FiNet adviser managing $192 million switches to LPL

FiNet adviser managing $192 million switches to LPL
Chris Albright’s Astra Wealth Advisors makes the move in Clarks Green, Pennsylvania.
OCT 18, 2022

Chris Albright, whose Astra Wealth Advisors manages $192 million in Clarks Green, Pennsylvania, has left Wells Fargo Financial Advisors Network, or FiNet, and affiliated with LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms.

He will partner with current LPL-affiliated adviser Kimberly Santarsiero, who will now operate under the Astra brand.

Albright has nearly 30 years of experience providing comprehensive investment planning and wealth management for high-net-worth families, businesses and institutions, LPL Financial said in a press release Tuesday.

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