UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

February 11, 2010

Date of report (date of earliest event reported)

LPL Investment Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

One Beacon Street

Boston MA 02108

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 423-3644

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

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On February 25, 2010, LPL Investment Holdings Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.  A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 25, 2010

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Exhibit 99.1

LPL Financial Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results

- Full Year and Fourth Quarter Net Income Increases Through Strong Expense Management and the
Substantial Completion of Integrating the Operations of Three Affiliated Broker-Dealers -

- Fourth Quarter Revenue Growth Reflects Strengthened AUM and Robust Investor Activity -

Boston, MA — February 25, 2010 — LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (“LPL Financial” or “the Company”) today announced 2009 net income of $47.5 million, an increase of 4.4% compared to 2008 net income of $45.5 million.  The Company reported record non-GAAP net income — which excludes previously disclosed restructuring charges in connection with the integration of the operations of three of the Company’s affiliated broker-dealers onto the LPL Financial self-clearing platform — of $82.9 million.  Non-GAAP net income grew 52.1% over 2008 non-GAAP net income of $54.5 million, which excluded previously disclosed restructuring charges related to an overall reduction in workforce.  Net revenue for 2009 decreased 11.8% from $3.1 billion in the prior year to $2.7 billion, primarily as a result of poor market conditions prior to the fourth quarter.

For the fourth quarter of 2009, net income increased to $18.6 million, compared to fourth quarter 2008 net income of $2.4 million.  Non-GAAP net income for the 2009 fourth quarter increased 153.4% to a record $28.8 million, compared against $11.4 million in the prior-year quarter.  Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $734.9 million, an increase of 4.4% from $703.8 million in the prior-year period.  Net revenue growth for the quarter was propelled by a 19.5% rise in total advisory and brokerage assets to $279.4 billion, up from $233.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, consistent with increased investor participation in the securities market and recent market value increases.

“We are very pleased with our strong final quarter in 2009, as well as our solid financial and operational performance for the full year,” said Mark Casady, LPL Financial chairman and CEO.  “We successfully faced one of the most challenging years in our industry’s history and have entered 2010 in a position of strength.  We remain well positioned with industry-leading services and support for our customers and the financial resources and operational expertise to attract new customers to continue to grow our business. Not only were we able to achieve an excellent financial outcome, we were also able to improve service to our advisors and institutions in a measurable way while simplifying our business. Ultimately, our performance through the difficult conditions of 2009 demonstrated the resilience and strength of our business model, allowing us to provide our customers with security and stability, as well as the support they needed to capitalize on growth opportunities presented to them by the struggles experienced among the major brands offering advice to retail investors.”

N/M Not Meaningful.

(1)          Represents custodied, networked, and non-networked client accounts that have been funded. In the third quarter of 2009, we enhanced our methodology for calculating client accounts to include networked variable annuities that were not previously available. This change resulted in an increase of 0.61 million client accounts.

(2)          Assets under management are comprised of custodied, networked, and non-networked brokerage and advisory assets and reflect market movement in addition to new assets, inclusive of recruiting and net of attrition.

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Chief Financial Officer Robert Moore said, “Both the fourth-quarter and full-year results reflect our efforts to grow bottom-line results while actively managing uncertain top line performance in a difficult  year.  Our net income performance was driven by our ongoing strategic business review, a highly disciplined set of expense-management principles, which we began implementing throughout our organization at the end of 2008, even as we continued to reinvest in areas of our business that drive our customers’ business growth.  Our particularly strong fourth quarter net income was also propelled by cost savings already being realized from the successful integration of the operations of our affiliated broker-dealers.  At the same time, revenue growth for the fourth quarter was underpinned by both increased AUM-based revenue streams and an improvement in the savings and investing activities of the retail investors served by our customers, in line with recent market improvements.”

“With respect to our integration activities, and as planned from the outset, we have now absorbed the majority of costs in connection with our previously disclosed restructuring charges.  It is a testament to our financial and operational resources that we were able to successfully launch, substantially complete, and internally fund an undertaking of this scale.”

Mark Casady concluded, “With increasing advisor production in the fourth quarter of 2009, and much improved market conditions, we are encouraged to believe that economic activity driven by the private sector will continue to improve in 2010. We are proud of our record levels of business development for 2009, a reflection of our role as the partner of choice for advisors and institutions providing objective, conflict-free financial advice.”

Operational Highlights

·                  In 2009, LPL Financial experienced record levels of successful business development, bringing new financial advisors, RIAs, and bank and credit union financial institutions to its platform.  This record recruitment was partially offset due to anticipated attrition related to the integration of the operations of three of the Company’s affiliated broker-dealers, as well as industry consolidation reflecting the economic challenges facing the market.  Excluding attrition due to the integration of the operations of the affiliated broker-dealers, LPL Financial added 750 net new advisor relationships, representing 6.3% financial advisor growth.

·                  In addition to our record business development in 2009, retention of our existing business remains very strong.   Excluding the attrition attributable to the integration of the operations of three of the Company’s affiliated broker-dealers, production retention was approximately 96%.

·                  Since its inception in the fourth quarter of 2008, the LPL Financial Hybrid RIA platform — a unique offering providing integrated fee- and commission-based capabilities for independent advisors with their own Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) — has grown assets under custody to $7.3 billion as of December 31, 2009, encompassing 92 RIA firms.

·                  LPL Financial fee-based platforms continued to grow significantly, as represented by 2009 year-end advisory AUM of $77.2 billion, up 29.6% compared to 2008 year-end advisory AUM of $59.6 billion.

For additional information on financial results, please review the Company’s most recent SEC filings at www.lpl.com or www.sec.gov.

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About LPL Financial

LPL Financial is one of the nation’s leading financial services companies and largest independent broker-dealer (based on total revenues as reported in Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2009).   Headquartered in Boston, Charlotte, and San Diego, LPL Financial and its affiliates offer industry-leading technology, training, service, and unbiased research to 11,950 financial advisors, more than 700 financial institutions, and approximately 3,700 institutional clearing and technology subscribers.  LPL Financial has $279.4 billion in advisory and brokerage assets as of December 31, 2009.

LPL Financial and its 2,400 employees serve financial advisors through Independent Advisor Services, supporting financial advisors at all career stages; Institution Services, focusing on the needs of advisors and program managers in banks and credit unions; and Custom Clearing Services, working with broker-dealers at leading financial services companies.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements (regarding economic conditions, management expectations, strategic objectives, business prospects, anticipated expense savings, financial results, and other similar matters) that involve risks and uncertainties.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “plans,” “predicts,” and similar terms.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and our actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Important factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, changes in general economic and financial market conditions, fluctuations in the value of assets under management, effects of competition in the financial services industry, changes in the number of our financial advisors and institutions and their ability to effectively market financial products and services, the effect of current, pending and future legislation, regulation and regulatory actions, and other factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2008, which is available on www.lpl.com and www.sec.gov.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The term “GAAP” in the following explanation refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. This release contains non-GAAP financial measures, which are used as measures of LPL Financial’s performance and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, measures of LPL Financial’s financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. LPL Financial’s non-GAAP financial measures may be defined differently from time to time and may be defined differently than similar terms used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures included in this release have limitations and may not exclude all items of income and expense that affect LPL Financial’s operations.   LPL Financial’s management views the non-GAAP financial measures in this release as important measures of its financial performance and believes they are helpful to investors in illustrating LPL Financial’s operating results consistent with prior periods.

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LPL Investment Holdings Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

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LPL Investment Holdings Inc.

Financial Highlights

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

(1)          Total Debt represents the Company’s senior secured credit facility, senior unsecured subordinated notes and revolving line of credit.

(2)          Capital Expenditures represents the capital expenditures during the three months ended as of each interim reporting period.

(3)          In the third quarter of 2009, we enhanced our methodology for calculating client accounts to include networked variable annuities that were not previously available. This change resulted in an increase of 0.61 million client accounts.

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