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LPL Financial Celebrates its Growing Network of Women in Wealth Management

LPL Financial Celebrates its Growing Network of Women in Wealth Management

Representing the largest community of female financial advisors in the industry, LPL’s sixth annual Achieve Conference unites a community of successful wealth management professionals

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- , a leader in the wealth management industry, hosted its annual Achieve conference last week in Washington, D.C., an invitation-only leadership conference for LPL’s growing community of women advisors. During the conference, the company announced significant progress in expanding its network of women advisors, reflecting the breadth of its affiliation models that provide ideal fits for women advisors who are starting, scaling and succeeding in the industry.

With over 5,400 registered representatives who identify as women, LPL is significantly outpacing other firms. This achievement underscores LPL’s commitment to nurturing female talent in finance. In 2024, the firm has welcomed 547 new female advisors, increasing its total number of women advisors by 10% compared to the previous year.

At the conference, LPL Financial Chief Executive Officer Rich Steinmeier reiterated the firm’s commitment to supporting the continued success of this expanding network, noting, “Our industry is much better served when more women become advisors and bring their unique perspectives to building long-term client relationships through personalized financial advice. At LPL, we’re proud to support the largest network of women advisors, championing their success and fostering a community that thrives together in every life stage of their business.”

In addition to sessions on wealth management and business development, Achieve attendees toured Capitol Hill and met with lawmakers, heard from keynote speaker and negotiation expert Alex Carter, and celebrated LPL’s 2024 cohort of Rising Stars. Launched in 2018, recognizes women financial advisors and program managers who are delivering accelerated business growth and are next-gen leaders in a high-performing practice, program or institution. The following 20 women were honored at Achieve:

  • Kristin Afelumo

    HerPlanning
  • Courtney Callas

    Armstrong Wealth Management
  • Kelli Gargasz

    Client Centric Financial Advisors
  • Rachel Betzwieser

    Compass Financial Group
  • Rachel Dick

    Growtrust Partners
  • Emily Jameson

    Barney Financial Services
  • Crystal Bowles

    Financial Advice & Consulting, LLC
  • Danielle Durham Chan-Pong

    Allen & Company
  • Miranda Kimball

    VyStar Investment Services
  • Amanda King

    Don P. Quint & Associates
  • Taylor Mavrakos

    MFP Financial Services, Taylored Wealth Management
  • Abigail F. Wade

    R.M. Wade & Company, LTD.
  • Sarah Kosmerl

    Blue Heron Financial Group
  • Kathryn Murphy

    EPM Financial
  • Elizabeth Wertz

    Elements Wealth Management
  • Elise Levy

    Legacy Wealth Planning
  • Katrina Ridgeway

    Benchmark Wealth Management
  • Christina Zins

    Summit Wealth Management Group
  • Nickie Maia

    Delta Community

    Retirement & Investment

    Services
  • Alissa Todd

    The Wealth Consulting Group
 

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace, LPL supports more than 28,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,200 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $1.7 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of 6 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit.

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