Sotiraq Qirjollari Leaves Cetera to Join LPL Financial in Oldsmar, Florida

OLDSMAR, FL — Winthrop & Co. is proud to formally announce that Sotiraq Qirjollari has joined LPL Financial, the nation's largest independent broker-dealer, establishing his independent practice in Oldsmar.

Sotiraq spent seven years at Cetera Investment Services in Clearwater, building his practice serving families across Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay area through the firm's bank and credit union channel. His move to LPL gives that practice an independent foundation: ownership of the client relationships, open-architecture investments, and the flexibility to run the business around his clients rather than around an institution's platform.

LPL Financial has been the industry's most frequent destination for advisors moving out of bank and captive channels, combining the scale of the largest independent platform in the country with a model in which the advisor, not the firm, owns the practice. For established bank-channel advisors, that ownership is often the deciding factor.

Winthrop & Co. worked with Sotiraq through his evaluation and transition, from the initial confidential conversation through his first day of independence. As with every placement, the process was run quietly, on his timeline, and at no cost to him.

Winthrop & Co. is an independent consulting and advisor placement firm serving financial advisors nationwide. We represent the advisor, never the firm, across wirehouse, regional, independent broker-dealer, and RIA channels. Advisors exploring their options can request an introduction in complete confidence.