How many Commonwealth advisors left LPL? New report shows slew of exits.

LPL Financial’s acquisition of Commonwealth last year sparked a recruiting frenzy for rival firms.

LPL Might Not Retain 90% of Commonwealth Advisors. Why That’s Not Necessarily a Problem

LPL Financial purchased Commonwealth Financial Network last year, with a retention rate goal of 90%, a target that has been ...
InvestmentNews

LPL, Raymond James, big winners in advisor recruiting in 2025: report

According to a note Monday from Wolfe Research, the biggest net gainers last year of financial advisors were: LPL Financial, ...

Cetera Welcomes Veteran Commonwealth Advisor Jamie Hatfield with Approximately $170 Million in AUA

Cetera welcomes longtime independent financial advisor Jamie Hatfield who transferred to Cetera from Commonwealth Financial Network where he had been affiliated for 13 years. Based in Northern ...

Wells Fargo recruits $1.3 billion Commonwealth team

KBK Wealth Management is the latest firm to exit the independent broker-dealer following its acquisition by LPL Financial.
Seeking Alpha

LPL Financial Closes Its Acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) (NASDAQ: LPLA), together with its subsidiaries, including LPL Financial LLC, announced the closing of its acquisition of ...
Business Wire

Commonwealth Financial Network Partners with Messina College, Creating Career Paths for First-Generation College Students

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Commonwealth Financial Network®, a national RIA dedicated to providing financial advisors with holistic, integrated business solutions, has initiated a new partnership ...
Financial Planning

As LPL acquisition looms, Commonwealth pulls another team from Osaic

Commonwealth Financial Network's approaching acquisition by LPL Financial isn't deterring new recruits, as evidenced by its addition of yet another substantial advisory practice. Processing Content ...
Morningstar

Commonwealth Chooses Wealth.com to Deliver Estate Planning Platform Access to Network of Advisors

Wealth.com, the leading end-to-end estate planning platform, today announced it has been selected by Commonwealth Financial Network® (“Commonwealth”) as an estate planning solution for its more than 2 ...
Financial Planning

What LPL, Atria layoffs say about the firm's M&A strategies

Even as LPL commits to keeping Commonwealth Financial Network mostly intact after buying it later this year, it is pruning its executive and back-office ranks in its home office and its Atria ...
InvestmentNews

Breakaway advisor praises smooth, 'no BS' exit from Commonwealth

Commonwealth Financial Network advisors considering defecting from the firm amid its $2.7 billion sale to independent broker-dealer giant LPL Financial could depart knowing their former network will ...
Business Wire

Service Excellence Propels Commonwealth to Twelfth Consecutive #1 Ranking from J.D. Power for Independent Advisor Satisfaction

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Commonwealth Financial Network ®, a national RIA dedicated to providing financial advisors with holistic, integrated business solutions, ranks “#1 in Independent ...