LPL Financial says that financial advisor Alberto Francis has joined its high-net-worth-focused employee affiliation model from Bank of America Private Bank, where he worked with about $725 million in assets. Francis now plans to launch Rockview Private Wealth in Houston with LPL Private Wealth Management.
This news comes about two months after LPL recruited its first advisors to the new HNW channel — which was launched in November — in Oklahoma City: Alain Verhille and James S. Wood , formerly with Merrill Lynch, where they worked with roughly $705 million of assets. Their team includes Erikka Moore and Kathy Isernhagen.
Texas-based Francis focuses his practice on business owners, executives and athletes, as well as medical and legal professionals. Earlier, Francis was an NCAA champion and All-American tennis player for UCLA. He spent three years on tour as a professional player — including an appearance at Wimbledon before attending Stanford for an MBA.
The advisor, who is the son of Irish and Mexican immigrants, started his career in financial services in 2011. He was with JPMorgan for a year, moved to LPL for 11 months and later worked for BofA from mid-2018 to July 30, according to FINRA Brokercheck.
