Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc (acquired by LPL Financial)

On April 30, 2021, Macquarie Asset Management, the asset management division of Macquarie Group, acquired Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.’s investment management business including Ivy Investments. Concurrent to the acquisition, LPL Holdings, Inc. acquired wealth manager Waddell & Reed, Inc.

Waddell & Reed, Inc. has been dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals since 1937 when World War I veterans Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed founded the company.

Now Waddell & Reed has become part of LPL, a leader in the retail financial advice market and the nation’s largest independent broker‐dealer¹. Serving individual financial professionals and financial institutions, LPL provides technology, research, clearing and compliance services and practice management programs to create and grow thriving practices. LPL enables financial professionals to provide objective guidance to millions of American families seeking wealth management, retirement planning, financial planning and asset management solutions.