LPL entices $300M next-gen duo to employee advisor channel

LPL entices $300M next-gen duo to employee advisor channel
Kultar S. “Sid” Bindra and Steven Alvarez of the Bindra Group.
The pair formerly with Truist Financial, including one best-in-state awardee, are expanding LPL's footprint in Florida as they seek more flexibility and control for their practice.
SEP 16, 2024

LPL has augmented its advisory network in Florida as two award-winning next-gen advisors switch allegiances in the Southeast.

The firm announced Monday that financial advisors Kultar S. “Sid” Bindra and Steven Alvarez have joined its employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial, to establish The Bindra Group.

Based in Tampa, Florida, the team previously with Truist Financial reported managing approximately $300 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.

Recognized as a best-in-state advisor by Forbers in 2023, Bindra got his start in the wealth management industry during his college years while working 56 hours a week selling phones.

“I learned all about banking and finance at age 18 and graduated college with an 800 credit score, two degrees and zero debt. That $7 an hour job in college changed my perspective on a $7 million client account,” he said in a statement recalling his humble roots.

After completing his studies, Bindra began building his financial practice through traditional methods like cold calling and networking. Steven Alvarez joined him as a junior partner in 2022. Together, they focus on serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth business owners, as well as government contractors, with a goal of providing financial plans for every client regardless of account size.

2024 has been a year of significant change thus far at Truist Financial. In February, the firm agreed to sell Sterling Capital Management, its Charlotte, North Carolina-based subsidiary, to Canadian global asset manager Guardian Capital Group in a deal worth $70 million. Later that month, Truist reached an agreement to sell its remaining stake in Truist Insurance to a private equity consortium led by Stone Point Capital and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, which also snapped up Focus Financial Partners last year

Against the backdrop of that reorganization, Bindra and Alvarez decided to transition to LPL Financial for greater control over their operations.

The aspect of business ownership within an independent organization was pivotal for me,” Bindra said.

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