Derek Bruton, executive vice president and National Sales Manager for LPL Financial, said, "I am excited to assume oversight of our Hybrid RIA offering, which has grown in tandem with the industry's increasing recognition of its truly unique value proposition. As both an independent broker-dealer and RIA custodian with self-clearing, LPL Financial was the very first player in its particular space to centralize every aspect of an advisor's fee and commission-based businesses on a single, integrated technology platform. Advisors are increasingly attracted by the ability they have with LPL Financial to service the widest possible range of client needs by easily migrating across the entire business model spectrum of the financial advice industry. I am convinced that this total flexibility and integration within a single organization represents the future of our industry."