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Matthew Edwin Morningstar

Group Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer at LPL Financial

Officer record from the firm’s Form ADVForm ADV filed 21 September 2026

Matthew Edwin Morningstar is Group Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer of LPL Financial LLC, a Fort Mill investment adviser.

Role at LPL Financial

Title on Schedule A
Group Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer
Control
Matthew Edwin Morningstar is a control person of LPL Financial.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Matthew Edwin Morningstar has held the filed role since December 2025.

The firm

LPL Financial LLC
Fort Mill, SC

Form ADV filed 21 September 2026

$819B AUM1,986,990 clients36,280 advisers26 offices

Career on record

The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Registrations and exams

Individual registration and examination information for Matthew Edwin Morningstar is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.

Officer record

Full name
Matthew Edwin Morningstar
CRD
2510742
Firm
LPL Financial LLC
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing
Firm bio
lpl.com

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Background

LPL identifies Matthew Morningstar as group managing director and chief legal officer, overseeing its Legal, Policy and Community Impact work. The firm says he previously held legal leadership roles at LPL, MetLife and Morgan Stanley. He earned a B.A. in religion from Columbia University and a J.D. from Cornell Law School. Official firm biography

Common questions

Where does Matthew Edwin Morningstar work?

Matthew Edwin Morningstar has been Group Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer of LPL Financial LLC since December 2025, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 21 September 2026

Leadership at LPL Financial

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 2510742. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of LPL Financial LLC, filed 21 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. LPL Financial team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Matthew Edwin Morningstar or LPL Financial LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.