LPL Financial (LPLA) said early Thursday that New York Life Retirement Plan Services will allow some investors to get one-on-one financial advice from LPL reps using the broker-dealer's Worksite Financial Solutions platform early next year.
"The addition of New York Life to the growing roster of retirement plan recordkeepers who can administratively support our Worksite Financial Solutions platform is a significant win for LPL Financial, our advisors and retirement plan participants," said Bill Chetney, executive vice president of LPL Financial Retirement Partners, in a press release.
In August, LPL struck a similar deal with industry giant Vanguard and Ascensus. The partnerships should give LPL advisors the chance to provide services to more than 1,000 plans with more than $2.1 billion in retirement assets.
"We are pleased our robust and flexible record-keeping platform enables us to facilitate solutions such as Worksite Financial between our plan sponsors and LPL advisors," said Patrick Murphy, managing director of distribution for New York Life Retirement Plans Services, in a statement. "The need for comprehensive financial advice, beyond the 401(k), is vitally important to drive better outcomes for our participants."
LPL advisors, of course, are glad to hear about the latest arrangement.
"We are very excited that New York Life can support Worksite Financial Solutions," said rep Barbara Delaney, principal of StoneStreet Equity in New York and a retirement plan focused financial advisor registered with LPL who works with some $2.5 billion in client assets, in a statement. "This will enable us to offer the Worksite Financial Solutions platform to my New York Life plan sponsors, including a number of our existing $100-million-plus plans.
