C&N Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Citizens & Northern Corporation headquartered in Newtown, Pa., has joined LPL Financial’s Institution Services platform, the companies said today.

Formerly with Cetera Financial Group, where the team oversaw approximately $475 million in brokerage, advisory and retirement plan assets, C&N opened its first location in Wellsboro, Pa., in 1864. Since that time, the company has expanded to 31 offices across Pennsylvania and New York, with 15 advisors and 45 department-wide staff members offering customized investment and wealth planning solutions to individuals, charitable and endowment funds, and corporations.

According to Matthew Bower, executive vice president and chief wealth management officer at C&N Wealth Management, he and his team were looking for a new partner with the capability of helping them deliver on their mission of fostering the financial well-being of the communities they serve.

“We are expanding our capabilities to deliver advisory services to more clients in new regions,” he said in a prepared statement. “LPL’s strength in the market, industry-leading technology, and exceptional advisor support make it the right partner as we broaden our footprint, build the wealth management team, and prepare for emerging opportunities.”

J. Bradley Scovill, president and CEO at parent company C&N, also commented on the wealth management subsidiary’s move from Cetera to LPL.

“For nearly 160 years, C&N has been about driving financial wellness to strengthen the very fabric of our society, and that’s what makes it stand out among its peers,” he said in a news release announcing the new partnership. “We pride ourselves on being a community bank first and are deeply invested in our clients’ financial journeys. C&N’s mission is to create value through lifelong relationships for customers, teammates, shareholders and communities as their resource for customized financial solutions, expertise and partnership.”

In a prepared statement, Ken Hullings, LPL executive vice president, Enterprise Business Development, referenced C&N’s roots, which stretch back to the turbulent final years of the Civil War.

“C&N has a long history of providing clients, businesses and the communities they serve with sound advice and stability, even in the most trying of times,” he said. “LPL is proud to align with such an established and esteemed institution and support them as they continue to expand their wealth management business. We remain committed to investing in the technology, digital capabilities and comprehensive resources and solutions that help the financial institutions we serve to differentiate their offering and grow their profitability.”

Headquartered in Fort Mill, S.C., San Diego, and Boston, LPL Financial supports more than 21,000 financial advisors nationwide.