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Lpl Financial Llc

1055 Lpl Way, Fort Mill, SC 29715 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2025-12-11
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-12-11

Branch Locations

531 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 • United States

4707 Executive Dr, San Diego, CA 92121-3091 • United States

531 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Silicon Valley Bank Menlo Park CA 06/2011 07/2019
Svb Wealth Advisory Menlo Park CA 07/2019 04/2022
Silicon Valley Bank Menlo Park CA 07/2019 03/2023
Boston Private Wealth Llc Menlo Park CA 03/2022 04/2022
Svb Wealth Llc Menlo Park CA 04/2022 01/2025
Svb Investment Services Inc. Menlo Park CA 04/2022 10/2023
First Citizens Investor Services Raleigh NC 12/2023 01/2025
First Citizens Bank Menlo Park CA 01/2025 10/2025
Svb Wealth Llc Menlo Park CA 03/2022 10/2025
First Citizens Investor Services Raleigh NC 01/2025 10/2025
Lpl Financial Llc Palo Alto CA 12/2025 Present
Bmo Harris Bank Palo Alto CA 10/2025 Present
  • 06/2011 → 07/2019
    Silicon Valley Bank
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 07/2019 → 04/2022
    Svb Wealth Advisory
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 07/2019 → 03/2023
    Silicon Valley Bank
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 03/2022 → 04/2022
    Boston Private Wealth Llc
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 04/2022 → 01/2025
    Svb Wealth Llc
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 04/2022 → 10/2023
    Svb Investment Services Inc.
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 12/2023 → 01/2025
    First Citizens Investor Services
    Raleigh, NC
  • 01/2025 → 10/2025
    First Citizens Bank
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 03/2022 → 10/2025
    Svb Wealth Llc
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 01/2025 → 10/2025
    First Citizens Investor Services
    Raleigh, NC
  • 12/2025 → Present
    Palo Alto, CA
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Bmo Harris Bank
    Palo Alto, CA
Previous Registrations
  • 2025-05-29 → 2025-10-30
    San Francisco, CA
    Menlo Park, CA
    Pasadena, CA
  • 2022-03-08 → 2025-10-30
    Menlo Park, CA
  • 2020-03-12 → 2022-07-29
    Svb Investment Services Inc.
    Menlo Park, CA
    San Francisco, CA
    Menlo Park, CA
    San Francisco, CA
    San Francisco, CA
  • 2003-03-21 → 2009-04-14
    Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
    Half Moon Bay, CA
    Pacifica, CA
    Palo Alto, CA
    Menlo Park, CA
    San Bruno, CA
    San Bruno, CA
  • 2001-05-15 → 2003-03-14
    Wells Fargo Investments, Llc
    Redwood City, CA
Other Businesses

1. 12/2025 - Whitehall Lane LLC - Real Estate Rental - Investment Related - 4 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading - Redwood City, CA 94061 - OBA Start Date: 01/30/2025 2. Investment products and services are offered through LPL Financial LLC using the DBA/trade name BMO Investment Services - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date: 12/2025 3. 12/2025 - BMO Harris Bank - Financial Institution Duty - Investment Related - 160 Hrs/Mth - 130 Hrs During Trading - Palo Alto, CA 94301 - OBA Start Date: 11/28/2025

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2019-11-13
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1998-08-03
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1994-05-06
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2019-11-13
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1998-08-03
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1994-05-06
Other Names
  • Paul Serna
  • Paul Martin Serna

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