A Connecticut-based workforce managing about $750 million in shopper property is becoming a member of LPL from Lincoln Monetary. That is the newest in a number of Lincoln groups to hitch the big impartial dealer/vendor.
Summit Planning Group was based in 1995 and has workplaces in Branford and Glastonbury, Conn. The workforce consists of monetary advisors Brian Onofrio, David Knocz, Karl Zirolli, Jay Pinto, Frank Navario, Alison Gaffney and Ben Onofrio.
In line with Brian Onofrio, the workforce opted to maneuver to LPL as a result of it was a “steady companion” investing in capabilities and enterprise sources.
“We imagine LPL places our purchasers in a better-suited place as they search to maximise their returns and scale back dangers, all whereas receiving the next stage of service,” he mentioned concerning the deal.
In Could, Osaic, the community of dealer/sellers previously often known as Advisor Group, finalized its acquisition of the $115 billion Lincoln Monetary wealth enterprise. The agency deliberate to onboard greater than 1,400 advisors.
The acquisition got here as Osaic was trying to roll its eight legacy manufacturers, together with American Portfolios, FSC Securities, Infinex Investments, Royal Alliance Associates, SagePoint Monetary, Securities America, Triad Advisors and Woodbury Monetary Companies, underneath single branding inside two years.
Groups from Lincoln started transferring to LPL shortly after the Osaic deal was initially introduced, and the strikes have continued after the deal’s closing.
These embody Brian Pflaum, an Alabama-based advisor with $345 million in property who joined LPL and rebranded to TPG Personal Wealth. Moreover, a workforce based mostly in Lubbock, Texas, with about $140 million in property, joined Lincoln from LPL shortly earlier than the acquisition.
Pilot Monetary, a big community of 105 advisors with $4.6 billion in managed property, additionally opted to maneuver its enterprise to LPL from Lincoln Monetary in Could, shortly after the deal closed. The N.C.-based enterprise was based in 2001 and affiliated with Lincoln till the transfer to LPL. The agency now operates as an workplace of supervisory jurisdiction for LPL.
Ryan Rayburn was one other advisor who opted to maneuver to LPL Monetary after the Lincoln/Osaic deal was introduced. Rayburn leads Strategic Wealth Companions, a Dallas-based workforce with about $860 million in managed property, a six-member workers and a further workplace in Minden, La.
In an interview with WealthManagement.com, Rayburn mentioned he was “completely happy” with Lincoln and was stunned to obtain an electronic mail final yr concerning the sale to Osaic. He began his due diligence on Osaic and its opponents; he didn’t wish to land the place disruption was doubtless, and Osaic’s personal fairness possession gave him pause, as they might choose to slim down companies in pursuit of maximizing income.
He mentioned one of many causes he landed with LPL was its measurement; he didn’t envision the behemoth IBD could be purchased any time quickly.
“I believe it’s simply the character of the consolidation impact we’re seeing in dealer/sellers,” he mentioned. “We’re going to finish up within the not-too-distant future with just some completely different locations to go to. You wish to be with one of many larger gamers, and also you wish to be with somebody who invests lots in tech.”
