Is LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA) a risky stock?
As of July 21, 2026, Clavix grades LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA) C+ for risk, a composite score of 60 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts LPLA in the "average" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.
Grade as of July 21, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.
The five risk dimensions behind LPLA's grade
Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how LPLA scores on each, as of July 21, 2026.
What's moving LPLA's risk right now
Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind LPLA's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 21, 2026.
FINRA is reviewing LPL's sales and oversight of non-principal-protected structured products, which could mean fines or remediation costs. A separate, isolated incident involved one broker suspended over outside customer loans.
LPL picked up advisor Alan Feutz with about $725M in assets and the $2.4B HighWater Wealth team from U.S. Bank. The roughly $3.1B in new assets shows advisors continuing to leave big banks for LPL's independent platform.
LPL recruited a financial advisory team managing $2.4B in client assets from U.S. Bank. The move continues LPL's pattern of pulling advisors and assets from larger banks, adding recurring advisory fee revenue.
What a C+ grade means
On the Clavix A+ to F scale, LPLA's composite of 60 falls in the C band (50–64), read as "average." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.
This page is generated from Clavix's own risk model and is for educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell LPLA or any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return. Data may be delayed.