LPL Expects to Keep 70 Percent of NPH Advisors
November 8, 2017 By Diana Britton, WealthManagement.com CEO Dan Arnold told investors he expects 70 percent of advisor production to move over in the first wave—but what is the bar for success? LPL Financial is on track to retain 70 percent of advisor production from National Planning Holdings after transitioning the first wave of advisors from the acquired independent broker/dealer, the company said during a conference call Wednesday morning, even though CEO Dan Arnold told investors that the earnings the company would realize, measured by EBITDA, would equal 80 percent. “Anytime you have a transaction, you’re putting potential assets in motion, it’s going to be a competitive environment,” Arnold said. “We also knew that this was a good quality property but that all advisors wouldn’t necessarily match up with us strategically. That said, we thought we...