About LPL Financial

LPL Financial was founded with a pioneering vision - to help entrepreneurial financial advisors establish successful businesses through which they could offer truly independent financial guidance and advice. Today, LPL Financial is the largest independent broker/dealer supporting more than 11,000 financial advisors nationwide.

Providing Americans with investment advise has never been more important than now. At LPL Financial, we help financial professionals manage the complexities of running successful organizations by providing our advisors with access to:

• Leading-edge tools and technologies
• Independent investment research
• Dedicated service and training
• Open product architecture offering investment and insurance solutions

By tailoring our programs and services to the unique needs of our advisor partners, we help them stay focused on their core areas of expertise, while enabling them to provide outstanding service and strategies to their clients. Being 100% committed to the success of the financial professionals we serve is what has helped LPL Financial become one of the leading diversified financial services organizations in the country, with headquarters in Boston, San Diego, and Charlotte.

* Based on revenues, as reported by Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2008.