Esther Stearns

• Power of the Platform

  By Kara P. Stapleton  |  June 1, 2008

  Schwab, Fidelity, and Pershing have a new competitor, now that LPL Financial has taken what many consider to be the next logical step as the...

• A New Entry With a Familiar Name Enters the Custody Business

  By Kara P. Stapleton  |  May 6, 2008

  LPL Financial has taken what might be considered the logical next step as the broker/dealer industry incresingly moves to the fee side of the business--becoming a custodian to non-affiliated RIAs as well as dually registered advisors. On May 5, LPL announced plans to roll out its new custodial venture in...

• LPL Financial Taps Feeney as CIO

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2008

  LPL Financial has named Chris Feeney as chief information officer. He reports to Esther Stearns, president and COO, and is responsible for overseeing the firm's...

• Solution Providers

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  April 1, 2007

  Today's changing financial services industry is faced with a stunning number of new challenges. But clearing firms -- duking it out in their ever-shrinking arena...

• Innovations in Clearing

  By R. Gina Renee  |  September 1, 2006

  Many reps well-seasoned in the business and moving full steam ahead into their high-net-worth practices focused on retiring boomers, will well remember the days when...