North Carolina-based LPL Financial announced that Ellis Financial Group has joined LPL’s broker-dealer and corporate registered investment advisor platforms. San Diego-based Ellis Financial Group comes from Lucia Securities and reported that it served approximately $170 million of client brokerage and advisory assets as of March 26.

Ellis Financial Group serves clients who are in or nearing retirement in the San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Seattle and Tacoma areas. The Ellis Financial Group team includes John Ellis, Jennifer Baker and John Ellis Jr.