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LPL Financial is about creating choices

There are a number of reasons why successful bank-affiliated financial advisors consider independence. Chief among them is obtaining greater control over the future direction of their practices. At LPL Financial, you have the benefit of two choices, each of which is compelling for a specific reason. If your goal is to become an independent financial advisor, LPL Financial is well-equipped to provide you with the technology and infrastructure you need to succeed. If you want to remain affiliated with a financial institution but want to eliminate the pressure to sell proprietary products, LPL Financial Institution Services provide this opportunity too.

Become an independent advisor

As an independent financial advisor with LPL Financial, you can tailor your practice to emphasize the area(s) of expertise in which you choose to specialize, from personalized investment solutions to trust and estate planning and more. LPL Financial provides unbiased research, asset management services, quality non-proprietary products, self-clearing capabilities and the ability to do business under LPL Financial's name or your own DBA.  

Our steadfast commitment to your business provides the support you seek and the flexible products and services you need to attract and retain key clients. We offer some of the most flexible and sophisticated investment advisory programs, tools and planning software available in the industry today. And we offer deep resources to assist you every step of the way in strategically building a sustainable and ultimately salable practice.

  • LPL Financial offers a wide range of sophisticated financial planning tools, providing solutions from the simplest to the most complicated client situations
  • Our advisors have access to a robust lineup of alternative investments and broad choice among non-proprietary investment and advisory platforms
  • Our acclaimed research capabilities are unsurpassed in the industry today
  • LPL Financial provides the best combination of centralized and de-centralized decision making that enables your practice to optimize its growth
  • Fully-engaged and dedicated relationship managers are focused on your practice from transition to ongoing training, to providing a diverse array of business building services

Why consider LPL Financial self-clearing services?

Unlike other clearing environments, the LPL Financial system is dedicated to clearing trades for our network of independent financial advisors and financial institutions. Straight-through processing is always our top priority. So you can be confident your trades will receive the priority handling they deserve.

  • Trades are cleared quickly and efficiently, utilizing a proprietary, front-end platform
  • The economics of self-clearing have allowed LPL Financial to significantly lower expenses
  • Leveraging cutting-edge technology and economies of scale, the LPL Financial model can provide you with better price points for your clients’ trades
  • A single-point-of-contact means if any problems arise, they can be resolved in a timely fashion

Join LPL Financial Institution Services

The benefits of becoming an advisor with an LPL Financial-affiliated financial institution also have considerable appeal. The clientele of banks and Savings and Loans provide an excellent lead base for advisors desirous of building a book of business within the environment of an established financial institution.

LPL Financial also offers solutions for bank-affiliated advisors simply seeking a reliable solution for clearing trades. LPL Financial is one of the few independent self-clearing brokerage firms in the nation, processing all trades and operations in a single location.

Choose Your Next Move Carefully

LPL Financial Institution Services has an unparalleled dedication to supporting the needs of financial advisors and empowering them to build the best possible practices within banks and credit unions. We accomplish this goal by ensuring that our financial advisors have the tools and support to recognize and realize their fullest potential. Your success is the measuring stick by which we judge our own results and performance.

This focus is reflected in our commitment to an independent distribution model, which means that financial advisors are free from pressure to sell proprietary products and are able to choose from a range of providers that offer clients the most appropriate solutions for their needs. Our commitment to you also manifests itself in our culture of continuous improvement, where no level of success or service is ever good enough for our partners. Whatever your motivation, when it's time to seek a more strategic partner in securing your future, it's time to consider LPL Financial.

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