLC is an investment advisory firm based in San Diego, California. The company provides a diverse array of financial services, including brokerage and retirement accounts, as well as investment options such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and annuities. Additionally, Lucia Securities specializes in alternative investments and capital markets, catering to individuals, affluent families, and business owners seeking comprehensive financial advice. Their expertise extends to custody services, ensuring clients receive tailored support to meet their financial goals.

AdvisoryWorld

Acquisition in 2018
AdvisoryWorld, Inc. specializes in providing comprehensive portfolio analytics and investment planning technology tailored for financial professionals, including Registered Investment Advisors, wealth managers, and broker-dealers. Founded in 1987 and based in Sherman Oaks, California, the company offers a suite of software solutions that include asset allocation, multi-security modeling, cash flow analysis, and Monte Carlo simulations. Its integrated capital engine (ICE) facilitates portfolio management and includes tools for performance measurement, risk analysis, and optimization. Additionally, AdvisoryWorld provides resources for security screening, investment analysis, and proposal generation, enabling professionals to leverage Modern Portfolio Theory metrics such as Alpha and Sharpe Ratio. The firm also offers databases covering various asset classes, mutual funds, and securities, enhancing the decision-making process for its clients. AdvisoryWorld operates as a subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. as of December 2018.

National Planning Holdings

Acquisition in 2017
National Planning Holdings is a broker-dealer network that provides financial advisory services to small businesses. The company operates as the holding entity for several independent broker-dealers, including INVEST Financial Corporation, Investment Centers of America, National Planning Corporation, and SII Investments. National Planning Holdings offers comprehensive brokerage services that include practice management and business strategy, allowing its clients to access a wide range of high-quality products and services designed to meet their financial needs.

Seagate Technology

Post in 2016
Seagate offers consumers and businesses with data storage solutions to create, share, and preserve digital content. It designs, develops, and manufactures external and internal hard disk drives and associated software products. It sells its disk drives primarily to major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, and retailers. The company produces a range of disk drive products addressing enterprise applications, where its products are designed for enterprise servers, mainframes, and workstations; client compute applications, where its products are designed for desktop and notebook computers; and client non-compute applications, where its products are designed for a range of end user devices such as digital video recorders (DVRs), personal data backup systems, portable external storage systems, and digital media systems. In addition to manufacturing and selling disk drives, it provides data storage services for small- to medium-sized businesses, including online backup, data protection, and recovery.

Fortigent

Acquisition in 2012
Provider of wealth management solutions and consulting services. The company provides wealth management and consulting services to independent advisors, banks and trust companies.
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