...All right, I think we can get started here. So good morning everyone, and thanks for joining this early session with LPL Financial. I'm delighted to have Rich Steinmeier, CEO at LPL, for the first time at the SDC Conference. As many of you know, LPL is one of the fastest growing players in the US wealth management space, with almost $2 trillion in client assets, driven by a long track record of strong organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Rich took over as CEO late last year. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Growth Officer, and before that, Rich had senior leadership roles at UBS, Merrill Lynch, as well as working for McKinsey. So Rich, thank you very much for joining the SDC. Rich Steinmeier ...
