LPL Financial
LPL Financial is one of the leading financial service provider in the United States. The company offers integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisory services for more than 12, 500 financial advisors. The company ranked 26th in the Top 40 Wealth Managers in America [3] and ranked no. 1 in the Top 50 Broker-Dealers ranked by number of representatives producing $100,000 to 499,000. [4] LPL Financial is trading at NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LPLA." In 2011, the company reported $3.5 billion revenue. It has more the 2,7000 employees in its offices located in Boston, Charlotte and San Diego. Mark Casady serves as Chaiman & CEO of the company. [5]
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| Type: | Public Company |
| Industry: | Financial Services |
| Founded: | 1989 |
| Headquarters: | 9785 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, CA 92121-1968 |
| Country: | USA |
| Employees: | more than 2,700 [1] |
| Revenue: | $3.5 billion (2011)[2] |
| Website: | lplfinancial.lpl.com |
| Facebook: | LPL Financial |
| LinkedIn: | LPL Financial |
| Twitter: |  Financial @LPL Financial
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| Key People | |
| Mark Casady, Chaiman & CEO | |
Services
LPL Financial provides the following services: [6]
- Independent Advisor Services- provides business consulting, development, management practice & training as well as marketing support for financial advisors interested to operate their own business.
- Institution Services- provides investment, advisory and insurance products to advisors and program managers of community and regional banks and credit unions, which they can offer to their clients.
- Custom Clearing Services- provides support for brokers/dealers at leading financial services companies.
Application for .lpl gTLD
The company is applying for the .lpl gTLD in support of its brand. It was reported that its application and the back-end registry services of the .lpl string will be handled by OpenRegistry. [7]