On October 23, 2025, LPL Financial LLC announced that Shawn Gentle, AIF® of Gentle Family Wealth Partners, joined its broker‑dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform. The practice brings approximately $280 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets to LPL.
Gentle, based in Birmingham, Alabama, brings 37 years of experience and a client base that includes retirees, business owners, defense contractors and entrepreneurs. He joined LPL from Raymond James, citing LPL’s advanced technology, cybersecurity focus and practice‑success resources as key reasons for the transition.
The addition strengthens LPL’s independent advisor network and expands its asset base by roughly 1.5% of its $1.9 trillion platform, aligning with LPL’s strategy to attract high‑asset‑volume practices and reinforce its market leadership in the independent wealth‑management space.
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