The Nation's Leading Independent Brokerage Firm

LPL Financial is one of the nation's leading financial services companies and largest independent broker/dealer (based on total revenues, as reported in Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2009). Headquartered in Boston, Charlotte, and San Diego, LPL Financial and its affiliates offer industry-leading technology, training, service, and unbiased research to more than 12,000 financial advisors nationwide.

LPL Financial Understands You

Before LPL Financial advisors make investment recommendations, they first work to fully understand their clients' needs. Together, LPL Financial advisors and their clients analyze, evaluate, and plan for long-term capital accumulation and appreciation of assets, making use of a wide variety of investment products.

Serving You Nationwide

From California to Maine, Washington to Florida and everywhere in between, LPL Financial covers the country with more than 12,000 financial advisors in over 7,000 locally owned and operated branch offices. Collectively, these advisors help investors meet their financial goals by investing and managing more than $233.9 billion for them annually (as of December 31, 2008).

Helping You Build a Strong Financial Foundation

Client/Investor

• Individual and institutional investors nationwide, representing more than 3.5 million client accounts, rely on LPL Financial advisors to help them meet their investment goals.

• Provide professional advice and investment services including stocks & bonds, mutual funds, fee-based asset management, annuities, life insurance, direct investments, and fixed income
• Have no proprietary product influence
• Offer access to many of the nation's leading investment companies

• Full service, national independent brokerage firm with headquarters in Boston, Charlotte, and San Diego
• Provide service including trading and operations, product and market research, accounting, marketing, and compliance to LPL Financial advisors
• In 2008, celebrated its 40th year of helping financial advisors deliver quality investment advice
• Member of Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC); for explanatory brochure, please visit www.sipc.org

LPL Financial
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