Team managing $270 million moves from LPL to Kestra

The Main Street Group in Glen Allen, Va., has a headcount of 22.
MAR 07, 2018

The Main Street Group, which manages $270 million in assets and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Va., has switched affiliation from LPL Financial to Kestra Financial. Led by Steve Crawford, Main Street was founded in 1984 and has 22 advisers and staff. It had been affiliated with LPL since 2006. Mr. Crawford began his securities career in 1983 at SMA Equities and was with several firms, including Jefferson Pilot Securities, before affiliating with LPL.

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