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Organization and Description of the Company
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Description of the Company ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (“LPLFH”), a Delaware holding corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at institutions (collectively, “advisors”) in the United States. Through its custody and clearing platform, using both proprietary and third-party technology, the Company provides access to diversified financial products and services, enabling its advisors to offer personalized financial advice and brokerage services to retail investors (their “clients”). The Company’s most significant, wholly owned subsidiaries are described below:
LPL Holdings, Inc. (“LPLH” or “Parent”) is an intermediate holding company and directly or indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding common equity interests of all of LPLFH’s indirect subsidiaries, including a captive insurance subsidiary that underwrites insurance for various legal and regulatory risks of the Company.
LPL Financial LLC (“LPL Financial”), with primary offices in San Diego, California; Fort Mill, South Carolina; Tempe, Arizona; Boston, Massachusetts; and Austin, Texas, is a clearing broker-dealer and an investment advisor that principally transacts business for its advisors and institutions on behalf of their clients in a broad array of financial products and services. LPL Financial is licensed to operate in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
LPL Enterprise, LLC (“LPL Enterprise”) is a limited product shelf introducing broker-dealer and registered investment advisor that supports a portion of the Company’s institutional business, providing brokerage and investment advisory services to the clients of those institutional businesses.
LPL Insurance Associates, Inc. operates as an insurance brokerage general agency that offers life and disability insurance products and services for LPL Financial advisors.
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. (“Atria”) is a holding company for the registered broker-dealers and investment advisors that the Company acquired in connection with the acquisition of Atria. Atria has seven introducing broker-dealer subsidiaries, which clear transactions through third-party clearing and carrying firms. The Company completed the conversion of assets from these acquired broker-dealers and investment advisors to the Company’s platform and expects to complete the withdrawal of the related registrations of these entities in the coming months.
AW Subsidiary, Inc. is a holding company for AdvisoryWorld and Blaze Portfolio Systems LLC (“Blaze”). AdvisoryWorld offers technology products, including proposal generation, investment analytics and portfolio modeling, to both the Company’s advisors and external clients in the wealth management industry. Blaze provides an advisor-facing trading and portfolio rebalancing platform.
PTC Holdings, Inc. (“PTCH”) is a holding company for The Private Trust Company, N.A. (“PTC”). PTC is chartered as a non-depository limited purpose national bank, providing a wide range of trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services for estates and families. PTC also provides Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) custodial services for LPL Financial.
LPL Employee Services, LLC and its subsidiary, Allen & Company of Florida, LLC, along with their affiliate Financial Resources Group Investment Services, LLC, provide primary support for the Company’s employee advisor affiliation model.