LPL is kicking off its last month of recruitment in 2024 by welcoming back a veteran advisor in Arizona.
On Tuesday, LPL Financial announced that James Norris, a financial advisor and founder of Argosy Financial, has chosen to re-integrate with its broker-dealer, RIA, and custodial platforms.
Norris rejoins LPL after a stint at Centaurus Financial, where he reportedly oversaw approximately $250 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.
Based in Glendale, Arizona, Norris has over two decades of experience in financial services focusing on personalized investment management and retirement planning. That includes 18 years as a registered broker and investment advisor, according to his BrokerCheck history, which began in 2006.
He emphasized that his firm, supported by team members Michael O’Brien, Romy Quick, and Sarah Norris, prioritizes honesty, integrity, and trust in their client relationships.
“Without honesty, we cannot advise; without integrity we cannot put clients’ needs first; and without trust, we cannot survive,” Norris said in a statement Tuesday.
Norris' professional record shows multiple stints of affiliation with LPL. After first registering as a broker with the firm in 2006, he switched briefly to Ameriprise, only to go back to LPL in 2013. The second time he left LPL was in 2019, pursuing a succession planning opportunity as two retiring advisors entrusted their business to him.
After a five-year period of growing his practice, Norris said he decided to return to LPL once more as an opportunity to take advantage of the firm’s robust platform and tools.
“We are thrilled to be joining LPL Financial – in many ways, it feels like coming home,” Norris said. “LPL’s robust technology and resources will enable us to provide our clients with the best possible service and strategies.”
Norris' homecoming comes hot on the heels of LPL hiring PayPal veteran Renanda Friedlich as its executive vice president and chief information security officer.
With a network of more than 28,000 financial advisors and partnerships with 1,000 financial institutions, LPL Financial services and custodies approximately $1.6 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets.
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