| LPL Financial's IPO & Its Impact: Beating the Brokerage Competition |
| By Janet Levaux |
| With some 12,000 advisors, LPL Financial is the fifth-largest U.S. broker-dealer. Its IPO and growth plans could allow it to surpass its larger wirehouse rivals (Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo) within a year or two, experts say. more… |
| LPL Financial's Prospectus: Behind the Numbers |
| By Kathleen McBride |
| Unique independent brokerage model could be promising; there's some debt and questions, as for all firms, about the effect of regulatory reform.
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| LPL Financial's IPO: Rep Reaction |
| By Robert F. Keane and Marlene Y. Satter |
| How some key LPL-affiliated reps are responding to the B/D's plans
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| LPL Financial's IPO: Stock Market Overview |
| By Joyce Hanson |
| The number of IPOs so far has surged, comparing favorably to 2007's rate
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| LPL Financial's IPO: Recruiting Implications |
| By Marlene Y. Satter |
| What recruiters are saying about the independent broker-dealer's plans.
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| LPL Financial's IPO: An In-Depth Look from Expert Palaveev |
| By Michael S. Fischer |
| The pros and cons of LPL's size, assessed by broker-industry guru Philip Palaveev.
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