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2 advisors left LPL Financial LLC (Dousman, WI) for J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. on the same day | DFX Data Factory

NewDerived metricRIA / WealthAdvisor Recruiting IntelligenceAug 19, 2026 · first seen 2 days ago

2 advisors left LPL Financial LLC (Dousman, WI) for J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. on the same day

LPL FINANCIAL LLC · firm

computed from facts with a stated formula and window

What changed

2 advisors left LPL Financial LLC (Dousman, WI) for J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. on the same day

Why now: Dated 2026-08-19 (filing); first seen by DFX 2026-09-19.

Who this matters to

only relationships the graph supports

Primary

LPL FINANCIAL LLCadverse
lost the team. the firm that lost advisors · df_pub_event.subject

Secondary

J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.favourable
gained the team. the destination firm · df_pub_event.related

Potential beneficiaries

Advisor recruiters (class)favourable
recruits from firms in motion. colleagues follow a team · class
Custodians (class)favourable
custodies the moving assets. assets re-paper on a move · class

Buyer classes for this family: RIA aggregators, Advisor recruiters, Custodians, RIA principals.

Economic footprint

probability and consequence kept apart

advisors: exposure unknown
State: New
Historical signal: not measured as a predictor
Confidence: 0.85

Why it matters

a same-day team move names the losing and gaining firm; recruiters, custodians and aggregators act on it within days. Evidence class: derived; source IAPD individual compilation feed (every investment adviser representative, daily).

What to do next

workflow actions, never advice

Open firm View advisor flows Universe: firms in motion

DFX product: Advisor Recruiting Intelligence

Who would own this decision

public roster names; business contact details are an account feature

Robert Julian Wood · Executive Vice President · J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.
Kurt Walker Lofgren · Chief Compliance Officer · J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.
Todd James Pack · Chief Operations Officer · J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.
Matthew Jon Audette · President and Chief Financial Officer · LPL FINANCIAL LLC
Althea Ann-Marie Brown · Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer and Director · LPL FINANCIAL LLC
Labkhand Sara Dadyar · Managing Director, Chief Human Capital Officer · LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Evidence

Evidence, method and the rank's parts

Sources

IAPD individual compilation feed (every investment adviser representative, daily) · Aug 19, 2026adviserinfo.sec.gov

What would make this less concerning

the registrations are a re-registration under a renamed firm

Actionability, eleven dimensions (0 to 5)

novelty5
confidence4
timeliness4
actionability3
affected entities2
economic magnitude0
financing consequence0
portfolio consequence2
commercial consequence5
investment consequence1
fundraising consequence

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Historical: not a measured predictor

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