LPL Financial Services

• Sowing Good Works

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2006

  Philanthropy is very trendy right now. Think of Warren Buffett's decision to give away around $37 billion worth of his hard-earned Berkshire Hathaway stock to...

• Stretched

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2006

  Broker/dealers today are feeling the pull of many masters. On one side, what B/Ds can charge customers for services seems to continually decrease. Tugging at...

• Pick Three

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2006

  It's not easy to change your broker/dealer. When readers cast their ballot for the magazine's annual Broker/Dealers of the Year honors (voting in June; results...

• Balancing Act

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2006

  What a remarkable time these last few years have been for independent broker/dealers. The markets have recovered from a bubble, a crash, a grinding bear...

• Ownership Shift at LPL

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2005

  In a move that allows the founders to diversify their holdings and appraises one of the largest U.S. independent broker/dealers at $2.5 billion, Linsco/Private Ledger...

• LPL Sells Majority of Firm to Private Equity Groups

  By Staff Writer  |  November 1, 2005

  Financial planning not only for people; firms do it too

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  The First Annual IA 25: 2003

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 1, 2003

  Listing the most influential people within any profession is a daunting task, but the job is particularly difficult within financial planning, where fierce independence is...

• Breaking Free

  By Staff Writer  |  May 2, 2002

  Casting off the chains of commissions is a process