LPL Financial Fires Derek Copeland For Alleged Failure to Disclose Outside Business

Derek Copeland (CRD #: 4347572), a broker formerly registered with LPL Financial, was fired from that firm, according to his BrokerCheck record, accessed on February 14, 2023. Read on to learn more about his alleged conduct as a broker.

Termination from LPL Financial

On January 18, 2023, Derek Copeland was fired from LPL Financial following an allegation that he failed to disclose his outside business activities to the firm.

FINRA Rule 3270

FINRA Rule 3270 requires brokers to inform their firm and receive approval for any business activities they engage in beyond their firm.

Other business activities

Derek Copeland’s detailed BrokerCheck report lists the following outside business activities:

• Board member for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Foundation.
• Owns and rents out a real estate property in North Carolina.
• Registered Investment Advisor with SilverRock Wealth Partners (also dba LPL Business) and Independent Advisor Alliance.
• Agent of record for non-variable insurance policies with National Life.

Termination from Independent Advisor Alliance

On January 18, 2023, investment advisory firm Independent Advisor Alliance fired Derek Copeland for allegedly failing to disclose certain outside business activities.

Background Information

Derek Copeland has passed the following exams:

• Series 66 – Uniform Combined State Law Examination
• Series 63 – Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
• SIE – Securities Industry Essentials Examination
• Series 3 – National Commodity Futures Examination
• Series 7 – General Securities Representative Examination

He previously worked for the following firms:

• LPL Financial (CRD#:6413)
• Spire Securities (CRD#:144131)
• Morgan Stanley (CRD#:149777)
• Morgan Stanley & Company (CRD#:8209)
• UBS Financial Services (CRD#:8174)

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