Brad Neal attends national conference of LPL Financial

[August 26, 2011]  Brad Neal and staff recently attended focus11, a leading financial services industry conference, hosted by LPL Financial.

The Aug. 7-10 conference in Chicago was one of the industry's largest gatherings of independent financial advisers and is its premier sales and education event. Approximately 5,000 attendees from around the country assembled for the opportunity to learn new strategies and skills, expand knowledge in numerous product areas, and network with peers and industry experts.

They also heard from influential speakers who addressed current events and financial industry trends. The speakers included Condoleezza Rice, 66th United States secretary of state; Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Co.; and Sir Ken Robinson, author of "Out of Our Minds."

Additionally, through the hundreds of business sessions, technology training sessions and continuing education classes at this event, LPL Financial advisers gained valuable knowledge to help them continually improve the service they offer to clients and operate their independent practices more efficiently.

Bill Dwyer, president of national sales and marketing for LPL Financial, noted that the conference's theme, "A Focus on the Future," speaks to the current economic outlook and its opportunities and challenges for advisers and their clients.

Dwyer said: "Our enduring mission at LPL Financial is to support our independent advisers as they help their clients reach their life goals. We believe our ability to enable the delivery of objective and conflict-free advice through trusted local advisers is critical in this ongoing effort."

Unlike many brokerage firms, LPL Financial does not develop its own proprietary investment products, so the unbiased advice given by its advisers is based solely on individual client needs.

According to Financial Planning magazine, LPL Financial is the nation's No. 1 independent broker-dealer, based on total revenues June 1996-2011.

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About LPL Financial:

LPL Financial is a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Investment Holdings Inc. LPL Financial and its affiliates offer proprietary technology, comprehensive clearing and compliance services, practice management programs and training, and independent research to over 12,600 financial advisers and approximately 750 financial institutions. Additionally, LPL Financial supports over 4,000 financial advisers who are affiliated and licensed with insurance companies with customized clearing, advisory platforms and technology solutions. LPL Financial and its affiliates have approximately 2,700 employees with employees and offices in Boston, Charlotte, and San Diego. For more information, visit http://lplfinancial.lpl.com/.

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