Updated
Updated · PR Newswire · Jun 4
Cetera Adds Tupelo Wealth Partners With $490 Million in AUA After LPL Bought Commonwealth
Updated
Updated · PR Newswire · Jun 4

Cetera Adds Tupelo Wealth Partners With $490 Million in AUA After LPL Bought Commonwealth

1 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Jun 4

Summary

  • $490 million in assets under administration moved to Cetera as Tupelo Wealth Partners joined its Summit Financial Networks community from Harleysville, Pennsylvania.
  • LPL's acquisition of Commonwealth triggered the switch, with advisors Les Benzak, John Gallagher and Lynn Craig saying they sought a firm that matched Commonwealth's culture, leadership access and specialized support.
  • The team brings more than 75 years of combined experience and had expected to finish their careers at Commonwealth after previously spending decades at Lincoln Investment.
  • Cetera said Summit's technology, advisor services and advanced planning resources helped win the team, which recently added advisor Sage Bleakney and plans further expansion.

Insights

With 22% of its advisors gone, what is the real financial fallout of LPL's multi-billion dollar Commonwealth acquisition?
Are advisors fleeing giants creating a new wave of powerful, boutique-focused financial communities?
As giant firms acquire rivals, can a smaller firm's unique culture ever be truly preserved post-merger?